CEAC in pictures

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from left: Jearld Moldenhauer, Joey, Amerigo Marras, Donald Suber Corley. Aug. 20, 1972. First Gay Picnic, Hanlan’s Point. Picture by Charlie Dobie

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In late 1970 I (Jearld Moldenhauer) moved in with Amerigo Marras and Donald Suber Corley (pictured here), into their 65 Kendal Avenue apartment. It is this address that served as both the initial home for Glad Day Bookshop and The Body Politic. Amerigo’s artwork adorned several pages of the first issues of the The Body Politic. Don and Amerigo bought a house at 4 Kensington Avenue in the Market area and allowed the early gay movement to use a shed behind the house as a separate space for both The Body Politic and Glad Day Bookshop. (Photo by Jearld Moldenhauer from www.jearldmoldenhauer.com)

Kensington Arts Association, October 1975 (4 Kensington)poster wet dream oct 1976 (small)

CEAC (Centre for Experimental Arts and Communication), December 1975 ceac body art (small)

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Lily Eng improv performance at CEAC, photos by Keith Lock

lily ceac keith lock photo

CEAC, January-Feb 1976 (86 John Street)POGOShitBandit

CEAC, March 1976 (86 John Street)ceac films john st march (small)ceac films john st march 2 (small)

CEAC, May 1976 schedule, and poster for John Faichney’s performance Momenting (86 John Street)john street (small)

CEAC, May 1976 (86 John Street)CEAC-artwork_iB144

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Missing Associates (Peter Dudar and Lily Eng) in performance, March 1976
Kensington Arts Association, 86 John Street

May 1976. Steve Reich and Peter Dudar. Steve Reich and musicians played at a CEAC event at Convocation Hall, May 2, 1976 1920-CEAC_1976_Reich_006

 CEAC’s new location, July 1976 (15 Duncan)ceac 4.16 poster july 1976 wave 2-1 (small)poster july 1976 wave-1 (small)

CEAC, Opening night, September 18, 1976 (15 Duncan)

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CEAC, October 1976 schedule (15 Duncan)oct schedule(duncan st) (small)

 

CEAC, October 1976, first Canadian performance art tour in Europe. Lily Eng, Amerigo Marras, John Faichney, Ron Gillespie (behind John), Peter Dudar. SwedenCEAC_72p

CEAC, October 1976 (15 Duncan)noel harding poster (small)

CEAC, November 1976 (15 Duncan)sharits, missing ass nov 1976 (small)

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Crash Points by Missing Associates (pictured: Peter Dudar and Linda Eng, assisted by Lily Eng and Bruce Eves.
Michael Snow and Paul Sharits are seated on the right, foreground.

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anna kutera and joseph kosuth at the contextual art symposium, ceac, toronto, 1976

Anna Kutera and Joseph Kosuth at the Contextual Art Symposium, CEAC, Nov. 1976

CEAC, December 1976 dishes dec 77 maybe (small)

CEAC, January 1977 schedule ceac 2.01

CEAC, February 1977 (15 Duncan) ceac 3.15spinning (small)spinning-12-2spinning-2-2spinning-ceac-poster

CEAC, performances in New York, Franklin Furnace (Feb. 27), Pier 52 (March 24)ceac 5.20

CEAC, March 1977 (15 Duncan)ceac poles poster (edie) (small)

CEAC, March 1977 (15 Duncan)

einstein on the beach march 1977 (small)

CEAC, April 1977 schedule ceac 5.36ceac 5.16

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May/June 1977 CEAC Performances/Seminars in England, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Italy ceac

 

Contextual Seminars at Kazimirz, Poland, May 20-24, 1977, photo by Andrzej Owczarek

Contextual Seminars at Kazimirz, Poland, May 20-24, 1977, photo by Andrzej Owczarek

Crash ‘n’ Burn, Toronto’s first punk club, opened in the basement of the CEAC, July/August 1977, 15 Duncan Streetcrash and burn1small crash and burn2small

 

Fashion Burn, July 1977

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September 8-16, 1977 CEAC at Joseph Beuys’ Violence and Behaviour Workshop at Documenta 6, Kassel, Germany

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Joseph Beuys (standing near ladder with hat), Bruce Eves (videotaping), Amerigo Marras (standing, centre left), Lily Eng (subject of taping, offscreen)

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The Funnel’s first film screenings (in the basement of CEAC), October 1977 (15 Duncan)

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CEAC, Art Communication Edition 8 was a 6 page magazine with a 45″ vinyl RAW/WAR released on Crash ‘n’ Burn Records October 1977 (15 Duncan) RAW WAR

CEAC, October 1977 (15 Duncan)oct 1977 video (small)ceac 9.18

CEAC, November 1977 ceac 9.19

 

CEAC, November 1977 ceac 9.36

December 1977

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December 1977
Amerigo Marras, Nam June Paik and John Baldessari at the IX International Video Encounter at the University of Mexico. Photos by Saul Goldman

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CEAC School January/February 1978, 15 Duncan Streetstrike 1.29

April/May 1978. 5 Polemics to the Notion of Anthropology, 15 Duncan Street

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June 1978, final European performance art tour (shows in Kagreb, Yugoslavia)ceacstrike pic

Amerigo Marras at CEAC, 15 Duncan StreetCEAC_1977_office photos_amerigo+s_72p003 CEAC_1977_office photos_amerigo+s_72p004

Bruce Eves and Amerigo Marras at CEAC, 15 Duncan StreetCEAC_1977_office photos_bruceAS_72p005

Bruce Eves at CEAC, 15 Duncan StreetCEAC_1977_office photos_bruceAS_72p006

Diane Boadway at CEAC, 15 Duncan StreetCEAC_1977_office photos_D1

Peter Dudar at CEAC, 15 Duncan StreetCEAC_1977_office photos_pd_300p001

Suber Corley at CEAC, 15 Duncan StreetCEAC_1977_office photos_S1_72p CEAC_1977_office photos_subor_72p007

December 27, 1983 Postcard from Amerigo Marras to Mr+Mrs. Saul Goldmanpostcard-amerigo-apostcard-amerigo

 

Ron Giii, Peter Dudar, Lily Eng, Diane Boadway, Philip Monk, CEAC Panel 1, AGYU, Oct 2014

Ron Giii, Peter Dudar, Lily Eng, Diane Boadway, Philip Monk, CEAC Panel 1, Art Gallery of York University, Nov. 2014. Photo by Coman Poon

John Faichney, Peter Dudar, Bruce Eves, Diane Boadway, Dot Tuer, CEAC Panel 2, AGYU, Oct 2014

John Faichney, Peter Dudar, Bruce Eves, Diane Boadway, Dot Tuer, CEAC Panel 2, AGYU, November 2014. Photo by Coman Poon.

AGYU Is Toronto Burning? 1

Is Toronto Burning? 1977-79 Three Years in the Making (and Unmaking) of the Toronto Art Scene, Art Gallery of York University Sept. 17-Dec. 7, 2014. Curator Philip Monk. Photo by Coman Poon

AGYU Is Toronto Burning? 2

Is Toronto Burning? 1977-79 Three Years in the Making (and Unmaking) of the Toronto Art Scene, Art Gallery of York University Sept. 17-Dec. 7, 2014. Curator Philip Monk. Photo by Coman Poon