Elaborate

Join us in celebrating ceramic ornamentation through a group of elegant and intricate works by Marissa Y Alexander, Marc Egan, Kaley Flowers, Julie Moon and Lindsay Montgomery. Their work is the ultimate antidote to Adolf Loos’ famous (infamous?) 1913 essay, “Ornament is Crime,” in which he characterized ornament as “degenerate.”

“Elaborate” is a descriptor (a complicated arrangement of parts and details) and an action (to develop or explain something in detail), and both are at play in the exhibition. The artists’ aesthetic influences, whether abstract or figurative, merge with contemporary issues and ideas, using decoration as an investigative framework. Their works are effusive, confrontational, expressive and non-apologetic – espousing more-is-more and kicking Mr. Loos to the curb.

Curated by Melanie Egan, Director of Craft & Design at Harbourfront Centre.

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets : $0

Free Admission

How to get tickets?

At the door: Free Admission

 

Date: Friday September 13, 2024 to Sunday December 29, 2024

Monday – Closed
Tuesday – Closed
Wednesday – 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Thursday – 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Friday – 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday – 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday – 10:00am – 6:00pm

Venue & Address

Gallery 235, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON, M5J 2G8

Wheelchair accessible

Paid Parking

Accessible by Public Transport