International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
(A Division of the Zoryan Institute)
Megan Swan, Program & Outreach Coordinator
255 Duncan Mill Rd, Suite 310
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M3B 3H9
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PRESS RELEASE
DATE: May 6, 2009
Multimedia Art Exhibit on Artistic Responses to Genocide
(Katie Pretti, Steven Loft)
Toronto, Canada – The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights
Studies (A Division of the Zoryan Institute) is pleased to announce its
upcoming "Remains to Be Seen" multimedia art exhibit on artistic responses
to genocide. The Institute gratefully acknowledges the support provided in
part by the Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts.
"Remains to Be Seen" is the result of an open call for emerging and
established North American artists, invited to convey their thoughts,
experiences, and perceptions of issues surrounding genocide. The exhibit
runs from May 28th to June 7th at the Lennox Contemporary gallery at 12
Ossington Avenue in Toronto.
Rhonda Corvese, the award-winning curator, has been commissioned by the
Institute to oversee the exhibit.
Sixteen artists are participating in the overall event. Eight artists
participating in the exhibit only are Ulysses Castellanos, Arie Galles,
Joyce Lau, Steven Loft, Katie Pretti, Shannon Scully, Veronika Szkudlarek
and Bill Wolff. They work in such media as painting, works on canvas,
photography, video, works on paper and bookworks. All have committed to be
present on opening night, May 28th at 7:00 p.m.
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(Arie Galles, Joyce Lau)
On the same night, starting at 6:00 p.m., the work of eight other artists
who also have tackled the subject of mass human rights violations will be
auctioned. These artists are Sara Anjargolian, Vahe Berberian, Sue
Goldstein, Sherri Hay, Hagop Khoubesserian, Jennifer Roberts, Anita
Toutikian, and Bill Wolff. Their work will be on display for the duration of
the event. They have contributed their art for the auction in support of the
Institute’s annual Genocide and Human Rights University Program.
In order to explore the role of artistic representation in remembering and
understanding genocide, the Institute has arranged a panel discussion on
June 4th at Lennox Contemporary gallery. Participating in the panel will be
Prof. Doris Bergen, Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Chair in Holocaust
Studies; Arie Galles, artist and educator; Helga Stephenson, Chair of the
Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival; and Atom Egoyan,
multiple-award-winning filmmaker; with Marc Glassman, Editor in Chief of
POV, Canada’s leading documentary and independent film magazine, as the
moderator.
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(Jennifer Roberts, Bill Wolff, Sherri Hay)
The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A
Division of the Zoryan Institute) is dedicated to the study and
dissemination of knowledge regarding the phenomenon of genocide in all of
its aspects. This is achieved through the Genocide and Human Rights
University Program, a comprehensive, accredited, graduate-level course, and
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal, published in
partnership with the International Association of Genocide Scholars and
University of Toronto Press.
For more information about the exhibit, the auction and the GHRUP, please
visit our website, or email us at
[email protected].