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<title>Diane</title>
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Is the D.H.General Store interested in some great 1970's art pieces by Irene McKim? I would like to sell them or place them on consignment. I can email images of the pieces to you. Unfortunately, arrangements have to be made quickly BUT I am WOMAN with TRUCK and I could drive them to you for your consideration in the next 5 days. There 12 remaining McKim pieces available, they include op art, string art and collage, some are large. Contact me asap: 1-613-484-4667  See bio next:

Irene McKim, a prominent Kingston-based artist who had exhibited her work locally and internationally. McKim passed away from bone cancer in 2001. Those who knew her describe McKim as a vivacious, bubbly, petite woman who kept her age a secret even after her death. Every year she would go to New York to study the latest techniques and bring them back to the artist's group here in Kingston. She always had an amazing range of styles from realism early on to modern and abstract work to string and fibre art and she shared what she learned in Paris or New York with the artist's group. McKim was born in Kingston and began her art studies at Queen's University under the direction of Andre Bieler and Ralph Allen. Over her lifetime, she travelled the world, studying techniques and taking part in exhibits from Paris to Russia, South America and the U. S, among other destinations.
She had more than 38 group and solo exhibitions throughout the world during her life and was a member of the Art Student League in New York City. She is listed in Artists in Canada and A Dictionary of Canadian Artists. McKim was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists, the Sculptors' Society of Canada and the Society of Canadian Artists. Her early works were more realistic oils and watercolours and also included landscapes, but she grew to experiment with string and fibre art, collages and art creations made from found and reclaimed materials. Some of her pieces have obvious influences from New York post-modern geometrics, Jackson Pollack and the work of Piet Mondrian. Queen's University has two of McKim's pieces on display in public areas.

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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:20:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Jack</title>
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Kitsch, as an aesthetic, is the denial of shit.  Which is what this store is.]]>
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<category>Toronto, </category>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:41:14 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Janet</title>
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Congratulations to the Shared team, the store looks amazing. I cannot wait to stop in on my next visit to Toronto. Whatever you guys are doing, keep doing it because it's working.]]>
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<category>Toronto, </category>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:39:03 PST</pubDate>
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<title>aggy</title>
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congratsss joyce !!!
it looks A-mazing ' cant wait to check on it.. luvs, and the best fr argentina.]]>
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<category>Toronto, </category>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:13:13 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Christopher King</title>
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"Antique Asylum at Queen & Parliament is better."
Anonymous: How can you say that with any force or honesty, considering the Drake Hotel General Store hasn't even been opened yet to the general public so that you could form a genuine opinion?]]>
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<category>Toronto, </category>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:52:23 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Buffalopundit</title>
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I'm a total sucker for tchotchke shops like this.]]>
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<category>Toronto, </category>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:33:49 PST</pubDate>
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Antique Asylum at Queen & Parliament is better]]>
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<category>Toronto, </category>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:00:37 PST</pubDate>
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