On June 4, AGO First Thursdays takes inspiration from the exhibition Stephen Andrews POV, bringing together a cross-section of extraordinary local and international artists around the themes of transformation and metamorphosis.
Nineteen-year-old R&B producer, beatmaker and Soundcloud sensation Harrison headlines the event. Exclaim called his debut EP, Colors, “incredibly exciting” and Complex called it “bombastic, dizzying, affecting dance music.” He’s joined by DJ Produzentin and DJ Regina (of Light Fires), spinning all night long.
Stephen Andrews himself presents a new iteration of his 2001 work The First Part of the Second Half at the event. The work, which quotes film conventions and seminal experimental filmmakers including Derek Jarman, Stan Brakhage and Andy Warhol, is an allegory of resurrection played out as a love story. A series of filmstrips, originally presented individually on gallery walls, are spliced together for the first time, creating an animated film with a live soundtrack. First Thursdays is the only opportunity to see this work during the run of Stephen Andrews POV.
Sponsored By: Art Gallery of Ontario
