No Reading After the Internet
No Reading After the Internet is a monthly opportunity to gather and read a text aloud in hopes that it might provoke theoretical illumination on particular art works, or the broader scope within which such work exists. This program departs from Cineworks’ Thought on Film series. Whilst still very interested in cinema, the focus of this incarnation is softened to accommodate the more broad (and ever expanding) scope of media art.
The idea of a reading group isn’t new. No Reading nonetheless poses itself as an experimental learning and discussion space. Simply put, we are suspicious of our own reading abilities, and the extent to which our readings are conversant with one another. No Reading means to offer a slow space within which to retrace our steps in the hopes of discovering individual and collective ways through the realms of language and interpretation. The strategies we have at our disposal are twofold: through the yoking of our discussion to a text; and inducing conversation, where possible, between text and specific, local, contemporaneous exhibitions and happenings.
Participation in No Reading After the Internet is free and open to everyone, regardless of their familiarity with a text or its author. Texts will be handed out at the salon. No pre-reading or research is required.
No Reading After the Internet is a project of the collective efforts of Amy Lynn Kazymerchyk, Alexander Muir and cheyanne turions.
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“The Soul at Work” with Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens – NRATISunday 4 November 2012 –Artists in attendance. Artists in attendance. In conjunction with G Gallery’s exhibition I’d gladly surrender myself to you, body and soul, showcasing the work of collaborators Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens, this salon will feature selections from Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi’s The Soul at Work (2009). For thei”… more |
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Margaret Atwood’s “Survival” as selected by Rikia Saddy – NRATIFriday 14 September 2012 –Rikia Saddy in attendance. On the 40th anniversary of the publication of Margaret Atwood’s Survival, and in celebration of the publication of Rikia Saddy’s We Are Canada, this salon will feature excerpts from both texts with an eye toward developing a language through which to articulate what being Canadian means today. Rikia”… more |
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“mediCINE” with Kika Thorne – NRATITuesday 7 August 2012 –mediCINEKika Thorne in attendance July 13 — August 12, 2012 Opening reception: Thursday July 12, 7 to 10pm No Reading After The Internet, cheyanne turions and the artist will host a conversation within the sculpture from 7pm on Tuesday, August 7. mediCINEKika Thorne in attendance July 13 — August 12, 2012 Opening re”… more |
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“Helter Skelter” as selected by Basma Alsharif – NRATIThursday 12 July 2012 –Basma Alsharif in attendance Basma Alsharif in attendance In conjunction with A Space’s exhibition of This Story Begins and Ends with Us, a solo show of the work of Basma Alsharif, this salon will feature selections from Helter Skelter (1974), the true crime classic, which will be offered up as a way to examine an a”… more |
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Robin Cameron’s “T-R-U-T-H” – NRATISaturday 2 June 2012 –Robin Cameron in attendance Robin Cameron in attendance In conjunction with Art Metropole’s exhibition of Robin Cameron’s T-R-U-T-H, a selection of texts will be read aloud and discussed with the artist within the context of her exhibition at Art Metropole’s new location, which Cameron will transform into a book. Conceived as a bo”… more |
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Elizabeth Alexander’s “Can you be BLACK and Look at This?” – NRATITuesday 3 April 2012 –LIFT, the Images Festival and Gallery 44 present No Reading After the Internet: Elizabeth Alexander’s “Can you be BLACK and Look at This?”: Reading the Rodney King Video(s) LIFT, the Images Festival and Gallery 44 present No Reading After the Internet: Elizabeth Alexander’s “Can you be BLACK and Look at This?”: Reading the Rodney King Video(s) as s”… more |
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Women Game Players, Characters and Creators – NRATIWednesday 14 March 2012 –LIFT and Bento Miso present LIFT and Bento Miso present No Reading After the Internet: Women Game Players, Characters and Creators with texts selected by Jennie Faber Facilitated by Jennie Faber and cheyanne turions The creation and consumption of video games has long been seen as the domain of men and boys. Women and girl gamers”… more |
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Excerpts from “Bring the Noise,” Inside the White Cube” and “The Emancipated Spectator” – NRATIWednesday 7 March 2012 –LIFT and the Gendai Gallery present LIFT and the Gendai Gallery present No Reading After the Internet: excerpts from Bring the Noise, Inside the White Cube and The Emancipated Spectator, selected in conjunction with the main Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (mMOCCA) The main Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (mMOC”… more |
