Inspiration

The Joy of copying!

‘No Copying!’ Since the first class of school, we are warned not to copy. But why not? How can we even do that – or rather, how do we avoid doing it? How can we be sure we are not copying? Isn’t the very notion of learning based on a mimetic process?   Originality is …

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Oh, to be unauthorized art…

The transgressing values of art are best known when the art itself takes place in environments where it should not be. Proof of this is Carson Davis Brown’s Mass project. The work takes place in supermarkets, retailers department stores and wholesales. It consists of rearranging the products exposed in these places, photograph them and let …

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PPLPL

Education: Art teacher, Graphic design, Social Work Work: I run an art studio for people with a psychiatric background, addiction and criminal issues. In the studio, we strive to create an atmosphere where people feel at ease without the fear of failing. In this ambience, people are being encouraged to create. Personal: I do a …

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MAGMA // HOT / HOT / ART

Magma comes to question the status quo of the art world by exhibiting cool, affordable art by international emerging artists. Azucar will present works by artists it has already been working and guests artists invited by our curators! Aiming to present a more dynamic and exciting environment to consume art, MAGMA will take place over …

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The art of public transport

If it wasn’t for Chris Forsyth’s photographs, the beauty of metro stations in cities such as Berlin, Montreal and Stockholm would be a privilege only for its citizens and well fortunate travellers. The Quebec based photographer captures the atmosphere in a few of the most interesting metro station in a work called “The Metro Project”. …

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