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Howdy folks, if you’re a regular ‘round these parts you know that #COOPERCOLE participates in a whole lot of international #art fairs... Well since 22 put a wrench in everyones travel plans, this year those art fairs moved to the World Wide Web. Go ahead and treat yourself to a swipe through of our 2020 digital art fair presentations with #ArtBasel and #Frieze. ... Frieze New York: #JagdeepRaina In his work, Raina engages with personal and public archives to examine histories of transnational migration by considering them in the context of fluctuating infrastructures of power. Raina’s practice works to conceptually disrupt this fixity and recover heterogeneity. In doing so, the artist reactivates the archive to reveal hierarchies of power that play out across class, gender, caste, race and geography. Art Basel OVR: 2020: #SaraCwynar Cwynar's grid of photographs reflect on the volume of media through which we gather information, specifically in the time of a pandemic, and the increasing difficulty in defining a self or a position against all this. Frieze London: #TauLewis and #BrieRuais This presentation reflected on Lewis and Ruais’ common concerns with materials, the narratives they carry, and their transformative potentials. Art Basel OVR: 20C: #ChrysanneStathacos Stathacos' Art Basel presentation focused on her work from the 1990s, a pivotal time in her practice when her work was deeply engaged in body politics, gender, and the AIDS crisis. See more

Today we are shining some light on the GLBALPRJECTS that #COOPERCOLE presented in 2020. Sending love and blessings our international friends and collaborators We can’t wait to see you again soon! ... Image 1+2: Condo London, Emalin, London UK Featuring Bjorn Copeland, Georgia Dickie and Nicholas Cheveldave. Image 3+4: Independent New York, Geoff McFetridge Image 5+6: A View Without A Room, Vanessa Maltese and Michelle Grabner, Mickey Chicago, USA Image 7+8: Soft Opening, Piccadilly Circus, London, UK Jagdeep Raina See more

so as we prepare to kick 2020 to the curb , we wanted to say a special thank you to our amazingcommunity for your continued support. Artists! Thank you for your creative vision and hard work. It serves as a constant inspiration for the work that we do here at #COOPERCOLE. Thank you to all the collaborators/curators/collectors/advisors/writers/assistants/art handlers/registrars/administrators/photographers/framers/shippers/and all the amazing fol...ks that do the invisible labour which helps keep this clock ticking. And special thanks to you! Ya you! I’m talking to you! You, reading this right now! You amazing soul! You the VIEWER! Thank you for visiting the galley, tuning in, smashing like, being engaged, telling a friend, signing up for our mailing list, writing a Google review, doing all that you do, and being all that you can be. Without you what’s the point right?! Anyways thanks for looking, and we hope to welcome you back irl sooner than later... in the meantime, swipe to have a look back at the exhibits we were lucky enough to host this past year in #Toronto. 1 #ShawnKuruneru Emnata 2 #WalterScott Extension of Doubt 3 #AndyFabo #RobertFlack #TimJocelyn #ChrysanneStathacos There are More Than Four Curated by #JacobKorczynski 4 #ScottTreleaven and #RachelEulenaWilliams Hey Mars 5 #PaulP. Gamboling Green 6 #PaulP. and #GBJones Temple of Friendship 7 #TauLewis Triumphant Alliance of the Ubiquitous Blossoms of Incarnate Souls See more

Hey friends, Just letting you know that we have closed for holidays until January 4th. ... If you need an #art fix in the meantime, feel free to stop by #COOPERCOLE to view this illuminating installation of #cosmic #glass #sculptures by #EliasHansen aka @uncleeli through our window. Wishing you all See more

Hi friends! 2day is the LASTDAY to check out our solo presentation with #SaraCwynar as part of @artbasel #ArtBasrlOVR2020! @cwynars #photographs are representations of diverse visual materials that explore the power structures embedded in everyday objects and the conventions of photographic representation. In works like "Guts, 2020 Cwynar questions what it means to be a subject in relation to the current overwhelming media landscape, where it is increasingly difficu...lt to grasp what is true or real. Image: Guts, 2020 Edition of 3 + 2 Archival pigment print 46.5 x 37.5 in (118.1 x 95.3 cm) Contact #COOPERCOLE for more info! See more

Virtual talk today at 2pm with Sara Cwynar! https://www.artbasel.com//In-Conversation-With-Sara-C/9652

