BLUE REPUBLIC
12:02

The Katzman Kamen Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition by Blue Republic, titled 12:02. The exhibit runs from March 9 to April 7, 2012. An official opening will be held on Friday, March 9 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m. with the artists present.12:02 brings together installation/mural, photographic works and objects created in response to the sense of emergency created by the current global situation.

Changing social, economic, political and environmental paradigms require a reconsideration of the artistic language that can be used to describe present reality. That new language refers to new methods of recording and production, new relations between the artist and audience and new critical and theoretical reflections. At its core lies the concept of the contemporary artist as a witness whose role is that of an active participant in solidarity with the events and people that provoke their art.

About the Artists

Blue Republic is a two-person collaboration between Toronto-based artists Anna Passakas and Radoslaw Kudlinski. Known for projects that incorporate installation, photography, painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media, Blue Republic has built an international reputation. Previous exhibitions of Blue Republic were held at the Ludwig Forum for International Art in Aachen, Germany, the Galerie Julio Gonzalez in Paris, the CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Bologna (Officina America). In Canada, Blue Republic has shown at the Oakville Galleries, the MacLaren Art Centre, the Doris McCarthy Gallery and collaborated with Montréal's Gallerie René Blouin. Look for upcoming exhibitions at the Darling Foundry in Montréal and at Deluge Contemporary in Victoria, B.C.

The exhibition runs from March 9th to April 7
Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For further information, please contact:
Marianne Katzman at (416) 504-9515 or info@katzmankamengallery.com
Katzman Kamen Gallery, 80 Spadina Ave., Suite #406, Toronto, ON M5V 2J4
http://www.katzmankamengallery.com/