Two exhibitions
dal 17/6/2014 al 23/8/2014
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17/6/2014
Two exhibitions
Ryerson Image Centre RIC, Toronto
'What it Means to be Seen: Photography and Queer Visibility' examines public representation of queer people through photography, mass media, and activist publications. 'Zanele Muholi: Faces and Phases' addresses the representation of black lesbian, focusing largely on post-apartheid South Africa.
Toronto,
January
20,
2014
-‐-‐
The
Ryerson
Image
Centre
(RIC),
in
celebration
of
WorldPride
2014
Toronto,
explores
queer
identity
this
summer
with
What
it
Means
to
be
Seen:
Photography
and
Queer
Visibility.
Generously
presented
by
TD
Bank
Group,
the
exhibition
addresses
the
importance
of
visibility,
long
tied
to
the
campaign
for
greater
acceptance
and
understanding
of
the
LGBTQ
community.
“We
are
pleased
to
present
this
exhibition
alongside
other
cultural
affiliates
of
WorldPride
2014
Toronto,”
says
Paul
Roth,
Director
of
the
Ryerson
Image
Centre.
“Photography
has
played
a
critical
role
in
representing
queer
life,
both
privately
and
publicly,
whether
made
from
within,
or
by
outsiders.
The
RIC
is
perfectly
situated
to
host
a
critical
inquiry
into
the
medium
and
its
historic
relationship
with
LGBTQ
identity.
What
it
Means
To
Be
Seen
represents
a
rare
opportunity
for
audiences
to
see
photographs
that
are
hidden
from
view
or
suppressed,
and
still
little
understood.”
Guest
curated
by
the
Art
Gallery
of
Ontario’s
Associate
Curator
of
Photography
Sophie
Hackett,
this
exhibition
examines
public
representation
of
queer
people
through
photography,
mass
media,
and
activist
publications.
Visibility
has
undeniably
increased
over
the
last
four
decades,
as
have
LGBT
rights;
and
photography
has
played
a
key
role
in
this.
Drawing
from
Ryerson
University’s
Black
Star
Collection
and
from
prominent
institutional
holdings
worldwide,
the
exhibition
brings
focus
to
the
ways
in
which
photographs—press
images
and
snapshots,
in
particular—have
helped
to
coalesce
a
sense
of
common
experience
and
connection
within
gay
communities.
What
it
Means
to
be
Seen
will
reveal
how
the
medium
has
historically
been
used
(and
misused)
to
make
queer
people
visible,
collectively
and
individually.
Hackett
is
also
the
curator
of
Fan
the
Flames:
Queer
Positions
in
Photography,
which
will
appear
concurrently
at
the
AGO.
Fan
the
Flames
features
a
group
of
artists
whose
work
documents,
questions
and
extends
the
practice
of
drag,
often
now
seen
as
performance
art.
Featuring
historical
and
contemporary
works
by
Canadian
and
international
artists,
the
exhibition
explores
the
artists’
sometimes
playful
views
on
fashioning
identity
through
images.
Also
on
view
at
the
RIC
as
part
of
WorldPride
2014
Toronto,
Zanele
Muholi:
Faces
and
Phases
addresses
the
representation
of
black
lesbian
and
queer
identity,
focusing
largely
on
post-‐apartheid
South
Africa.
Muholi’s
ongoing
series
of
large
black
and
white
photographs
includes
more
than
240
portraits,
of
which
36
will
be
exhibited
at
the
RIC.
A
social
and
political
activist
as
well
as
an
artist,
Muholi
endeavours
to
bring
radical
change
to
conventional
perceptions
of
lesbian
and
transgender
communities,
who
suffer
from
continuous
attacks
in
South
Africa.
The
exhibition
is
curated
by
Dr.
Gaëlle
Morel,
Exhibitions
Curator
at
the
RIC.
Both
What
it
Means
To
Be
Seen:
Photography
and
Queer
Visibility
and
Zanele
Muholi:
Faces
and
Phases
will
be
on
view
at
the
Ryerson
Image
Centre
from
June
18
to
August
24,
2014.
The
Ryerson
Image
Centre
(RIC),
a
new
Toronto
cultural
destination,
is
dedicated
to
the
public
exhibition,
research,
study
and
teaching
of
photography
and
related
disciplines,
including
new
media,
installation
art
and
film.
International
in
scope,
the
Ryerson
Image
Centre
features
three
interrelated
areas
of
activity:
an
exciting
program
of
public
exhibitions
where
innovative
work
by
professional
Canadian
and
international
artists
addresses
social,
cultural,
historical
and
aesthetic
issues;
a
world-‐class
research
centre
that
conducts
research
into
the
history
of
photography
and
documentary
media,
and
offers
an
array
of
workshops,
conferences
and
publication
programs;
and
the
collection,
which
is
home
to
the
famous
Black
Star
Collection
of
black
and
white
photojournalistic
prints,
as
well
as
important
fine
art
photographic
holdings
and
artist
archives.
The
new
museum-‐standard
facility
consists
of
approximately
4,500
square
feet
of
exhibition
space;
a
Great
Hall
for
lectures,
conferences,
screenings
and
receptions;
a
glassed-‐in
entrance
colonnade
with
the
Salah
J.
Bachir
New
Media
Wall,
a
16-‐foot
new
media
wall
visible
from
the
street;
a
temperature
and
humidity
controlled
vault
for
our
growing
collection;
and
a
state
of
the
art,
professionally
staffed
research
centre.
Click
here
to
view
a
short
video
about
the
Ryerson
Image
Centre.
The
public
can
find
more
details,
and
subscribe
to
the
Ryerson
Image
Centre
email
newsletter,
at
www.ryerson.ca/ric.
Ryerson
University
is
Canada's
leader
in
innovative,
career-‐oriented
education
and
a
university
clearly
on
the
move.
With
a
mission
to
serve
societal
need,
and
a
long-‐standing
commitment
to
engaging
its
community,
Ryerson
offers
more
than
100
undergraduate
and
graduate
programs.
Distinctly
urban,
culturally
diverse
and
inclusive,
the
university
is
home
to
more
than
38,000
students,
including
2,300
master's
and
PhD
students,
nearly
2,700
faculty
and
staff,
and
more
than
155,000
alumni
worldwide.
Research
at
Ryerson
is
on
a
trajectory
of
success
and
growth:
externally
funded
research
has
doubled
in
the
past
four
years.
The
G.
Raymond
Chang
School
of
Continuing
Education
is
Canada's
leading
provider
of
university-‐based
adult
education.
For
more
information,
visit
www.ryerson.ca
Image: Image Caption: Zanele Muholi, Mpumi Moeti, Kwanele South, Katlehong, Johannesburg, 2012, gelatin silver print © Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Cape Town/Johannesburg
Media
Contacts:
Erin Warner
Ryerson
Image
Centre
erin.warner@ryerson.ca
Heather
Kelly
Marketing
and
Communications
Strategist
Ryerson
Image
Centre
416.879.0283
heatherkelly@ryerson.ca
Johanna
VanderMaas
Public
Affairs,
Ryerson
University
416-‐979-‐5000
x4630
Johanna.vandermaas@ryerson.ca
Opening Reception: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 @ 5:30 - 8pm.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 @ 6pm
Exhibition tour with curator Dr. Gaëlle Morel
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 @ 6pm
Exhibition tour with curator Dr. Gaëlle Morel
Ryerson
Image
Centre
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Wednesday: 11 AM – 8 PM
Thursday: 11 AM - 6 PM
Friday: 11 AM – 6 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 5 PM
Sunday: 12 PM - 5 PM
Monday: Closed
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