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INTERNATIONAL LECTURE SERIES / Thomas Hirschhorn
May 19, 2010

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The celebrated Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn (born in 1957, Bern) discusses his recent Amsterdam-based project, The Bijlmer Spinoza-Festival (2009). Since the 1980s, the Paris-based former graphic designer has evolved a radical sculpture and installation practice that makes monumental works with humble materials like cardboard and packing tape to engage viewers in conversation about philosophy and global politics. Recent solo exhibitions have taken place at the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Castilla y Leon, Spain (2006), Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (2007), Museo Tamayo, Mexico (2008), and the Gladstone Gallery, New York (2009). Hirschhorn has received the Marcel Duchamp Prize (2001) and the Joseph Beuys Prize (2004).

International Lecture Series Lead Donor
J. P. Bickell Foundation

Cultural Agency Supporter
Consulat Général de France à Toronto

Prices
FREE: Members
$12: Non-Members

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
7:00PM
Studio Theatre
York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
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