Toronto art collection TEAM MACHO talking about new project AXIS MUNDI at the Art Gallery of Ontario

Toronto-based artist group Team Macho talk about their installation "Axis Mundi" in the Art Gallery of Ontario.

"Axis Mundi" is a series of sculptural structures that also function as free working studio spaces within the gallery. People are invited to enter the studios to work alone or alongside Team Macho to make drawings, write or simply spend some time together.

"Axis Mundi" references the practices of General Idea, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven among others. Here Team Macho examine the manner in which these male artists also worked supportively alongside each other, developing structures that were both physical and personal to push forward their individual practices. The piece, installed in the AGO's Community Gallery, calls to question the role of community in artistic practice, using the studio itself as a way of reconsidering the role of the individual artist in a larger society.

Comprised of members Nicholas Aoki, Stephen Appleby-Barr, Christopher Buchan, and Lauchie Reid, Team Macho shares a large studio in Toronto, where their collective efforts are focused on developing an art-making practice that spans the worlds of both fine art and illustration. Ranging from the crudely rendered to the classically painted, Team Macho playfully juxtapose styles and motifs, creating mixed media works that encompass a replete list of materials and methods. Team Macho's work conveys a strong DIY ethic and an informal, multidisciplinary approach.

The public is invited to register for use of Team Macho's studio from January to April 2012 by submitting a letter of interest to: community_gallery@ago.net

http://www.ago.net/community-arts
http://www.teammacho.com/

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