Writing this article really solidified why I like to write for Arts (and Entertainment): you don’t have to be an expert to appreciate it.
I started this article before even going to the exhibit. Quite simply I wrote down the questions I had about the collection and made it my mission to find the answers. My questions weren’t elaborate. They were ‘Who is this guy?’ and ‘Why should I go look at a bunch of pictures of him?’
Once I visited the exhibit, writing was easy. The last time I was so excited about an article for the Varsity was for my review of the ROM’s Diamond Exhibit (also in this portfolio).
Here is the article printed in the Varsity. As a bonus, I’m giving a visual sneak peek:
Michael Merrill, Janusz in Bedlam, 1984, acrylic on canvas. Collection of Janusz Dukszta.
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