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Gallery Hop Chat: How it All Began

Released September 24 2009

For the latest in our 25th anniversary video chat series, respected Toronto gallerist Olga Korper dishes on the first-ever Gallery Hop Gala, which she hosted at her gallery in 1996. She also considers how much Canadian Art magazine and the art scene it reflects have changed since that time.

25th Anniversary Interviews: Olga Korper from Canadian Art on Vimeo.

To see the rest of the chats in our 25th anniversary video series—including talks with Edward Burtynsky, Allyson Mitchell and original magazine publisher Michael de Pencier—see our Gallery Hop microsite.

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