This exhibition from The Image Centre collection presents more than 40 photographic works spanning the innovative career of American photographer Deborah Turbeville (1932–2013).
Otherworldly: Deborah Turbeville Photographs
January 17–April 6, 2024
This exhibition from The Image Centre collection presents more than 40 photographic works spanning the innovative career of American photographer Deborah Turbeville (1932–2013), from her major fashion commissions of the 1970s to the more personal projects of her later years. Widely credited with evolving the editorial genre of fashion photography into an art form, Turbeville de-emphasized the clothed figure in her pioneering compositions, whose often-decaying settings reinforce their dreamlike atmosphere. Experimental techniques such as soft focus, the use of printing papers with varied tones and textures, distressing or tearing of the print, and the application of masking tape or other collage elements contribute to the photographs’ otherworldly aesthetic.
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Opening Reception
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | 7:30-9:30 pm
Exhibition Tour
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | 6 pm
All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.
Admission is always free
Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12–8 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed
Exhibition Tours
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm
Free
2024/01/17 - 2024/04/06
The Image Centre
33 Gould St, Toronto, ON M5B 1W1
By car, drive to Dundas Street, between Yonge and Church Streets. Turn north onto Victoria Street. There is a Toronto Metropolitan University parking lot approximately half way up the street, at which point Victoria is closed for pedestrian access only. Turn left to access the lot. The Image Centre is opposite Lake Devo, directly across from the pedestrian half of Victoria street.
There is also a Green P parking lot on the South Side of Yonge and Dundas square here.