Toronto Craft Alert

The Gladstone Hotel’s
That’s So Gay.
an exhibition of art that’s gay

Part of the Gladstone Hotel’s Alterna-Pride Celebrations!

June 22 to July 18, 2010
12-5pm Daily
Opening Reception: June 25, 7-10pm
Curator’s Tour July 3, 12pm
Forum Discussion July 8, 7pm

The title is a cheeky re-appropriation of the word “gay,” now that it’s become widely accepted slang for anything and everything uncool; and through that, a reflection on how queers have needed to constantly fight with language, appropriating and re-appropriating words in order to assert themselves at this very basic linguistic level. The exhibition assembles work that deals with the queer experience, and is knowing, assertive and even aggressive about it.

Curated by Sholem Krishtalka

Artists:
Stephen Andrews, Romy Ceppetelli, Chris Curreri, Anthony Easton, Claire Egan, Grant Heaps, Jean Paul Kelly, Kris Knight, Logan MacDonald, Will Munro, Lori Newdick, Sojourner Truth Parsons, Ed Pien, Pandy Ramada, Kim Sheppard, Zanette Singh, Sharon Switzer, Kyle Tryhorn, Jim Verburg, Daryl Vocat, Robert Weir

Sponsors:
Akau Framing
Paul Petro Contemporary Art

Thank you:
O’Connor Gallery

Join us for the opening reception Friday June 25th 7pm
Exhibition runs 12pm-5pm every day until July 18th
Free.

Curator’s Tour: July 3rd at 12pm

Forum Discussion: July 8th at 7pm

Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen Street West
www.gladstonehotel.com/events/exhibitions/thats-so-gay