Exhibitions & Galleries

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El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa

October 2, 2010 to January 2, 2011
The Institute for Contemporary Culture hosts the North American premiere of El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa, a career retrospective of the internationally renowned artist. Best known for monumental wall sculptures made from discarded bottle tops, Ghanaian-born artist El Anatsui, has transformed often-overlooked and discarded materials into monumental visual statements that reference global, local and personal histories, as well as traditional Ghanaian beliefs.
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Soft Rains #6: Suburban Horror (Part 1)

September 9 to 19, 2010
A tiny diorama created by artists Jennifer and Kevin McCoy depicts an unsetting suburban scene inspired by David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (1986). Presented by the ROM’s Institute for Contemporary Culture as part of TIFF’s exhibition, Essential Cinema.
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Walls and Barriers – A Collaborative Project

September 25 to October 23, 2010
Young artists from the Greater Toronto Area create an original public art installation in response to the work of internationally renowned African artist, El Anatsui. Presented by the ROM’s Institute for Contemporary Culture.
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El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa
Three Continents, 2009

Soft Rains #6: Suburban Horror (Part 1)
Soft Rains #6: Suburban Horror (Part 1)

Walls and Barriers – A Collaborative Project
Walls and Barriers – A Collaborative Project