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Exhibitions Gallery Level 1

My Back Pages: The Art of Zines and Indie Publishing

June 21 - November 10, 2019

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PLEASE NOTE: This exhibition will be closed to the public Wednesday, July 24 due to a private event. We apologize for the inconvenience.

A zine (pronounced /zeen/) is a humble self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, usually reproduced with a photocopier. With roots in self-published civil war pamphlets and science fiction fan magazines of the 1930s, zines embody a DIY approach to publishing that is scrappy, hands-on, and inherently democratic.

Part exhibition, part workshop and part residency, My Back Pages will provide space for the public to learn about zine culture and try their hand at creating a zine of their own. This space will also house a residency where emerging and veteran “zinesters” will create site-specific work for the Living Room while showcasing their own self-published zines and artwork in the related areas of drawing, printmaking, assemblage and comics. With the help of a series of community partners, this space will house programming that will position zines and indie publishing within the context of today’s social, cultural, and political landscape.

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My Back Pages Residency Schedule:

June – July     The Centre[3] Zine Club (Hamilton)
August – September   Billy Mavreas (Montreal)
October  – November    Fiona Smyth (Toronto)

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From the Canadian Art Collection


This is the Nemesis 1965

William Kurelek (Canadian 1927-1977)

mixed media on masonite, Gift of Mrs. J. A. McCuaig, 1966
© Estate of William Kurelek, Courtesy of the Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto

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