Go Figure

An exhibition portraying the body

At the Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery there is an interesting exhibition about the portrayal of the body through different media. The exhibition opens on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 at 6:30 p.m.
The artists participating in this exhibition are Ross Bonfanti, Laurie De Camillis, Julie Campagna, Paula Ferracuti, Anita Giancola Kai, Tony and Domenic Martino, Frances Patella, Frank Perna and Sandra Tarantino.
The Gallery describes Ross Bonfati's people stare out from the bottom of shot glasses while doing ever day things. Laurie De Camillis' "women in black" paintings are a metaphor for absent ego, status and sexuality. Frances Patella's images of political protests in Quebec City at the Summit of the America reveal similarities in the state's handling of protestors and a controlled burn to rid the natural environment of pests.
For more information call 416.789.7011 ext. 245. Visit the site again for a closer, more indepth look at the exhibition.

In the Lobby and Main Floor Galleries are Germano's powerful black and white photographs that capture the movement, dramatic masks and community setting of this ages old tradition.
The images are surround the activities of a potlatch. It consists of songs, dances, rituals and stories through which Pacific West Coast Native family histories are passed on. They are done publicly and witnesses are paid with gifts to remember and tell of their host's deeds. A person or family, who distributes great amounts of property as gifts, will be paid back accordingly in turn at future Potlatches.

Publication Date: 2003-09-07
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