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NEWS!
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NOW SHOWING AT 780:
Under New Management
Curated by Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot and Su-Ying Lee, several art projects and installations will keep things jumping at 780 over July and August. Pop by and see this amazing new pop-up!
THE POP-UP STORE:
Pop-ups
If you're interested in using our prime real estate to sling your goods for a day, let us know. If you're a dude, you can fulfill your retail dream as King of Queen Street. If you're a lady, you can put the Queen in Queen West. We're running out of one-liners here, so just give us a call! 416.599.7030.
SERVICES:
Supplies
We have compiled some items you might think are standard for DIY projects, but we think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the materials we use. A mishmash of new and old: butcher paper with old labels and twine, custom-printed sacs for wine or marbles or anything that fits, old maps with new lives as envelopes... with stock that is always changing, come by and check it out.
Custom printing
We offer custom printing for both small and large projects -- just ask us for more info.
Print courses!
In partnership with Anstey, Public Office will be offering courses on learning the old and amazing art of letterpress printing. Keep checking in for course dates and listings.
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NEW POP-UP SHOP: "UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT"!
July 6 to August 28, 2010
780 Queen Street West (side door, facing Trinity Bellwoods Park)
Hours of Operation: Tuesday to Friday 11am - 7pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am - 6pm
GRAND OPENING Saturday July 10 from 2pm - 6pm
The Question: Does your local store meet your local needs?
The Answer: Join us this summer as we introduce four new stores - under The New Management!
After extensive customer research, The New Management is taking over your local store with an innovative and responsive concept that focuses on the needs of our customers and their communities. With a new approach to the local shop, "Impact Store Concept" puts forth a new kind of store designed to become an intrinsic part of the neighborhoods we service. The first of its kind, The New Management’s store, located at 780 Queen Street West reacts to the trends of the Trinity Bellwoods 'hood, offering the right product mix and pricing, service delivery and a whole new brand of interior design and merchandising concepts that uses a diversified blend of the latest materials to highlight the local market’s distinctive character.
The New Management storefront installations, under the "Impact Store Concept," allow us to continually evolve and stay competitive as leaders in the mini-market channel. This initiative is generated on an individual store development process, reinforces the strength of our brand by addressing the uniqueness of each market. Our ability to act and react quickly to new situations gives us a versatility not found in conventional corporate environments.
Under New Management’s ongoing installations featuring the work of Bill Clarke, Sky Fairchild-Waller, Eric Glavin, Anthony Koutras, Catherine Lane, Gary Macleod, and Kelly Mark.
MINI-MART
July 6 - 24, 2010
Conveniently offering you cultural products by Mallory Diaczun, Emelie Chhangur, Jesse Harris, Kerri Reid, José Ruiz, and Ryan Watkins-Hughes.
ATM Available Outside
An alternative ATM is available for eager customers to withdraw cold hard cash located at 952 Queen Street West. BANK on ART is a uniquely functional ATM, which presents images produced by contemporary artists before and after each banking transaction. A text work produced by Lawrence Weiner is featured as part of Under New Management and will remain on view from July 5th - 18th. http://www.bankonart.net
EVERYTHING MUST GO
July 25 - August 2, 2010
This is the BIG Blow-Out Sale, the Total Sell Off with LOW LOW Prices. Rendering in charcoal, pastel, and gouache, artist Kim Beck’s signs announce an amazing, momentous, but also catastrophic, clearance event.
VIDEO RENTAL AND NEWMEDIALAND
August 3 - 14, 2010
Frankly, we're not your typical video store. Far from it! In fact, Under New Management is a virtual entertainment funhouse allowing you to pay-what-you-wish. We have many rare titles! And a unique rental policy!
In conjunction with the Video Rental Store Ulysses Castellanos presents an equipment rental section, Newmedialand. Featuring outdated consumer electronics that were (until very recently) considered to be "new media" exploring the idea of obsolescence in contemporary culture.
Video works by Artlitwell, Chris Blanchenot, Atanas Bozdarov, Eugénie Cliche, Jonathan Culp, Mark Dudiak, Dominic Gagnon, Daniel Gallay, Sandra Gregson, Troy Gronsdahl, Rodrigo Hernandez-Gomez, Lynne Heller, Adam Herst, Mel Hogan, Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens, Jesika Joy, Liz Knox, Eva Kolcze, Steve Laurie, Toni Latour, Lisa Lipton, Ian MacTilstra, Sean Meggeson, Alex Moon, Sandy Moore, Scott M2, Les Newman, Milena Placentile, Cherie O’Connor, Jade Rude, Zorica Vasic, Nikki White…And Many More
CN TOWER LIQUIDATION Lab
August 19 - 28, 2010
CN TOWER LIQUIDATION always offers you MORE with custom packages, competitive rates, and great selection. Don’t be fooled by imposters! We specialize in the dematerialization and reconstitution of your prized possessions. Watch as your cherished objects get transformed into archival cubes.
The New Management
Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot is an independent curator/artist and the Assistant Curator at the Art Gallery of York University (AGYU). Previously she held the positions as Outreach Programmer for the Blackwood Gallery and the Art Gallery of Mississauga and Professional Development and Public Programmes Coordinator at the Ontario Association of Art Galleries. Carte-Blanchenot has produced such exhibitions as Man’s Ruin, Office Space/Public Space and Shameless Promotion.
Su-Ying Lee currently works as an independent curator while pursuing a Master of Visual Studies, Curatorial degree at the University of Toronto. She also sits on the Board of Directors at Mercer Union. While at the Art Gallery of Mississauga as Assistant Curator, Lee curated several projects including: Explorers and Dandies in an open letter to Canada Post: Frederick Hagan and Kent Monkman was an exhibition that was accompanied by a petition to Canada Post in support of appointing Kent Monkman to be an official postage stamp artist; Couch surfing in Mississauga/Couch surfing in Syracuse: Alison S.M. Kobayashi and Christina Kolozsvary was an exhibition generated from a residency and exchange established by Lee; The Rug: Harrell Fletcher and Wendy Red Star was commissioned by Lee, allowing the artists to realize a project which took them on an investigative journey into fair trade and industry. Lee is interested in the capacity of a curator as an active agent, conspirator, and accomplice.
Staff: Katherine Hong, Exhibition Assistant and Caitlin Tobiasz, Curatorial Intern
Under New Management has been generously supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the city of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, The Production Kitchen, Service Canada, Mercer Union, Art Gallery of York University, Carte-Blanche Photography, NOW Magazine, and Atanas Bozdarov
For more information and project updates contact us at new-management@hotmail.com or follow us on Facebook.
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