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John Dickson Audiocast: A Nice Firebomb-side Chat

Katharine Mulherin, Toronto Sep 11 to Oct 18 2008
John Dickson <I>Black and White</I> 2008 John Dickson Black and White 2008

John Dickson <I>Black and White</I> 2008

John Dickson Audiocast: A Nice Firebomb-side Chat

Toronto artist John Dickson is one of the country’s leading contemporary sculptors. Over the past decade, whether in collective projects with Nether Mind, Persona Volare and hic, at outdoor venues like the Tree Museum or in his solo exhibitions, Dickson has developed a wide range of works and installations that interweave cultural histories with natural spaces into evocative meditations on collective memory. In his current exhibition “Black and White” at Katharine Mulherin in Toronto, the centrepiece work in the show, Black and White, is an architectural model of a firebombed city that recreates the falling of snow onto a desolate wartime landscape. In this audio interview with Canadian Art editor Richard Rhodes, Dickson discusses the work, the exhibition and the intentions behind them both. (Running time 7 minutes 10 seconds)

Portrait of John Dickson at Katharine Mulherin, September 2008 / photo Richard Rhodes

Portrait of John Dickson at Katharine Mulherin, September 2008 / photo Richard Rhodes

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This article was first published online on September 18, 2008.

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