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Video: Venice Pick Mark Lewis in Conversation with Curator Barbara Fischer

Toronto Nov 2008
Venice Pick Mark Lewis in Conversation with Curator Barbara Fischer Venice Pick Mark Lewis in Conversation with Curator Barbara Fischer

Venice Pick Mark Lewis in Conversation with Curator Barbara Fischer

Listen in as UK-based artist Mark Lewis, Canada’s official representative at the 53rd Venice Biennale, discusses his films and plans for his installation with Barbara Fischer, commissioner of the Canadian pavilion. This talk was recorded as part of Canadian Art’s Room with a View program in Toronto, November 2008.


Video: Venice Pick Mark Lewis in Conversation with Curator Barbara Fischer from Canadian Art on Vimeo.
This article was first published online on December 11, 2008.

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