Our favorite ad of 2010…so far…

By seed9 | Published: March 9, 2010

And here’s the very cool behind the scenes vid of how the commercial was made by Craig Allen and Eric Kallman at Weiden + Kennedy. Bravo!

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Introducing Artist and Activist Shailoh Phillips

By seed9 | Published: March 9, 2010

We wanted to up the ante on our collaborations for Volume II of Poor But Sexy, so when we heard about the work that Netherlands based artist Shailoh Phillips was doing with art, feminism and social issues, we thought she’d be a perfect match for our featured performance artist Maria Flawia Litwin. Shailoh was game to meet Maria over video conference for a lively chat, the result of which was a fantastic interview for our ACTION! issue. More about Shailoh after the pic…

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Shailoh Phillips is a multimedia artist and activist. Specialized in video projects, screenplay, interaction webdesign and grassroots organisation, she works along the cracks between academic research, art and social issues. With a collective of creative minds she helps to runs a nomadic gallery called Schijnheilig (lit: ‘hypocritical’) in Amsterdam. She is co-founder of Troublemakers, a platform dedicated to rethinking the sense and nonsense of feminism. Check out Troublemakers here.

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Linda Chalmers at The Artist Project this weekend!

By seed9 | Published: March 1, 2010

Linda Chalmers, fine artist, will be featured in Volume II of Poor But Sexy coming at you this Spring. In the meantime, she sent us a special message about her upcoming exhibition and we thought we’d pass it on. Here goes:

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This weekend is the much anticipated Artist Project Toronto, a juried art fair that features over 175 contemporary artists. I’ve worked day and night these past couple of months to create a whole new body of work, and the Artist Project is where I will be showing these new paintings for the first time. I will have twelve new paintings on display in my booth, nine of which have never been exhibited before.

It’s sure to be an amazing weekend with incredible artwork on display. The admission price is $12 for adults, and $8 for students and seniors. I would love to see you there and hear what you think of my new work!

The Artist Project Toronto
BOOTH 532
March 4 - 7, 2010
Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto
Thursday, March 4 / 7 - 10 PM
Opening Night Preview Party ($25 admission)

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Introducing Jesse Albert

By seed9 | Published: February 11, 2010

Things are buzzing here at PBS with final submissions flying in fast and furious! We’re finalizing Volume II in the weeks to come and will be releasing some juicy tidbits to tantalize you, but in the meantime and between time, we’d like to introduce to you to a few people who are doing great things in the city.

First up is mixed media artist Jesse Albert:

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Born deep in the woods of the Canadian shield, this T.O. artist’s work looks at the dense fabric of our visual environment, from billboards and graffiti to architecture and asphalt, as a means of understanding the dynamic culture of modern urban life.  Albert graduated from OCAD in 2010 with a BFA in Fine art and a minor in Art History, and has been showing his work in the galleries and on the streets of Toronto, New York, Florence and Berlin.  Armed with spraypaint, staples, paper and wheatpaste, and drawing from an eclectic rolodex of inspirations such as Norman Rockwell, Banksy, Swoon, Conor Harrington and Raymond Hains, Albert’s practice relentlessly probes the modern urban environment for the spirit of our era.

For more information on Jesse, check out his work here: www.jessealbert.ca

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Haiti: How We Can Help

By seed9 | Published: January 22, 2010

In support of the people of Haiti, there are a few wonderful efforts happening tonight in the city and around the world. We’ve listed a few here, feel free to post additions if you know of a local event we’ve missed.

For the next two weeks 50% of every issue of Poor But Sexy sold through this site will go to the Haiti relief effort in conjunction with Doctors Without Borders. Just click on Purchase Poor But Sexy to show your love!

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Here goes:

Tonight starting at 7pm CBC will broadcast two live telethons back to back. The first, Canada For Haiti featuring performances by The Tragically Hip, Nelly Furtado and more. Following that will be the Hope For Haiti Now Telethon featuring U2, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend - all organized by George Clooney.

If you’re about town, check out Love Haiti! A benefit show at Bread and Circus in Kensington Market. It all kicks off at 7pm with a live telecast of both telethons mentioned above followed with live performances by Crash Parallel, The Mockers and more. Admission is $10

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