143 (I LOVE YOU) For All To See
Date and time
Location
Orchard Pavilion, Downsview Park(at Keele St & Downsview Park Blvd)
70 Canuck Avenue
Toronto, ON M3K 2C5
Canada
This current iteration of the 143 (I LOVE YOU) project curated in partnership with Wan Lucas and Danilo Deluxo as a part of ALL CITY SHINE.
About this event
143 (I LOVE YOU) For All To See is a photography project that considers Black life at the level of loving relations, exploring various manifestations of love from the familial to the romantic. Black love is acknowledged, elevated and celebrated through images that are both testimony and inspiration. In this context, "I love you" is both a proclamation and declaration, revealing strength through vulnerability.
143 is a numerical shorthand in common usage during the early 1990s, when pagers were ubiquitous as personal communication devices. With limited space to send a message, various codes were developed to communicate, such as and 411 (“send details”). 143 was shorthand for "I love you," each number corresponding to the number of letters in each word. The images in 143 I LOVE YOU represent meditations on what Black love means to Black people.
There will be an artist talk and conversation with the artists onsite at 3 pm.
143, I Love You, Photo Pop-up, artists will take professional pictures of people and families attending.
Utilizing the classic Street Art medium of Wheat-paste we present these larger-than-life images of Black love for the Downsview community.
Come out and join us to celebrate at the Orchard Pavilion at Keele St. & Downsview Park Blvd. for the opening of this exhibition!
Photo Credit: Adeyemi Adegbesan
