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The Daily Photoist: November 9, 2009
Elsewhere in the Ist-a-Verse
Torontoist still has mixed feelings about condos. On one hand, they're harbingers of gentrification, and are often built with little or no regard for the surrounding neighbourhoods. On the other hand, it beats paving over another patch of forest or farmland for a subdivision.
So just what is the place of the condo in Toronto? That's what Condo Boom!, a group show currently running at the Theatre Centre, looks at. The show features work by artists such as Luis Jacob and Amos Latteier (the Pigeon Condo, in case you missed it), Xing Danwen and Chris Hardwicke. Concurrent to the show are a series of talks, guided tours and other special events.
The show runs at the Theatre Centre (1087 Queen St. W.) until Oct. 1st. The gallery is open Noon-6pm Wednesday to Sunday.
Photo by Alad1n from the Torontoist Flickr Group.
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I find this photo of a changed skyline pretty disturbing. Like many Toronto residents I have a grudging indentification with the CN Tower. Maybe this is an expression of that specifically "we love to hate it" brand of Canadian Nationalism. I grew up with the phallic landmark. I did a project about it in Elementary school and lay down at it's base drunk in highschool. I climbed to the top for charity, and had my 8th birthday at the revolving restaurant (an innapropiate choice by a father zealously devoted to post modern urban architecture). And now I smirk at it's reference in the familiar Final Fantasy tune. Sigh. At present I am living outside of Canada and somehow, I feel like those condos alongside the momument will never produce the same sentiment.
Mia