{"id":7275,"date":"2012-10-01T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7275"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:41:02","slug":"nuit-blanche-ii-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7275","title":{"rendered":"Nuit Blanche – II"},"content":{"rendered":"

We began and ended Nuit Blanche this year at the AGO – the Art Gallery of Ontario – mainly because we found a parking spot out front and decided that we needed to use a decent washroom. Funny how some basic necessities often shape the outcome of “things.”<\/p>\n

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\nThis is the AGO with the new Frank Gehry face lift – it really is spectacular!!  Once inside the building we decided to explore their Nuit Blanche offerings.  Upstairs there was a photography display by 4 artists.  After viewing their work, you were asked to vote on the one you liked best.  It was really hard. They were all very good, with very young fresh ideas.<\/p>\n

Finally my husband and I voted for a female photographer who had about 12 small frames in black and white that showed reflections. The reason we liked hers was, because when you left her area, there was a huge mirror on the wall that made you part of the “show.” It was all just vanity – then again, maybe that’s what Art really is – just vanity.<\/p>\n

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\nDon’t we look like two Art connoisseurs just ready to drop a million or so on the next Van Gogh \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Here is the main installation.  Although it resembles a “sweat shop” in the garment industry, it is really meant to be a celebration of work.  Every once in a while the “artists” would break into song. An interesting take on the daily grind.<\/p>\n

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\nLast night the real Art, for me, was in the faces of the people who came to see it.<\/p>\n

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The one below is a family classic – parent pointing out what is “important” and child finding what he thinks is important.<\/p>\n

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\nI know that there were a lot of people just out to party and that is an Art form in itself; but many came to take a serious look at what artists do with their lives – but maybe not for a living<\/p>\n

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Face the day!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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