Art Exhibition: Stephen Bulger Gallery - LARRY TOWELL - EXHIBITION and
PERFORMANCE

TORONTO, Sept. 22 /CNW/ -

Exhibition: October 7 - November 6, 2010
Reception: Thursday, October 7, 5-9pm

As a student of Fine Arts at York University, Larry Towell was schooled in the basics of photography, learning to use a camera and process black-and-white film. Along with poetry, prose and music, Towell began to utilize photography as a tool to explore the inherent inequalities of society, a pursuit that he continues to this day. "Dwellings" isolates a selection of photographs Towell has made while working on a number of separate projects that are all investigations of land and belonging. Believing that land makes people who they are, and that the loss of land is synonymous with a loss of identity, Towell has engaged with families living in dire conditions in such places as Beirut, the Gaza Strip, South Africa and Afghanistan. This exhibition looks at traces of the human condition as evidenced by remnants of the inhabitants' existence.

Larry Towell is the first Canadian born member of the prestigious Magnum Photos Agency, whose photographers bridge the divide between journalism and art, and between the objective statement and the personal point of view.

The Collected Works of LARRY TOWELL, with Original Music by THE HENRYS

Date: Wednesday, October 6th
Time: 8pm; Doors open at 7:30pm
Location: The Drake Underground, The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen Street West, Toronto
Tickets: $20 (HST included)
Tickets can be purchased at the door (cash only) or in advance at the Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1026 Queen Street West, Toronto; 416.504.0575; [email protected]

Please note seating is limited and ticket availability at the door is not guaranteed

THE HENRYS are a Toronto-based instrumental group that performs as a quartet, with Don Rooke (slide guitar), Michelle Willis (violin), Jon Goldsmith (pump organ) and Yvette Tollar (vocals). Led by Don Rooke, since 1990 the band's goal has always been to compose, record and perform original music that has no obvious genre, but draws on a variety of styles in an original, identifiable way. The Henrys have received national and international acclaim and have performed in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, New York City, New Zealand, Holland and Italy.

For further information:

Stephen Bulger Gallery
1026 Queen Street West Toronto Canada
416.504.0575
[email protected]
www.bulgergallery.com