Manny Farber, at 91; influential film critic who decried pretentiousness Aug 22, 2008
He is credited with discovering the German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder ("The Marriage of Maria Braun"), and he also championed the austere work of such quiet, composed "structuralist" moviemakers as Michael Snow, Ernie Gehr, and Ken Jacobs. Mr. Farber traced his structuralist roots to his training as a carpenter in the 1930s, but they were perhaps most fully expressed in his paintings, which began absorbing most of his time and energy in the mid-1970s. (Boston Globe)
Copyright shifts format Aug 19, 2008
In 1982, the artist Michael Snow brought a lawsuit that prevented the Eaton Centre in Toronto from putting Christmas ribbons on the necks in his Canada geese mobile. But artists, as distinct from shopping centres, should be in a position to make works of art that include, like quotes, parts of other works of art. (Globe and Mail)
Getting the hang of it Jul 19, 2008
These little incubators will allow for more intense, up-close confrontations with key figures, among them Michael Snow, Robert Smithson, Jack Chambers, Gerhard Richter and the artist collectives N.E. Thing Company and General Idea. (Nearly 30 per cent of the contemporary work on display will be new acquisitions. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Expat film artist to represent Canada at Venice Biennale Jul 17, 2008
However, she placed Lewis's work in a particularly Canadian context, arguing he forms a link between the experimental film-and-video work pioneered by Michael Snow in Toronto in the 1960s and the famed photo-based tradition of Vancouver artists such as Jeff Wall and Stan Douglas. She feels he is a particularly good choice for Venice, where the Canadian pavilion of brick and glass stands in marked contrast to the romantic city around it, because his work often deals with architecture and space,... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
From odd, to just plain eccentric May 21, 2008
Musicians include Tony Dekker, Wallace Halladay and trio Paul Dutton, John Oswald and Michael Snow. May 25 at the Polish Combatants Hall, and June 1 at the Ontario Science Centre. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
History on the run Sep 17, 2007
Jazz brought him together with artist and musician Michael Snow on a snowy night in 1948, when Mr. Lancaster paid 75 cents to hear three bands, including Ken Dean's Hot Seven, play at Lansdowne Hall in Toronto's West End. The two men began playing together as part of a group - Mr. Snow on the piano and Mr. Lancashire on the trombone - at venues such as Balmy Beach, fraternity houses and the Snow family living room. (Globe and Mail -- International)
'Man of Steel' exhibit at MoMa Jul 3, 2007
In the 1960s, Serra formed Low Rate Movers, a furniture-moving outfit in Lower Manhattan, along with composers Philip Glass and Steve Reich, artist Chuck Close, the late actor Spalding Gray and independent filmmaker Michael Snow. Working only from 23rd Street southward and just a couple of days a week each, he says, members of the group could support their explorative art careers. (CNN)
What to wear to a revolution May 12, 2007
In addition to the several hundred artists (from Michael Snow to OCAD fledglings to whom the PP board had donated $160 tickets) were brokers and their ilk alongside the regulars. The point is to get people down to the gallery, said entertainment lawyer Paul Bain, one of the board members. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Gallery hopping, with pastries Apr 29, 2007
Michael Snow and Peggy Gale. A great artist and a seasoned art writer and curator, Michael and Peggy do as much as anyone to put Toronto on the international map. (Toronto Star)
Digital downloads can't reverse steep decline in music sales Apr 27, 2007
Influential Canadian experimental filmmaker and contemporary artist Michael Snow will be honoured with the first MOCCA Award in Contemporary Art on Thursday. Bobby "Boris" Pickett, the singer who was a one-hit wonder with the novelty tune Monster Mash, has died at age 69. (CBC News)
A conversation of sound and fury Apr 11, 2007
Phil Minton & Michael Snow ... He faced off on Sunday with Michael Snow, visual artist and improviser of long standing, at one of the Momentum events of this year's Images Festival. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Mr. Peanut finally gets some respect Dec 24, 2006
A quick survey of the scene leads to only a few truly household names Yoko Ono, Michael Snow, Andy Warhol and Mr. Peanut. Mr. Peanut. (Toronto Star)
Forecast: Snow Sep 26, 2006
minence grise of experimental film, Michael Snow ... Michael Snow's The Windows Suite is on permanent view on the east fa. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Michael Snow still surprises Sep 23, 2006
01:00 AMENTERTAINMENT REPORTERAt the age of 76, Michael Snow, Toronto's most celebrated artist, continues to astonish us with his inventions. He recently unveiled his newest public art piece, a changing projection located on the exterior of the Pantages Hotel on Victoria St.. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
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michael snow Snell, Spotsylvania. I was in the National Guard, Fredericksburg (229th) at the time and the day before (9/10/01) had returned from an overseas trip for three weeks in Germany on a training mission. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
McMichael's 40-year crucible Jul 27, 2006
The catalogue doesn't either, aside from Michael Snow's Black (1963) ... The McMichaels, given a six-figure tax break for their largesse, felt aggrieved that the likes of a Michael Snow concept-heavy Walking Woman piece could be placed next to a gnarly landscape by Fred Varley. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
James River Film Festival Mar 17, 2006
It was made by Michael Snow, whose 1965 film "One Second in Montreal" will also be shown. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. (Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA)
Virtual reality art: Beyond technology Jan 9, 2006
When Bruce Nauman, Michael Snow and Peter Campus turned to video technology in the 1960s, they did so to challenge viewers' expectations by tipping them off balance, providing an ambiguous experience rather than a familiar one. Nauman's "Spinning Spheres" from 1970 is a large and immersive four-screen projection featuring a spinning steel ball. (International Herald Tribune)
