The exhibit Sense of the City (Sensations Urbaine) start today at the Canadian Center for Architecture on West Rene-Levesque Boulevard. “Visitors can explore sensory perception in the urban environment and discover hidden qualities of the city.” All of the senses are covered (except the sense of taste as Zeke pointed out, I think). There is also a series of six lectures that accompany the exhibit. The second starts Thursday night. The lectures are given by: a great Canadian composer; a cultural historian; a theatre artist and performance scholar; a professor of urban and tourism studies; a performance art and interdisciplinary practices scholar; and a cultural anthropologist and former curator of the British Museum. Quite a diverse lineup. Curiously, no architects.

Also at the CCA until November 20th is the Super City exhibit by Douglas Copeland (Generation X). It “investigates the creative impact of the 1960s explosion of toy building kits, offering a reflection on the profound effect toys can have-not only on how children learn to perceive the world, but also in terms of the kinds of things they produce as adults.”

Enjoy.

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