Aesthetics of Participation with Bram Morrison, Peter Morin and Melanie Yan

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If art is “a public benefit to be enjoyed and experienced by residents and visitors throughout the city” (City of Toronto’s “Percent for Public Art Program” webpage), our roundtable will explore if and how public art and street aesthetics serve as a democratic and democratizing force in urban life.

Guests:

Bram Morrison, musical artist (of the musical group )

, Tahltan Nation multimedia artist and curator

, Takoronto-based queer illustrator and zine artist

Discussants:

Lauren Knight (PhD Candidate, Faculty of Information)

Nadia Mariyan Smith (PhD Student, Faculty of Information)

Jingshu Yao (PhD Student, Faculty of Information)

This talk is supported by the School of Cities Urban Challenge Grant for the Humanities.

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