A studio visit with Kim Adams
An eye-spy for the ages
Early this month, I had the opportunity to view "Arrived" (formerly known as "Pig Mountain"), an HO-scale sculpture that Kim Adams has been creating for the past decade. The work will make its debut at Art Toronto tonight at Hunt Gallery’s booth.
The sculpture is the ultimate eye-spy. I spent hours spotting sunbathers, scuba divers under the surface, and more than a few scenes of voyeurism. Adams is renowned for his assemblage sculptures, which utilize readymade and prefabricated elements to explore themes of social structures, the impact of technology, and the intersection between life and art. Adams constructs "worlds" that occupy a unique space between reality and artistic expression. The work is humorous, serious, and satirical.
With a career spanning over three decades, Toronto-based Adams’s work is held in major public collections, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, and the Centraal Museum in the Netherlands.
I still have two spots open for 1:1 tours at the fair on Friday. More information about signing up can be found here (or just send me an email!).
Explore previous studio visits:
A studio visit with Sophia Lapres
I visited Sophia Lapres’s studio last week spontaneously. I was in her studio building when someone told me she had a space upstairs and was around, suggesting maybe I’d like to visit. I don’t think I’ve ever sent a DM so quickly—asking if I could swing by and say hi. She graciously said yes.
A studio visit with GaHee Park
Earlier this year, I visited GaHee Park in her sprawling studio in Montreal. In the last year, Park has shown at Perrotin in New York, Paris, and Tokyo. Last month, it was announced that a large-scale mosaic by Park will join the permanent collection at JFK Airport.
A studio visit with Élise Lafontaine
Whenever I post a photo of Élise Lafontaine’s pigmented paintings, I get at least three texts from friends demanding to see more of her work and asking if it’s available. The response makes sense. The paintings achieve a “rightness” that is immediate and satisfying.
This is so cool!