Opening Reception: Fall 2024 Exhibitions

A program of:
Otherworld and Labour

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
6pm–8pm
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, 7 Hart House Circle
University of Toronto Art Centre, 15 King’s College Circle

Celebrate the opening of our fall 2024 exhibition season featuring two new exhibitions: Labour at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery in Hart House, and Otherworld at the University of Toronto Art Centre in University College. The two exhibitions offer a critical look at legacies of colonialism while foregrounding the lived experiences of Black and Indigenous individuals and communities.

At 6:30pm, please join us at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery for opening remarks for Labour. At 7pm, we will gather at the University of Toronto Art Centre in University College for opening remarks for Otherworld.

This event is free and open to the public. No registration required.

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About the Exhibitions

Otherworld is the first major solo museum exhibition by Camille Turner in Toronto. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and currently living and working between Los Angeles and Costa Rica, Turner is widely recognized for her transformative examination of Black history in the Canadian national narrative. Working in performance, photography, installation, digital and sonic media, often in collaboration with others, Turner’s exhibition continues her long-standing and wide-ranging exploration of Canada’s entanglement in the histories of the transatlantic trade of enslaved Africans. The exhibition is curated by Barbara Fischer.

Labour challenges racial biases through Black and Indigenous perspectives, exploring how unseen labour can be shifted onto the dominant and examining white supremacy’s influence on institutional power and its corrosive effects on Black and Indigenous people and people of colour. By reimagining how the colonized perceive, engage with, and ultimately challenge the forces that shape our world, Labour becomes a powerful site of defiance. The exhibition is curated by Ingrid Jones.