Here’s a look at another piece by #SaraCwynar which is part of our presentation at @artbasel #ArtBaselOVR2020 "Sahara from ssense with Swimmers from TurboSquid.com" is part of a new series of works made by @cwynars in 2020. This image reflects on the volume of media through which we gather information, specifically in the time of a pandemic, and the increasing difficulty in defining a self or a position in relation to this. Image: ... Sahara from SSENSE.com with Swimmers from TurboSquid.com, 2020 Archival pigment print Edition of 3, 2 AP 46.5" X 53.5" 118.11cm X 135.89cm Contact #COOPERCOLE for more info! See more

#COOPERCOLE is tremely cited to debut a brand new body of images by #SaraCwynar this week as part of @artbasel OVR:2020 In these works, Cwynar works to replicate the digital common space through which we interface with the world. The works include images of protests, politicians, social media platforms, art historical paintings, celebrity before and after images, idealized ‘healthy’ bodies, self-portraits, natural and digital depictions of nature, and more. In com...bining these references together, Cwynar questions what it means to be a subject in relation to the current media landscape, in which it is increasingly difficult to grasp what is true or real. This piece is titled: Oops (Tools of Power), 2020 Edition of 3 + 2 Archival pigment print 46.5 x 87.5 in 118.1 x 222.3 cm swipe to see details Check them out on #ArtBaselOVR2020 and contact the gallery for more info

Happy MNDAY friends Today we’re thinking about a couple of our favorite #drawings by #JagdeepRaina Image 1 A tangible expression (Part 1), 2017... Mixed media on paper 19 x 25 in Image 2 A tangible expression (Part 2), 2017 Mixed media on paper 19 x 25 in As always contact #COOPERCOLE for more details! Hope you all have a great week ahead See more

We here at #COOPERCOLE love our thoughtful patrons and cant get enough of how splendid this #embroidery by #JagdeepRaina looks in the home of Anjli and Parambir. Swipe to check out the intricate details of Jag’s piece Paradise Lost and how our friends are living with it. When speaking about living with the work, Anjli and Parambir said : As we discussed Paradise Lost this evening, we realized we were approaching the work in different but related ways. Parambir se...es the work as questioning the immigrant experience have we arrived at a truly promised land? Did we leave paradise behind? and Anjli sees the work as one of few that memorializes that ‘paradise’ through the culturally significant medium of weaving. By necessity or by design, many BIPOC trade in trauma certainly this work hints at it and so it’s really lovely living with work that beautifully depicts mundane moments of our lives For more info about #JagdeepRaina please contact the gallery. See more

We these sculptures by #PaulP called Untitled (G.B Jones) part of his current exhibition with @gbjonestown Temple of Friendship up now in our Annex space When speaking about his furniture sculptures Paul describes, They refuse simple domestic associations, and are situated instead in the realm of minimal, yet mannerist sculpture, and while they were created specifically for their original exhibition space, they are liminal objects tha...t belong to no room in particular; they can be moved in and moved out, much in the way the portraits are allegories for temporality. #COOPERCOLE is open Wednesday - Saturday from 12-6pm so pop by See more

Happy birthday #SaraCwynar! Today we raise our glasses and give a big cheers to gallery artist and photographic genius @cwynars! Check out this recent image of Sara’s titled Scaffolding Statue of Liberty, 2020 ... This piece is currently on display in #Brooklyn on Court St. between Montague St. and Tillary St. as part of @publicartfund Art on the Grid exhibition! Oh also, very #COOPERCOLE will be presenting a solo exhibition of new works by Sara as a part of @artbasel OVR:2020 ~ more on that soon sweeties See more

Yo listen up, here's the story About a little guy that lives in a blue world And all day and all night and everything he sees is just blue Like him, inside and outside... Blue his house with a blue little window And a blue Corvette And everything is blue for him And himself and everybody around 'Cause he ain't got nobody to listen I'm blue da ba dee da ba daa Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa k, kay, everybody settle down. In all seriousness this painting by #PaulP is just too CL for the ‘gram. The subtleties and depth of this #monochrome really must be experienced in the flesh. For those unfortunate souls who won’t be able to view this piece in person, let’s just say that standing in front of this #painting captures a feeling similar to basking in the twilight glow of a late summers sky. Or perhaps its more like finding yourself falling deep into your lovers eyes as you release your inhibitions and passionately embrace coupling mind, body, and soul... provided your lover has blue eyes of course. When speaking about his artistic process, Paul discloses I would say about 9 or 10 (layers of paint). After the first 4 or 5 layers the drying time slows way down, so I need at least two weeks between coats. Lots of cobalt and cerulean blues. Now I see you asking yourself, has the artist entered his blue eriod? Only tie will tell I guess. Anyways, if you live in #Toronto you would be remissed to miss this and the other phenomenal paintings by #PaulP. in his current #art show up now at #COOPERCOLE. The gallery is open Saturday’s from 12-6pm so float on by. #dabadeedabadaa See more

