Life of a Craphead

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Life of a Craphead is an art duo consisting of Jon McCurley and Amy Lam, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] They have presented work at The Power Plant, Gallery TPW, Hotel MariaKapel, Department of Safety, and the Banff Centre. Their work combines art and humour. [2]

McCurley and Lam created Life of a Craphead in 2006. Their first joint performances were in comedy clubs [3] in 2006. [4] Later they began creating interactive art installations in Toronto public spaces. [5]

Life of a Craphead was the Art Gallery of Ontario's Artist-in-Residence [6] from January to March 2013. In April they organized and curated an artistic lecture and performance event entitled Trampoline Hall at the Garrison hall in Toronto. [7]

Every Sunday from October 29 until November 29, 2017, Life of a Craphead performed King Edward VII Equestrian Statue Floating Down the Don, floating a replica of an equestrian sculpture of King Edward VII down the Don River. [8] [9] The original 15-foot bronze sculpture was erected in India in 1922 to commemorate the Edward VII's reign as emperor. [10] Toronto businessman Harry Jackman paid to have the bronze figure moved to Toronto from India, where it had been placed in storage after the India became independent in 1947. [10] It was installed in Queens Park in 1969. [11] [12]

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  5. ↑ "Don’t Touch the Red Book at Toronto Free Library". By Ashley Carter, Torontoist
  6. ↑ "Life of a Craphead". ago.net. Art Gallery of Ontario. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Monthly Series: Trampoline Hall at The Garrison" by Melinda M, on April 19th, 2013". Ossington Village.
  8. ↑ Whyte, Murray (2017-11-03). "King Edward, down the Don River without a paddle". The Toronto Star. ISSN   0319-0781 . Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  9. ↑ "A replica of this Queen's Park statue is being thrown in the Don River ... and you can watch". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  10. 1 2 "A statue of King Edward VII will float down the Don River this weekend". NOW Magazine. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  11. ↑ "Toronto artists are using a floating king to dump on colonialism | Metro Toronto". metronews.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  12. ↑ Torontoist (2014-12-06). "Historicist: Here Comes the Equestrian Statue". Torontoist. Retrieved 2017-11-15.


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