Zin Taylor
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Ooze Unique photograph | Locust Table Mixed media sculpture | Growth on a Form (The Sudden Organ) 2007 Graphite on paper
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White Pearl Sunshine Summoning Charm, 2007 colour video, 7 minutes From: Zin Taylor: Who Named the Days? | The Wishing Well, 2007 Spruce wood, masonite, paint
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Zin Taylor has become known for his conceptual interventions and music-related work in various media. Most recently his video The Allegorical Function of Dirt: A Discussion with Aki Tsuyuko's Ongakushitsu (2004-05) was included in the international exhibition Dedicated to you, but you weren't listening at Toronto's Power Plant. In this work Taylor filmed luxurious, surreal landscapes made of dirt and glue to create a visual accompaniment to the subdued, organic sounds of Ongakushitsu. Taylor then contacted Tsuyuko, forwarded her a copy of the DVD, and asked her opinion. A small brochure outlined their conversation. Taylor's work was also included in Re-Play, a major exhibition of work by contemporary artists who use or respond to popular music in their practice, organized by the Blackwood Gallery and The Edmonton Art Gallery, which traveled to several centres from 2004-2005. In January 2007, Taylor's DVD Put Your Eye in Your Mouth: A Conversational Documentary Recording Martin Kippenberger's Metro-Net Station in Dawson City, Yukon premiered in Canada at Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver, and in Europe at Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin, as part of Ideas of North (also featuring Ron Terada and Alison Hrabulik).
Exhibitions
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Zin Taylor: Who Named the Days?