While it was probably a bit noisy in that central communal courtyard, there are some interesting lessons to be learned in how to build secure, dense and communal housing. (treehugger.com)
Transforming the AGO's Signy Eaton Gallery into a series of snaking walkways and small rooms reminiscent of Beijing's traditional communal living spaces, the exhibition Song Dong's Communal Courtyard invites visitors to lose themselves inside a unique installation of 100 vintage Chinese wardrobe doors. (ago.ca)
For Communal Courtyard's debut at the AGO, Song Dong selected works from the gallery's collection — works by Murray Favro, On Kawara, Sol Lewitt, René Magritte, Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol — which encourage a dialogue about notions of «public» and «private.» (ago.ca)