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Akimblog 2007
Toronto By Terence Dick, Freelance Writer and Art Critic I used to think that summer was the slow season for the art crowd, the lull when we could gather our strength for the onslaught of autumnal openings, but most galleries have come to realize that not everyone heads to cottage country come June, July, or […]
Read moreOne Piece at a Time
By Olexander Wlasenko, Curator There is an evocative legend preserved in Johnny Cash’s 1976 recording “One Piece at a Time”. The song tells of a GM line-worker who embezzles auto parts to construct a Cadillac he would otherwise not be able to afford with his salary. At shift’s end the worker leaves the plant with […]
Read moreSteven Laurie & the Art of the Motor – Influx Magazine
http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/features/steven-laurie-the-art-of-the-motor/
Read moreThe Fast And The Curious
In the middle of the last century, there developed in pockets around North America a complex subculture around customizing vehicles for increased performance and wildly enhanced aesthetics. Fueled by a heady and potentially reckless combination of post-war optimism and disposable income, these young hot-rodders staked their claims to being the fastest and the coolest. […]
Read moreMud Flap Project: MAKE Magazine
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/vanity-mudflaps.html
Read morePower Tool Drag Racing – Toronto SUN and Star articles
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/05/23/14055761.html http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/schoolsandresources/article/813467–playing-with-power-tools-teaches-students-that-trades-can-be-fu
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