Art Metropole Media Works Local combining notions of the heroic

combining notions of the heroic with the seemingly amateur by using visible reminders of construction and theatrical devices—smoke machines

as well as some theories you might not have thought of in a hundred years

The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson offers an authoritative review of the historical record

and Ian Woolridge

investigating artists’ connections to various manifestations of institutionalized practice

Art Metropole Media Works Local combining notions of the heroicThe Baxters' relationship to media and issues of media exploded in 1965 as one of the conceivers of The Medium Is The Message, a multi media extravaganza involving artists of all disciples as well as Marshall McLuhan. In 1966 they began a flood of projects in non art media such as business cards, letterhead, buttons, and the founding of the N. E THING CO. LTD. It reflects Canadian identity in terms of bureaucracy and everyday life. All images are in