Haunting
May 31 2011 - July 30 2011
Curated by: Henrjeta Mece
Places disappear; oral histories fade away; only images remain, to haunt the present. In a poster format the silkscreen prints of Derek Caines present a vivid record of some of the seminal events that took place in downtown Toronto three decades ago – marking an era of triumph and tragedy. The prints disclose themselves as ghosts of the past recounting the stories of the time and reinstating its collective memory. In a mixture of mythological creatures, Inuit art, and popular culture these artworks project a distinct style, revealing a kind of beauty that is uncanny.
Presented as part of the Paradise Now program. Paradise Now is extended programming that connects the dots from past to present. Art exhibitions, videos, performances, maps and archives will link Toronto’s unique downtown culture today with the queen west art scene of the ‘80s, celebrated in This Is Paradise at MoCCA (Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art).
