March 7th Performance at Radiator Arts for Armory Arts Week

Radiator Gallery presents OFFLINE Curated by Sarah G. Sharp Exhibition runs until March 15, 2014. OFFLINE proposes that part of the “invisible” response to the overwhelm of information, access, images and mutable identities that comes with life lived on the internet and mediated through a screen includes a re-envisioning and invocation of the very thing the… Continue reading March 7th Performance at Radiator Arts for Armory Arts Week

Viva Voce: 40th Anniversary of the Art & Art History Program

14 September to 23 October 2011 Opening reception: Wednesday September 14, 5 – 9pm A FREE shuttle bus departs from OCAD (100 McCaul St.) at 6:30pm, returns for 9pm. Curated by Shannon Anderson Dorian FitzGerald, Alison S.M. Kobayashi, Richie Mehta & Stuart A. McIntyre, Johnson Ngo, Denyse Thomasos, Carolyn Tripp, Jessica Vallentin, Rhonda Weppler &… Continue reading Viva Voce: 40th Anniversary of the Art & Art History Program

Upcoming Exhibitions + Events: Summer 2011

Feminist Art Gallery presents A.S.M.K. + F.A.G. F.A.G.’s second exhibition features a new body of work by Alison S. M. Kobayashi: Throughout 2011 I have been collecting objects in Toronto’s west end that contain traces of the previous owner; a notebook with only a few pages filled in or photo albums that were not thoroughly… Continue reading Upcoming Exhibitions + Events: Summer 2011

MOTEL, Special Edition Set

Motel Special Edition Set by Alison S. M. Kobayashi and Gintas Tirilis, 2011 Motel Special Edition set includes; +MOTEL ON DISC (Videos produced for MOTEL exhibition) +No Vacancy Talk Show Videos (short documentaries presented at No Vacancy, produced by Alison S. M. Kobayashi and Christopher Allen) +MOTEL ON TAPE (a booklet of photographs of the… Continue reading MOTEL, Special Edition Set

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Ulysses Castellanos’ “CULT OF THE CONTEMPORARY” LIVE ART AUCTION, XPACE

A Special set of MOTEL Editions will be up for auctioned at this year’s XPACE Auction including. MOTEL is a collaborative project by Gintas Tirilis and Alison S. M. Kobayashi. Friday May 20th, 2011 Doors Open at 6:30 PM Auction Begins at 8PM 8 Ossington Avenue Toronto, ON Tickets are $20 [includes drinks, food and… Continue reading Ulysses Castellanos’ “CULT OF THE CONTEMPORARY” LIVE ART AUCTION, XPACE

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WOOD BOOK LAUNCH: A Blackwood Gallery Publication

WOOD A COMPENDIUM OF THE BLACKWOOD GALLERY’S EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS IN 2009 BOOK LAUNCH – WOOD special launch price: $25 (regular $30) Saturday May 7, 1-3pm Art Metropole 788 King Street West PART-CATALOG, PART-MAGAZINE, PART-ANNUAL REPORT, MANY PARTS IN ONE WHOLE. PUTTING ALL OF YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET. BANKING ON TRIGGERING TANGENTIAL THREADS RATHER… Continue reading WOOD BOOK LAUNCH: A Blackwood Gallery Publication

Presentation at KINO SATELLITE in Berlin

Kino Satellite series debuts with a presentation of works by Alison S. M. Kobayashi and Christopher Allen November 2, 2010 Direktorenhaus Am Krögel 2, 10179 Berlin Doors & Bar 19.30 + Screening 20.30 Admission 5€ On Tuesday the 2nd of November, film critic and distributor Andrew Grant, and producer, arts journalist, and programmer Pamela Cohn,… Continue reading Presentation at KINO SATELLITE in Berlin

Spiked Tea at Mercer Union Postponed!

Postponed until the Spring! Mercer Union 1286 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON $60 per person/$110 tea for two $45 for Mercer Members Mercer Union hosts the time-honoured ritual of afternoon tea, with a twist. The menu features a variety of teas, cocktails, scrumptious finger sandwiches and freshly baked pastries. Each table will be designed and… Continue reading Spiked Tea at Mercer Union Postponed!

UnionDocs Inductive Thread Video

[quicktime width=”600″ height=”400″]http://www.asmk.ca/HOME/files/video/UNIONDOCS%20TIME%20CAPSULE.m4v[/quicktime] This short video was commissioned by UnionDocs to introduce the organization’s program “Inductive Thread” at the Museum of Modern Art’s Documentary Fortnight. UnionDocs is a non-profit screening and alternative learning space focusing on a diverse array of non-fiction media. The program was presented on February 20th, 2010. Inductive Thread is a two-part… Continue reading UnionDocs Inductive Thread Video

Cry School Yearbook at Artists & Models

ARTISTS + MODELS: STIMULUS a fundraiser for Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center MAY 1, 2010 Rock Harbor Yard 57 Tonawanda Street Buffalo, NY $15 Advanced Tickets $20 at the Door Cry School Yearbook will set up a makeover station at this year’s Artists and Models event. Cry School Yearbook is a collaboration between Jennie Suddick, Alison… Continue reading Cry School Yearbook at Artists & Models

Cry School Yearbook at Nuit Blanche

Cry School Yearbook is a collaboration between Jennie Suddick, Alison S. M. Kobayashi and Emily Gove where the artists provide goth, metalhead and stoner makeovers to willing participants. The participants will then have their photographs taken in traditional graduation gowns. The portraits will be assembled at CrySchoolYearbook.com to create the ultimate yearbook of high school… Continue reading Cry School Yearbook at Nuit Blanche

Toronto Free Broadcasting

Toronto Free Broadcasting The video “HOW TO BREAK INTO A MOTEL” from the MOTEL collaboration between Alison S. M. Kobayashi and Gintas Tirilis is available online through the Toronto Free Broadcasting’s archive of instructional videos by artists. This online archive accompanies a dynamic exhibition at Toronto Free Gallery. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE TORONTO FREE… Continue reading Toronto Free Broadcasting

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NO VACANCY SHOW: The MOTEL Panel Discussion

Saturday July 4, 2009 at 2PM Hosted by Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot with special guests: Richard Sewell, Ron Butwell, and a mystery guest! NO VACANCY takes the form of a late night talk show, taped during the afternoon in front of a live gallery audience. Guests will be interviewed by host Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot in the set designed… Continue reading NO VACANCY SHOW: The MOTEL Panel Discussion

WAIT…. A MINUTE! A LIVE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MONTREAL AND TORONTO

as part of Festival Accès Asie, Montreal. Pixel Gallery Saturday May 9, 2009. 2 PM 156 Augusta Ave (Kensington Market), Toronto Ontario, M5T 2L5 A live e-round table discussion with Toronto artist and curator Richard Fung and artist Alison S. M. Kobayashi, and Montreal curator Alice Jim and artist Ayesha Hameed, moderated by Helen Yung.… Continue reading WAIT…. A MINUTE! A LIVE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MONTREAL AND TORONTO