Jesse Louttit, Untitled, from the series No Roads, 2011. C-print from 4x5 negative. Image courtesy of the artist.

WINTER 2012 VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITIONS at Harbourfront Centre
Saturday, January 28 – Sunday, April 15, 2012

Opening Reception
Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 6–10pm

Admission is free

York Quay Centre
235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
INFO: 416-973-4000

harbourfrontcentre.com/visualarts

LOOK out
Lizz Aston
Jesse Bromm
George Cho
Clayton Haigh
Jen Kneulman
Grace Eun Mi Lee
Shuyu Lu
Janet Macpherson
Meredith Robb
Curated by Melanie Egan and Patrick Macaulay

An exhibition by nine artists positioned on the vanguard of contemporary craft practice. From their perspective you can foresee new directions, new modes of thinking and new approaches to making. The works in the exhibition can be viewed through a literal or abstract lens juxtaposing ideas about process, materials, value and scale.

Parallax Scroll
Scott Carruthers

An immersive drawing installation that attempts to create a narrative environment, a physical world within which stories can emerge.

Blowout
Michelle Bellemare

A party blower, attached to a motion detector, uncurls to express a frantic celebratory salute until it slows down to an abrupt halt as though it has become self-conscious of its lonely expression of exuberance.

No Roads
Jesse Louttit

Inspired by a fascination with isolation, connection and travel in remote places, Jesse Louttit returned to his father's birthplace, Moosonee, to document this historic gateway to the north. Moosonee and Moose Factory are the northernmost point on the Ontario Northlander train route, and are still inaccessible by roads.

Harbourfront Centre's photography gallery has been renovated and this will be the first exhibition to benefit from the new space.

Constructed View
Jamie Campbell
Tara Cooper
Susan Dobson
Astrid Ho
Alex Kisilevich
Anita Matusevics
Tom Ngo
Marie de Sousa
Curated by Patrick Macaulay

From a quick glance to a long gaze, what we see and how we remember it is always in question, as our memory reconstructs things in ways that are not always truthful. The works in this exhibition play with how we see and how we remember.

Aggregate
Karen Konzuk
Curated by Melanie Egan

One of Canada's most exciting jewellery designers, Karen Konzuk's exhaustive experimentation is inspired by minimalism, the urban landscape and industrial design and involves alternative materials including concrete, powder-coated metals and stainless steel. Konzuk will also speak on Saturday, Jan. 28 as part of Harbourfront Centre's Innovators + Ideas lecture series.

rzlbd, Shaft House, 2010, Toronto. Photography: borXu Design.

WINTER 2012 ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITIONS at Harbourfront Centre
Saturday, January 28 – Sunday, July 8, 2012

Opening Reception
Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 6–10pm

Admission is free

BIG ENOUGH?

How much space do we need to live in the city?
When considering the homes we live in, do we desire more or less space?
Is the idea of economy of space something we are conscious of?

With more and more people moving back to the city centre, the expectations of what is necessary in terms of living space has dramatically shifted. Living in the city versus living in the suburbs requires a radical change of perspective and compromise of priorities. In the city, for most people, the large single family home on a spacious lot with all the amenities that go with it is a distant dream. How much space do we really need? And how can these needs be accommodated in a city where space is such a limited commodity? These are the questions we are now facing. It is a dilemma faced by cities around the world. This exhibition seeks a new paradigm for city living.

Architecture firms Altius Architecture Inc., nkA and rzlbd create new installations which explore the idea of what is big enough. Artist Surendra Lawoti presents a photography installation.

Toronto Souvenir
Garett Walker

Saturday, January 28 – Sunday, July 8, 2012
(Fleck Dance Theatre: Entrance with Theatre ticket.)

This photography exhibition encourages a deeper exploration of place and perspective, beyond the visible landscape into the living memories of the city's residents and their landscapes of memory.