What’s up Tough Stuff?!?! In conjunction with their current exhibition Temple of Friendship #GBJones and #PaulP have created a limited edition zine. Only 200 copies available! Free with purchase or visit, so drop by #COOPERCOLE to see the show and pick up a copy of your very own. Oh! and if you aren’t local you can download a PDF copy (infullcolor) online via our worldwidewebsite. Link in bio ~ Swipe through to see a tasty selection of some of the pages.... @gbjonestown @paulp_doe_ye_nexte_thynge #COOPERCOLE is open to the public Wednesday - Saturday 12 - 6pm - When visiting please wear a mask - Appointments are recommended - Social distancing in full effect See more

Have a LK at these SUBLIME ink drawings by #PaulP included in his solo exhibition Gamboling Green Swipe through or better yet, visit them in person at #COOPERCOLE Images: ... Untitled (Spirit Guarding the Tomb), 2019 Ink on paper 11.8 x 8.7 in Untitled (Mercury Inventing the Caduceus), 2018 Ink and collage on paper 11.8 x 8.7 in Untitled (Dancing Faun), 2018 Ink and collage on paper 11.8 x 8.7 in Untitled (Removing a Thorn), 2019 Ink and collage on paper 11.8 x 8.7 in See more

Hey friends! We are totally excited to let you know that #COOPERCOLE has reopened to the public with new hours of operation and some friendly new guidelines when visiting the gallery! Wednesday: 12 - 6pm... Saturday: 11 - 6pm All other days by appointment. Visitation guidlines: If you are feeling unwell, or are exhibiting any symptoms of Covid-19, please refrain from visiting the gallery. Visitors are required to wear disposable or fabric face masks while in the gallery. Visitors will be allowed into the gallery for 30 minutes of viewing time. Visitors will be required to practice physical distancing. A maximum of four visitors will be lowed into the gallery at a time. The gallery recommends booking an appointment to ensure you don’t have to wait. The gallery will provide hand sanitizer for visitors at the entrance. The gallery bathroom will be closed to the public indefinitely. Staff will wash hands thoroughly upon entering the gallery and wear face masks. Staff will be limited to three at a time in the gallery. Staff will regularly disinfect touchable surfaces throughout the gallery. Staff will practice physical distancing at all times. If you have any questions or would like to book an appointment please contact the gallery . @coopercole is hosting two final Zoom events in conjunction with our current exhibition, There are more than four, curated by Jacob Korczynski, featuring artists Andy Fabo, Robert Flack, Tim Jocelyn, and Chrysanne Stathacos. The exhibition closes on Saturday, June 27. On Thursday, June 25 at 2:00 pm, please join us for, There are more than four poems, with Stephen Andrews, Wanda Nanibush, Bojana Stancic and Chrysanne Stathacos. On Friday, June 26 at 2:00 pm, please join us for I contain multitudes, Andy Fabo in conversation with Jacob Korczynski. The Zoom meeting ID for both events is: 740 6079 0392 We can’t wait to see you all online and irl real soon! @ COOPER COLE See more

#BlackLivesMatter #COOPERCOLE condemns systemic racism and police violence. We stand in solidarity with all the protesters worldwide. #WhiteSilenceEqualsViolence... This is a call to action to our patrons and supporters. If you are white you must educate yourself to unlearn white supremacy. If you are quiet you are part of the problem. It is up to us to use our bodies and voices to protect vulnerable members in our community. Show up. If you have the monetary means to do so please donate to bailout funds and community organizations. It is our responsibility as a society to come together and end all racial injustice. Artwork image: #JesseHarris Smash the Statement, 2017 Enamel on wood, baseball bat 42.5" X 22" 107.95cm X 55.88cm Swipe through to read an excellent guide to non-optical allyship put together by @mireillecharper so you can better support POC and actively fight racism. @ COOPER COLE

