Fri, Sep 13 Sun, Dec 29, 2024

Elaborate

Group Exhibition

Celebrate the work of five stunning artists and the fascinating story of decorated ceramics.
Art
Exhibition

Free Admission
No tickets required

 

About

This exhibition is a part of the more remarkable story of decorated ceramics, celebrating the work of five fearless artists. Their work is the ultimate antidote to Adolf Loos’ famous (infamous?) 1913 essay, “Ornament is Crime,” in which he characterized ornament as “degenerate.”

“Elaborate” is a descriptor (a complicated arrangement of parts and details) and an action (to develop or explain something in detail), and both are at play in the exhibition. The artists’ aesthetic influences, whether abstract or figurative, merge with contemporary issues and ideas, using decoration as an investigative framework. Their works are effusive, confrontational, expressive and non-apologetic – espousing more-is-more and kicking Mr. Loos to the curb.  

Curated by Melanie Egan.

Days & Times

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
12:00pm 6:00pm
Thursday
12:00pm 6:00pm
Friday
12:00pm 6:00pm
Saturday
12:00pm 6:00pm
Sunday
12:00pm 6:00pm

Tickets

Free admission
No tickets required

Venue

Gallery 235

Large gallery located in the middle of the main building.

235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON, M5J 2G8

Supported by

Main image: Raspberry Reverie, Midnight Bloom by Marissa Alexander (Photo by artist).