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Article: Material Overtures.
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- C: International Contemporary Art
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- June 22, 2007
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Material Overtures
Anne Fauteux, Corwyn Lund, Sandy Plotnikoff, James Wright, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, curated by Kim Simon
CATHERINE SICOT This year is the year of craft in Canada. Harbourfront Centre, a well-respected centre for contemporary craft, invited a curator of contemporary art to propose perspectives on the role of craft in contemporary visual art production.
At Harbourfront Centre's Craft Studio, the crafters-in-residence are on display behind a long railing that allows passers-by to see them at work. Walking through this area reminded me of the visionary Jacques Tati movie Play Time (1967). In a hilarious scene, pedestrians ...