Just because you can feel it doesn’t mean it’s there, 2010

Ryan Gander - London, UK

Fire, cartoon strip printed in a national newspaper

At Yonge-Dundas Square, an intentional fire is lit. The possible explanations for it are numerous and remote from one another. Some clues are offered through a printed cartoon that enjoys a life independent from the lived experience. The fire burns from sundown to sun up. The public square becomes the stage for an event of ambiguous designation but of unmistakable scale and presence. But, as the artist puts it: just because you can feel it, doesn’t mean it’s there.

Advisory: Wood Burning Fire

Ryan Gander lives and works in London, UK. In 2010, his solo exhibitions included Haus Konstruktiv (Zürich), Lisson Gallery (London), Taro Nasu Gallery (Tokyo) and Khastoo Gallery (Los Angeles). In 2009, Gander presented his first major solo retrospective exhibition called The die is cast at Villa Arson (Nice), as well as solo exhibitions that ran concurrently at Kadist and gb agency (Paris) under the title It’s a right Heath Robinson affair. Gander has recently been awarded the Zürich Art Prize, 2009.

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