Blog: Justina M. Barnicke Gallery

From artpress

“Mark Lewis: l’art de « se faire une toile »,” artpress 357, May-June 2009, by Evence Verdier.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Art World’s Olympics: Century-old event copes with downturn; artists’ moms cook soup,” The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2009, by Kelly Crow.

From The New York Times

“A Small World Crammed on a Grand Stage,” New York Times, June 11, 2009, by Michael Kimmelman.

Backstory screenings start tomorrow!

Backstory screenings will take place at the
Auditorium Santa Margherita
Universita Ca Foscari
Campo Santa Margherita
Dorosoduro 3689

June 3: 14:00 to 19:30
(every hour on the hour with the last screening at 19:00)

June 4, 5, and 6: 09:00 to 23:00
(every hour on the hour with the last screening at 22:00)

more…

From Beaux Arts Magazine

53e biennale de Venise Voyage au centre des mondes

Press Release

Mark Lewis represents Canada
at the 53rd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia

Cold Morning, a selection of four new films by Mark Lewis, one of Canada’s
most internationally renowned artists, will be on view at the Canada Pavilion
as part of the 53rd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2009.
On view from 7 June to 22 November 2009, La Biennale di Venezia is the
longest-running and most prestigious international venue for presenting
contemporary visual art.

The Justina M. Barnicke Gallery at Hart House (University of Toronto),
which proposed Mark Lewis, is the first institution in Canada to commission
a new project by the artist. Barbara Fischer, the Commissioner/Curator for
the Canada Pavilion is Director/Curator at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery.

Distinguished by their extraordinary capacity to express and explore place,
Lewis’s films have often been described as pure temporal experiences. His
visually evocative, predominantly silent films focus on incidental places
encountered in everyday life. His nuanced depictions of the contemporary city
transform seemingly quotidian activities into profound cinematic observations.


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Press Release-Italian

Mark Lewis rappresenta il Canada
alla 53. Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte – La Biennale di Venezia

Cold Morning,, una selezione di quattro nuovi film di Mark Lewis, uno
degli artisti canadesi più conosciuti al mondo, sarà presentato al Padiglione
Canada dal 7 giugno al 22 novembre 2009 come parte della 53. Esposizione
Internazionale d’Arte – La Biennale di Venezia 2009, la più antica e prestigiosa
mostra internazionale d’arte contemporanea.

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Press Release-French

Mark Lewis représente le Canada
à la 53e Exposition internationale d’art – La Biennale di Venezia

Cold Morning, une sélection de quatre nouveaux films de Mark Lewis, l’un des
artistes canadiens les plus réputés sur la scène internationale, sera présenté
au pavillon du Canada dans le cadre de la 53e Exposition internationale d’art –
La Biennale di Venezia 2009. La Biennale di Venezia, qui aura lieu du 7 juin au
22 novembre 2009, est la plus ancienne et la plus prestigieuse manifestation
internationale d’arts visuels contemporains.

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The Venice Apprentice

The Venice Apprentice Candidates introduce themselves on our facebook page

First Press Conference, Rome, March 23, 2009

Presentation of the 53rd International Art Exhibition Venice at the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities in Rome

> VIDEO: Paolo Baratta, President of the Biennale, speaking at the conference (in Italian)

> VIDEO: Daniel Birnbaum, Curator of the Biennale, speaking at the conference (in English)