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Big Ideas in Art and Culture: Steve Lambert
Steve Lambert is an American artist who works in a variety of media, commonly using print and communication vehicles as a means of developing a dialogue with his audience. He has produced interactive scoreboards, letterpress posters, signage and postcards. One of Lambert’s best known projects is The New York Times“Special Edition”, which announced the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan following the 2008 American election.
Lambert uses art as a bridge to connect uncommon, idealistic, or even radical ideas with everyday life. He carefully crafts various conditions where these ideas can be discussed with people to produce a meaningful exchange. Often this means working collaboratively with the audience, bringing them into the process or even having them physically complete the work.
He has collaborated with well-known art collectives such as the Yes Men and the Graffiti Research Lab, and other organizations such as Greenpeace. He is also the founder of the Center for Artistic Activism, the Anti-Advertising Agency, Add-Art (a Firefox add-on that replaces online advertising with art) and SelfControl (which blocks grownups from distracting websites so they can get work done).
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CAFKA.21: Artist talk with Aaron T. Francis and Ivan Jurakic
June 10, 2021 Artist talk and conversation between Aaron T. Francis, founder and curator of Vintage Black Canada and Ivan Jurakic, Director/ Curator of the University of Waterloo Art Gallery,... read more
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CAFKA.21 In Studio: Shary Boyle
CAFKA had the pleasure of visiting artist Shary Boyle's studio during the production of commissioned sculpture 'White Elephant' (2021). Please enjoy, 'In The Studio' by Terry O'Neill and Tara... read more
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Laura Watson: Spell for the End of the World
An animation and visual poem created for CAFKA and supported by the Digital Originals initiative from the... read more
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CAFKA.16: Mary Ma
Mary Ma's Wind Water Wave is a 50 foot long polyester fabric that cascades from the ceiling. This fabric is blown by high powered fans, causing a continuous series of waves that ripple to the... read more
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LÈCHE VITRINE: Mélika Hashemi
Mélika Hashemi is a Canadian artist working primarily in photography, sculpture, and installation. Her work is informed by her understanding of a culture she has only experienced in hyphenated... read more