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Art Listings: THE ART GALLERY OF YORK UNIVERSITY PRESENTS An Artist’s talk with Humberto Vélez Wednesday, September 9th 2009 1800 A Space 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 110 Toronto Ontario (Canada) The Artist For the past decade international, UK-based Humberto Vélez (Panama, 1965) has lived in situations of permanent migration as a Latin American artist in Europe and sees himself as a “nomad with a difference: one obsessed with the local.” On Wednesday, September 9th at 6 pm join AGYU for a rare opportunity to hear Humberto speak about his unique, participatory art practice, which has culminated in works and performances done in collaboration with others for the biennials of Lima (Peru, 2002), Havana (Cuba, 2003) Central America (2002 and 2004), Panama (2002, 2005 and 2008), Iasi (Romania, 2001), Shanghai (2004), and Liverpool (2006). He will also discuss The Fight, a project commissioned by Tate Modern in 2007, where he collaborated with members of the surrounding amateur boxing clubs, a choreographer, and musician, along with his upcoming projects for Casa Daros in Rio de Janeiro, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and, of course, his research trip to Toronto in preparation for his AGYU project. AGYU thanks Victoria Moufawad-Paul and A Space for hosting this special off-site event. The Research Out there, in the neighborhoods and communities of Greater Toronto, AGYU has been host to UK-based Panamanian artist Humberto Vélez and Regina-based independent curator Elizabeth Matheson from 23 August to 11 September. Following the collaborative participatory art practice of Vélez, we have been researching the unprecedented diversity of Toronto. Our research and experiences this summer will form the basis of a long-term project with Vélez that will continue into 2011. A collaboration with individuals and groups in Toronto, the project will culminate next fall with a performance that kicks off a year-long experimental exhibition project that will turn the AGYU gallery into the Centre for Incidental Activisms (CIA). Check out the AGYU website for more details. www.theAGYUisOutThere.org The AGYU would like to thank everyone that met with Humberto on this research visit, shared his or her stories, and helped them make Toronto a little ‘hotter’ this summer! Mucho gracias. The Art Gallery of York University is a university-affiliated public non-profit contemporary art gallery supported by York University, The Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council and our membership. The AGYU is located in the Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele Street Toronto. Gallery hours are: Monday to Friday, 10 am–4 pm; Wednesday, 10am–8 pm; Sunday from noon–5 pm; and closed Saturday. Admission to everything is free. If require further information or images? Please contact Emelie Chhangur, Assistant Director/ Curator, AGYU, +1.416.736.5169 or emelie@yorku.ca
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