galleries, giambrones, and goodies
Toronto Free Gallery launched its new space at Bloor and Lansdowne two weeks ago, opening with an exhibit focusing on creativity in urban activism, Creative Activism . The gallery was jammed, the common joke being you come to an opening for the food and booze and return several days later to carefully observe the art. A dog watched the goings-on from a safe spot underneath one of the pieces. Either the view was good or it was out-of-the-way enough to dodge the crowd. Some of the works on display, ranging from a collection of "bills" to an assortment of signs and photos from Streets Are For People . *** The opening also served as a starting point for that week's psychogeography walk. From the gallery we headed south along Lansdowne, past a block of front yards that belonged to members of the Adam Giambrone Fan Club... The signs stemmed from the Lansdowne Renewal Project , a reconfiguration of the street with measures to narrow the street incorporatin...