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Monthly Archives: May 2012

Construction

Work in progress

May 25, 2012by Helen Yung Leave a comment

Next week I want to mail out the next batch of gifts for The Gift List. I’m excited because this time I think I’ll be sending something that isn’t related […]

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art projects, miscellany
The Gift List

The Gift List

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In January, I started The Gift List. What’s that? The Gift List is a list of friends and strangers to whom I send gifts. What kinds of gifts? Art. Stories, […]

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art projects
Gulliver the puppet

The many voyages of Gulliver the puppet

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This June, I’ve been invited for a research residency in France to explore ways of going further with my hybrid puppetry experiments. Gulliver’s been living in my basement. It’s dark, […]

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art projects
Austin Kleon's mind map of Lewis Hyde's The Gift

Research on gift economies, or radical acts of gifting

May 10, 2012by Helen Yung

If you’ve seen my video artistic statement or we’ve chatted in the last 8 months, you may have noticed I’ve been obsessed about gifts / gifting / gift economies. I’m […]

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art projects, consulting work, inspiration
Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario

Toronto’s multicultural arts scene

May 10, 2012by Helen Yung Leave a comment

I’m brainstorming public engagement projects for Toronto’s culturally diverse community. After finishing the Stand Firm program with Canada Council for the Arts, I was invited to join the CPAMO project. […]

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consulting work
apr11_gladstone

Light sculpture for Nuit Blanche – GO

May 8, 2012by Helen Yung 1 Comment

Got my contract and official letter of invitation today from the Gladstone Hotel for Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2012. They didn’t send a floorplan, because, they say, “we are really keen […]

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art projects
library books

I’m doing a public reading. My first ever.

May 2, 2012by Helen Yung Leave a comment

Finally got all the proposals in. Now I turn to my calendar and see that I’m doing my first reading ever this Saturday. Message me for details!

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