Toronto Celebrates the Apocalypse with Nuit Blanche 2012
2012's edition of Nuit Blanche explores themes of
destruction, revision, and renewal.
Curated events: Dundas to Front streets, between Jarvis and
Spadina
Independent projects: St. Clair Avenue to the waterfront, Roncesvalles Avenue to the Distillery District
September 29, 7:03 p.m. until dawn
FREE
Independent projects: St. Clair Avenue to the waterfront, Roncesvalles Avenue to the Distillery District
September 29, 7:03 p.m. until dawn
FREE
[…]
Perhaps most the most exciting announcement related to a
project called Symposium—Until the End of the World, a symposium and film
screening that will be held at City Hall. Featuring speakers Arthur Kroker,
Brenda Longfellow, and Slavoj Žižek, the event will consider the profound
economic and environmental issues confronting the planet. Sara Diamond, OCAD
University president and chair of the Nuit Blanche Artistic Advisory
Committee, made no secret of the fact that Žižek’s appearance felt like a
feather in her curatorial cap. “I’ve been tying to get him here since I arrived
at OCAD,” she said, beaming.
[…]
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