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DAVID BYRNE - EVIL ART AND GOOD ADVERTISING
Presented by CONTACT
MAY 1, 12PM
$150.
Like his music, David Byrne’s photography is
often described as elevating the mundane or the
banal to the level of art. He creates icons out of
everyday images and finds the sacred in the
profane. Linking word and image, The New Sins,
Byrne’s installation of photographs in transit
shelters along Queen St W, are what we often
mistakenly consider virtues.
David Byrne was born in Scotland and resides in
New York. He attended the Rhode Island School of
Design in the 1970’s and actively exhibits his
artwork internationally. His most recent book is
Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information
(Steidl / Pace/MacGill) and he is represented by
Pace/MacGill Gallery, NYC. In addition to his solo
music career, Byrne's highly influential group
Talking Heads redefined notions of what was
possible in popular music, setting new standards
for lyrical acuity, musical variety and – in films
and videos that Byrne himself often directed –
visual inventiveness.
Brassaii
461 King St W, Toronto M5V 1K7 MapQuest
Restaurant/Cafe, Fashion & Entertainment District
T 416 598 4730 F 416 598 8943
E info@contactphoto.com
W event website
Seating is limited, tickets in advance
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David Byrne
Temperance, from the Series, The New Sins
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