Duane Linklater: From Our Hands at Mercer Union
Abbas Akhavan, Liz Magic Laser and Duane Linklater
Commissioned Projects
Abbas Akhavan, Liz Magic Laser and Duane Linklater
Commissioned Projects
Abbas Akhavan, variations on a garden: September 12 – October 31, 2015
Liz Magic Laser, Kiss and Cry: November 20, 2015 – January 23, 2016
Duane Linklater, From our Hands, with Ethel Linklater and Tobias Lindlater: September 9 – November 5, 2016
PIA commissioned three projects for fall/winter 2015-16. The first of these projects was with Iranian-born, Toronto-based artist Abbas Akhavan, whose practice ranges from site-specific ephemeral installations to drawing, video and performance. The second project included a two-month residency with New York artist Liz Magic Laser, best known for her provocative, engaging, and carefully thought-out and scripted performance art. The third commission was with First Nations artist Duane Linklater.
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Abbas Akhavan: Variations on a Garden, 2015
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Abbas Akhavan: Variations on a Garden, 2015
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Liz Magic: Laser Kiss and Cry, 2015, single-channel video, 13:30 min, video still. Featuring figure skaters Anna MacKenzie and Axel MacKenzie and coach Marie Jonsson MacKenzie. Commissioned by Mercer Union.
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Liz Magic: Laser My Mind is My Own, 2015, single-channel video, 8 minutes, video still. Featuring actor Ella Maré.
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Duane Linklater: From Our Hands at Mercer Union
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Duane Linklater: From Our Hands at Mercer Union