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Anonymous Alison said...

When I saw the labels for the Heartland exhibition I immediately thought of you! Really, there is NO excuse to put such shoddy labels next to good artwork. Looked like the person didn't know how to cut a rectangle either. Or did you like the pencil scrawl marks as a label too.
It completely rubbed me the wrong way and definitely did not make a good first impression as it was directly across from the exhibit escalator entrance.
I wonder if details like this are why we are so often ignored on the world stage. AWFUL!

October 26, 2009 at 9:42 PM

Blogger Leah Sandals said...

Thanks for your comment, Alison! I'm glad/sad to know I'm not the only one who was put off by this.

Internationally speaking, I think there's a lot of factors at hand--Canada is just pretty small fry market-wise and population-wise to be considered heavily in the international game.

But amateurish installations like this sure don't help our cause, I certainly agree!

October 27, 2009 at 10:43 AM

Anonymous Misty-Dawn. said...

Am I mistaken, or wasn't Jeffrey Spaulding the curator of that little ditty? It takes 5 minutes to print proper labels. I agree; it was embarrassing to even look at.

October 27, 2009 at 9:43 PM

Blogger Leah Sandals said...

Hi Misty-Dawn,

Yes, Jeff Spalding was the curator -- while I expect his heart was in the right place, the show really, as you noted, didn't follow through. Would love to find out what the behind the scenes was on that.

October 27, 2009 at 10:05 PM

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