'a city renewal project' by specter and fauxreel

a city renewal project presented by specter and fauxreel 39 lisgar avenue, toronto november 7 – 23, 2008

red bull 381 projects will be hosting a site-specific collaborative installation by toronto street artists fauxreel and specter. the project, entitled ‘ a city renewal project’, will feature a recreated neighborhood of abandoned storefronts inside of a large warehouse. the project’s aim was to comment on the city’s decay, ‘renewing these dilapidated buildings as artistic monuments and documenting their history amidst the gentrified frenzy of urban change’. on the outside of the warehouse fauxreel has mounted a fake storefront that is made of wheat pasted graphics. inside, bus shelters, telephone booths and garbage cans recreate the city streets, many of the objects were stolen by the artists. there are a number of other storefronts that are also wheat pasted images taken by fauxreel of actual storefronts and signage made by spector. in addition to the exhibition, marc & sara schiller of wooster collective will be giving a talk on saturday november 8 at the red bull 381 projects gallery space.

http://www.acityrenewalproject.com

A City Renewal Project from Dan Bergeron on Vimeo.

via torontoist