ArtStars* 42 - Thorarinn Ingi Jonsson
artstarstv.com - No heavy news here, honey -- just sweet syrup and sugar. I managed to arrange an interview with famed "ROM Bomb" artist Thorarinn Ingi Jonsson in Iceland on my way to Finland, even if only to gift him. You might remember him from 2007, the Ontario College of Art and Design student caught up in mischief charges for a fake bomb he planted out front of the Royal Ontario Museum during an AIDS fundraiser. I wanted to give him a big kiss from Toronto to congratulate him for graduating from the Iceland Academy of the Arts this spring with a series of sculptures that have a whiff of how Toronto treated him. And for continuing his studies this fall in Prague -- after all, he is an artist, not a criminal. Adios, Toronto. We've had a gas. But I'm off to uncover the 7 Unsolved Mysteries of the Art World, one country, one art scene at a time. This officially kicks off the ArtStars* Odyssey. And whenever I encounter a Toronto ex-pat, I promise to be the first to call home. http Host and co-producer: Nadja Sayej Editor and co-producer: Ryan Edwards Camera: Arnar Sigurdsson and Krzysztof Pospieszynski Graphics: Jeremy Bailey Photography by: Jennifer Roberts Music by FM Belfast: www.fmbelfast.com Syndicated by: Torontoist *snap*
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