Marino Marini : Sculptures, Paintings and Drawings 1929-1970

Catalogue for the Italian artist’s first Canadian exhibition of sculptures, paintings and drawings made between 1929 and 1970. C. Bertelli evokes the artist’s trajectory, while Contini’s poetic essay describes Marini’s work as “literature” and offers a compilation of critical excerpts concerning the artist’s relationship to surface, myths and landscape. Most of the 23 reproductions are accompanied by an artist’s statement and a brief descriptive caption. Includes two poems, by G. MacEwen and S. Etrog. Texts in English and Italian; Contini’s essay in Italian and French

Form Follows Fiction : Art and Artists in Toronto

" Curated by internationally renowned Toronto-based artist Luis Jacob, Form Follows Fiction: Art and Artists in Toronto concentrates on a period of more than fifty years to consider the ways in which artists visualize Toronto. Presenting a thematic clustering of works by eighty-six artists, the exhibition is premised on the tendency of artists in this city to favour performative and allegorical procedures to articulate their sense of place. " -- Publisher's website