MODELS FOR TAKING PART
9 September - 11 December 2011

Anetta Mona Chisa and Lucia Tkácová, Bouchra Khalili, Renzo Martens, Tobias Zielony, and Artur Zmijewski

Curated by Juan A. Gaitán
Organized by Presentation House Gallery and adapted for the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery

Opening Reception:
Thursday 8 September 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Curator's Tour:
Tuesday 11 October 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery

Panel Discussion with Juan A. Gaitán and Guests:
Wednesday 12 October 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Hart House Music Room

 
Episode III: Enjoy Poverty, 2009, film, 90 min. Courtesy the artist.

Models for Taking Part assembles media works by international artists Anetta Mona Chisa & Lucia Tkácová (b. Slovakia and Romania), Bouchra Khalili (b. Morocco), Renzo Martens (b. the Netherlands), Tobias Zielony (b. Germany), and Artur Zmijewski (b. Poland). The artists' provocative works critically interpret the public sphere as both an idea and ideal that intersects uneasily with factional and even personal interests. The exhibition presents models of participation in which the idealized marriage between democracy and the public sphere becomes fraught with incongruity, at times appearing unsustainable.

Juan A. Gaitán is a curator at Witte de With, Centre for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Produced with assistance from the Toronto Arts Council and the British Columbia Arts Council Touring Initiatives.

Justina M. Barnicke Gallery
Hart House, University of Toronto
7 Hart House Circle
Toronto, ON M5S 3H3

Monday - Wednesday & Friday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Watch for upcoming exhibitions in the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery's 2011 Fall Season, How Near Is Far: 

MARK BOULOS: ALL THAT IS SOLID MELTS INTO THE AIR
McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology of the Faculty of Information's Coach House Institute, University of Toronto
1 October – 11 December 2011
Visiting Hours: Thursday - Saturday 12:00 - 5:00 pm

LOCATION/DISLOCATION
Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto
15 September 2011 – 15 June 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday 15 September 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Visiting Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

SCOTIABANK NUIT BLANCHE: HOW FAR IS NEAR
Hart House, University of Toronto
1 October 2011 6:59 pm until sunrise

The exhibitions and programs of the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery are generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Funding for this project has been made possible in part through a contribution from Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations programs, Department of Canadian Heritage.

Le financement pour ce project a été rendu possible en partie grace à une contribution de Jeunesse Canada au travail dans les établissements du patrimoine, une initiative du ministère du Patrimoine canadien.

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