There are more than four, curated by Jacob Korczynski, featuring artists Andy Fabo, Robert Flack, Tim Jocelyn, and Chrysanne Stathacos continues at #COOPERCOLE. For this exhibition and context, @chrysanne108 will appear in her sculpture interactive sculpture, 1-900-Mirror-Mirror (1993),and host weekly events on Wednesday's at 2pm for the remainder of the exhibition. Join us for a guided meditation with Angelo Plessas, on Wednesday May 27th at 2pm.... Zoom meeting ID: 740 6079 0392 Everywhere Present, Nowhere Visible (and vice versa) Technology and well-being are some contradictory realms but it does not have to be this way all the time. In this meditation, we will all meet virtually and I will instruct you to a guided meditation. I conceived a way that we will use the phone as a mindfulness tool to bring positive and calm sensations bridging physical and cyber realities. The participants should ideally: use both laptop with their phone handy, where the camera works at least in one of the devices and choose a quiet spot in their homes. The whole ritual will have a max duration of about 20 min. #AngeloPlessas lives and works in Athens. The central aim in Plessas’ work is to highlight the ambiguous approach of spirituality with technology opening up themes of on the human condition, social relations, identity and freedom of speech. Over the last years, he has organized the annual, weeklong gatherings of the Eternal Internet Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the Experimental Education Protocol. He is the founder of the space P.E.T Projects in Athens. His work has been exhibited internationally in large-scale exhibitions and art institutions, such as documenta 14, both in Kassel and Athens; The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Jeu de Paume, Centre Pompidou, Paris; the DESTE Foundation, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens; Frieze Projects 2013, London. A Fulbright alumnus, he has been awarded the DESTE Prize in 2015. @ COOPER COLE See more

Hi friends! Just letting you know that #COOPERCOLE is excited to participate in FAIR, May 20 June 21, 2020, presenting works by Scott Treleaven (@scotttreleaven) and Rachel Eulena Williams (@rae_eulena). FAIR is a new art fair initiative organized by The New Art Dealers Alliance (@newartdealers) and designed to be online, function cooperatively, and act as a benefit for its community of galleries and artists. FAIR offers an alternative profit-sharing model, structure...d to facilitate mutual support within our industry, and provide revenue to each of its participants during a time in which galleries have temporarily closed their physical locations. A percentage from each sale made from FAIR will be merged into collective pools for both participating galleries and artists, to then be evenly distributed among each group. Each participating gallery is invited to present up to four art works over the four-week duration of the event, with a rehang with a new artwork each week. Image 1: #ScottTreleaven RFD (Rad Fae Deco), 2019 Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas 30 x 24" 76.25 x 61cm Image 2: #RachelEulenaWilliams Foreign, 2018 Acrylic on canvas and rope 60 x 53 in 152.4 x 134.6 cm For sales and press inquiries about Scott Treleaven and Rachel Eulena Williams please contact @coopercole @ COOPER COLE See more

Today is the last day to check out @friezeartfair’s 2020 Edition Online. #COOPERCOLE is presenting a solo exhibit of most excellent drawings by #JagdeepRaina. These drawings explore the phenomenon of Bhangra club culture during the late 1980s in the UK, Canada, and the US. Bhangra music that remixed traditional Punjabi folk with hip hop and reggae also represented a cultural fracturing of younger generations away from their immigrant communities. Over the duration... of the online fair we will post a selection of works by Jagdeep. This work is titled: A tangible expression (Part 2), 2017 Mixed media on paper 19 x 25 in 48.3 x 63.5 cm This project was also generously supported by @superframe through their Framing Fund! For more info about Jagdeep Raina please contact @coopercole #friezenewyork See more

Here’s another drawing by #JagdeepRaina that #COOPERCOLE is presenting at @friezeartfair 2020 Edition Online continues this week. These drawings explore the phenomenon of Bhangra club culture during the late 1980s in the UK, Canada, and the US. Bhangra music that remixed traditional Punjabi folk with hip hop and reggae also represented a cultural fracturing of younger generations away from their immigrant communities. Over the duration of the online fair we will p...ost a selection of works by Jagdeep. This work is titled: The terraced streets of Glasgow: Jabeen's home in this moment, 2016 Mixed media on paper 22 x 30 in 55.9 x 76.2 cm This project was also generously supported by @superframe through their Framing Fund! For more info about Jagdeep Raina please contact @coopercole #friezenewyork See more

Our presentation of drawings by #JagdeepRaina that #COOPERCOLE is presenting at @friezeartfair 2020 Edition Online continues this week. These drawings explore the phenomenon of Bhangra club culture during the late 1980s in the UK, Canada, and the US. Bhangra music that remixed traditional Punjabi folk with hip hop and reggae also represented a cultural fracturing of younger generations away from their immigrant communities. Over the duration of the online fair we ...will post a selection of works by Jagdeep. This work is titled: The terraced streets of Glasgow: Jabeen's home in this moment, 2016 Mixed media on paper 22 x 30 in 55.9 x 76.2 cm This project was also generously supported by @superframe through their Framing Fund! For more info about Jagdeep Raina please contact @coopercole #friezenewyork See more