Zone B Curated Exhibition

Curatorial Statement

At the Corner of Time and Place
Presently dominated by Chinatown and first settled by British gentry in the nineteenth century, the area surrounding Dundas and McCaul has developed over the years through the ongoing arrivals of diverse inhabitants from around the world. The varied cultures represented in the local citizenry –and the multiple histories and geographies that they embody – define the area’s true character.

From day to day, how much attention do we pay to the value that this heterogeneity brings to this neighbourhood? Each work in this exhibition is built on some combination of invoking history, suspending time or traversing geographies. As such, we are invited to come together to share experiences, not only with the works of art, but also with our neighbours who inhabit our local, global, virtual and imagined spaces.

Michelle Jacques

Biography

Michelle Jacques is a Toronto-based curator, writer and educator. She currently holds the position of assistant curator, contemporary art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, where her curatorial projects have included exhibitions with Jennifer Steinkamp, Luis Jacob, Kori Newkirk, Karen Henderson, Karma Clarke-Davis and Sally McKay. Independent projects include here, a group exhibition of local emerging artists (Robert Birch Gallery, 1999); and Digitalized: Inside the Electronic Dream (Gallery TPW, 2000). In addition to her curatorial work, she teaches art history and curatorial practice and is on the board of Mercer Union.