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Thomas Bernhard’s “The Voice Imitator: 104 Stories” as selected by Barbara Sternberg – NRATIWednesday 22 February 2012 –Image credit: Barbara Sternberg, in the nature of things, 16mm, 2011. LIFT and Pleasure Dome present No Reading After the Internet: Thomas Bernhard’s The Voice Imitator: 104 Stories as selected by Barbara SternbergBarbara Sternberg in attendance In conjunction with Pleasure Dome’s world premiere presentation of Barbara Ste”… more |
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Annie MacDonell’s “Originality and the Avant Garde (On Art and Repetition)” – NRATITuesday 31 January 2012 –Readings inspired by Annie MacDonell’s “Originality and the Avant Garde (On Art and Repetition)” Annie MacDonell in attendance Readings inspired by Annie MacDonell’s “Originality and the Avant Garde (On Art and Repetition)” Annie MacDonell in attendance In conjunction with Mercer Union’s exhibition of Annie MacDonell’s “Ori”… more |
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“Occupy” Movements in Relation to Colonial Dynamics in Canada – NRATIWednesday 2 November 2011 –Image credit: 06 April Movement tent, Tahrir Square, Cairo, 29 June 2011. Photograph by Mona Seif. In collaboration with FUSE Magazine Facilitated by Gina Badger and cheyanne turions Image credit: 06 April Movement tent, Tahrir Square, Cairo, 29 June 2011. Photograph by Mona Seif. In collaboration with FUSE Magazine Fa”… more |
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Anton Vidokle’s New York Conversations – NRATIWednesday 28 September 2011 –September’s No Reading After the Internet salon series features a special presentation of Anton Vidokle’s film New York Conversations (2010, 64 minutes, 16mm-to-video) Facilitated by Melanie O’Brian and cheyanne turions Following the screening, the audience is invited to stay and discuss topics raised in the film over”… more |
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Tomonari Nishikawa and the “Birth of Tragedy” – NRATIWednesday 13 July 2011 –July’s reading: An excerpt from Friedrich Nietzsche’s The Birth of Tragedy Tomonari Nishikawa in attendance In conjunction with the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s summer residency, visiting artist Tomonari Nishikawa has been invited to select a reading in relation to filmmaking practice. Nishikawa’s 2003 film Apollo wil”… more |
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Spike Milligan’s “The Goon Show” – NRATIMonday 27 June 2011 –Facilitated by Amy Lam, Jon McCurley and cheyanne turions Facilitated by Amy Lam, Jon McCurley and cheyanne turions In conjunction with XPACE’s presentation of What Goes Around Comes Around, Phase One, artist duo Life of a Craphead have selected an episode of The Goon Show to read aloud in compliment to the exhibition. Curate”… more |
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Peter Schjeldahl’s “Of Ourselves and of Our Origins: Subjects of Art” – NRATIWednesday 29 June 2011 –Facilitated by cheyanne turions In conjunction with Gallery TPW’s presentation of The Normal Condition of Any Communication, Peter Schjeldahl’s “Of Ourselves and of Our Origins: Subjects of Art” has been selected to compliment the exhibition. Curated by cheyanne turions, The Normal Condition of Any Communication features works that exp”… more |
Hank Bull’s Notes for a Research on Hearing – NRATIWednesday 25 May 2011 –Facilitated by Hank Bull and cheyanne turions In conjunction with the 2011 Deep Wireless Festival of Radio and Transmission Art, the inimitable Hank Bull has been invited to select a reading in relation to his upcoming performance with the festival.Compiled in 1987, Notes for a Research on Hearing was born of a New Year’s day conversat”… more |
Artist Talk: Beatrice Gibson – No Reading After the InternetFriday 8 April 2011 –As a special No Reading After the Internet edition of Talk to the Pie, filmmaker Beatrice Gibson has been invited to select a reading in conjunction with the presentation of her film The Future’s Getting Old Like the Rest of Us. As a special No Reading After the Internet edition of Talk to the Pie, filmmaker Beatrice Gibson has been invited t”… more |
Mark Twain’s War Prayer – No Reading After the InternetFriday 1 April 2011 –Featuring Mark Twain’s War Prayer, complimented by ideas from Fernando Solanas + Octavio Getino, Susan Sontag and Howard Zinn Facilitated by John Gianvito and cheyanne turions As part of the 2011 Images Festival, filmmaker John Gianvito has been invited to select a reading in conjunction with the presentation of his film Vapor Trail (Clark).”… more |
Ulises Carrion’s “The New Art of Making Books” – No Reading After the InternetThursday 17 February 2011 –Facilitated by Sarah Robayo Sheridan and cheyanne turions Ulises Carrión’s “The New Art of Making Books” is a utopian proposal for the possibilities of what can constitute a book. Through a series of wild speculations and aphorisms, Carrión challenges book makers, authors, typographers and readers alike to consider the book itself as a perfor”… more |
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“Radicals and Radicants” – No Reading After the InternetTuesday 25 January 2011 –January’s Reading: “Radicals and Radicants” from The Radicant by Nicholas Bourriaud Facilitated by cheyanne turions Beginning in January, LIFT will play host to No Reading After the Internet, a monthly opportunity to gather and read a text aloud, provoking theoretical illumination on media art works and the cont”… more |