9 From Toronto : Michael Davey, Michael Fernandes, Vera Frenkel, Fred Gaysek, Janet Jones, Lee Paquette, Bruce Parsons, Judith Schwarz, Renee Van Halm: Installation Art Works Produced in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, August 1990

A series of texts and artist's pages, generated on the occasion of an artist's exchange, which contemplate personal histories, regional themes and characteristics (English and Canadian), aesthetic and political preoccupations. Also documents the technical and interpersonal processes of mounting this group exhibition

Liaisons : Rebecca Belmore, Wyn Geleynse, Roberto Pellegrinuzzi, Laurel Woodcock

Dompierre examines how the four artists' installations "re-act with one another" and express their personal relationship to the world. Includes an essay on each work, a statement by Belmore and Gaysek's evocative comment on Belmore's work. Biographical notes. 2 bibl. ref

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Essayists address the historical background of the R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant for the City of Toronto as well as thematic issues surrounding the installation pieces created for the plant site. Includes biographical texts on 17 international artists. 7 bibl. ref