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DIY

Jul 09, 2016 - Aug 20, 2016

Organized by Dave Dyment, DIY collects the work of nine artists and two collectives whose work refers to, or employs the spirit of "do-it-yourself".

In Britain, the term DIY is synonymous with home repair. Elsewhere it carries more go-it-alone connotations. The term is over a hundred years old, came into common usage in the 1950s, and defined a subculture twenty years later. Today it’s ubiquitous as both an ethos and a marketing brand, from Ikea to Etsy to Martha Stewart-style Pinterest pages.

DIY features fetishized tools of the trade, as well as examples of do-it-yourself projects: from makeshift speakers and skateparks to some-assembly-required coffee, prisons and funerals.


Organized by Dave Dyment, DIY collects the work of nine artists and two collectives whose work refers to, or employs the spirit of "do-it-yourself".

In Britain, the term DIY is synonymous with home repair. Elsewhere it carries more go-it-alone connotations. The term is over a hundred years old, came into common usage in the 1950s, and defined a subculture twenty years later. Today it’s ubiquitous as both an ethos and a marketing brand, from Ikea to Etsy to Martha Stewart-style Pinterest pages.

DIY features fetishized tools of the trade, as well as examples of do-it-yourself projects: from makeshift speakers and skateparks to some-assembly-required coffee, prisons and funerals.


Contact details

Also available by appointment
Wednesday - Saturday
12:00 - 6:00 PM
1445 Dundas Street West Toronto, ON, Canada M6J 1Y

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