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The Bank of Symbiosis: An Archaeological Intervention, 1998, pp. 1-31
Toronto: The Symbiosis Collective, 1998
Exhibition catalogue for The Bank of Symbiosis, which took place at an abandoned branch of the Royal Bank, in downtown Toronto in October 1997. The exhibit, intended as a subversive intervention of the corporate sphere, examines the culture of banking and capitalism. Work included Victoria Stanton's ATM Booklet, wherein the artist collected booklets from Royal Bank ATMs, altered them with her own critical content, and replaced them at the bank machines. Another piece, a video by Barbara Greczny, interviews bank tellers and people who are homeless, exploring the relationship between the two and creating a critique of the current banking system. The catalogue contains essays by Sally McKay and Harold Alegria Ortiz.
ITEM RFL.053 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
ATM Booklet – Victoria Stanton
Safety Deposit Box – Kenneth Hayes
Growth – Michael Alstad
Symphony – Mathieu Beauséjour
Excerpts from the Museum of Currency – Brian Wagner
Body Laundering – Paola Poletto
Untitled – Janet Hethrington
Hold Up – Dara Gellman
Gesture as Value – Jerelyn Hanrahan
Machine – Leslie Peters
Security – Martha Eleen
A Candle for the Sinners – Maureen Raike
Bloodbath – Jhavé
Untitled – Harold Alegria Ortiz
You Are Being Watched – Barbara Greczny
Home Free – Barbara Greczny
For Love or Money – Veronica Verkley
Modern Homes for the Nuclear Family – Jaxon McDade
7 Years Bad Luck – RM Vaughan