welcome to my website, we are not quite done yet, but feel free to look around and "contact" works if you have any comments or questions.
thanks,
ken nicol
1000 Fuck Ups, Scrap Metal Gallery
On December 9th, 2011, Samara Walbohm and Joe Shlesinger opened a gallery space called Scrap Metal. The inaugural show “Read All Over” was a group show that gave me the opportunity to show a piece called “A Thousand Times Fuck Off, 1 – 9.” The accompanying handout had a nice little error that I wanted to respond to. On April 13th and 14th, I will be “correcting” that error 1000 times at Scrap Metal. The gallery is open 12 to 5pm Friday and Saturday. If you haven’t been yet, take note of the map, it’s a little tricky to get to. The corrected handouts (limited to 1000) will be available.
2011/2012 EXHIBITIONS
January 28, 2012 to March 25, 2012
Like-Minded, Curated by Micah Lexier,
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art
Unit 1 - 460 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB
December 9, 2011, to May 1, 2012
Read All Over,
Scrap Metal Gallery,
11 Dublin Street, Unit E,
Toronto ON
October 28 - October 31, 2011
TIAF 2011,
Booth 1028, MKG127,
METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE, North Building, Exhibit Hall A & B, 255 Front Street West,
Toronto ON
October 15 - November 12, 2011,
Hundreds of Things Volume 1, MKG127
Reception: Saturday October 15th, 2 - 5pm,127 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, ON
September 28 - November 1, 2011
Book Works, TYPE Books
Reception: Saturday October 8th, 6 -8pm, 883 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
October - November, 2011
Fields,Convenience Gallery,
58 Lansdowne Avenue (at Seaforth Avenue, one block North of Queen), Toronto, ON
WORK OVERVIEW
"Ken Nicol’s work is part savant and part madness; using everyday objects to the extreme he creates work that boggles the imagination. With simple tools, like Bic pens, tape and Fine Makers, he runs them through a grueling, time dense process that only ends when the pens, or rolls expire. He combines the obsessive talents of a collector, with a keen observational talent of seeing art in common things and daily life, and then is able to create the tools (his work) for us to see it to. Genuine, humble and moving" (Todd Falkowsky via The Canadian Design Resource).
thanks,
ken nicol
1000 Fuck Ups, Scrap Metal Gallery
On December 9th, 2011, Samara Walbohm and Joe Shlesinger opened a gallery space called Scrap Metal. The inaugural show “Read All Over” was a group show that gave me the opportunity to show a piece called “A Thousand Times Fuck Off, 1 – 9.” The accompanying handout had a nice little error that I wanted to respond to. On April 13th and 14th, I will be “correcting” that error 1000 times at Scrap Metal. The gallery is open 12 to 5pm Friday and Saturday. If you haven’t been yet, take note of the map, it’s a little tricky to get to. The corrected handouts (limited to 1000) will be available.
2011/2012 EXHIBITIONS
January 28, 2012 to March 25, 2012
Like-Minded, Curated by Micah Lexier,
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art
Unit 1 - 460 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB
December 9, 2011, to May 1, 2012
Read All Over,
Scrap Metal Gallery,
11 Dublin Street, Unit E,
Toronto ON
October 28 - October 31, 2011
TIAF 2011,
Booth 1028, MKG127,
METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE, North Building, Exhibit Hall A & B, 255 Front Street West,
Toronto ON
October 15 - November 12, 2011,
Hundreds of Things Volume 1, MKG127
Reception: Saturday October 15th, 2 - 5pm,127 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, ON
September 28 - November 1, 2011
Book Works, TYPE Books
Reception: Saturday October 8th, 6 -8pm, 883 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
October - November, 2011
Fields,Convenience Gallery,
58 Lansdowne Avenue (at Seaforth Avenue, one block North of Queen), Toronto, ON
WORK OVERVIEW
"Ken Nicol’s work is part savant and part madness; using everyday objects to the extreme he creates work that boggles the imagination. With simple tools, like Bic pens, tape and Fine Makers, he runs them through a grueling, time dense process that only ends when the pens, or rolls expire. He combines the obsessive talents of a collector, with a keen observational talent of seeing art in common things and daily life, and then is able to create the tools (his work) for us to see it to. Genuine, humble and moving" (Todd Falkowsky via The Canadian Design Resource).
