To expand this special exhibition project, which originated at Scrap Metal, Toronto, the curators have selected additional work from private collections for inclusion in the show to realize conversations, both historical and aesthetic, that further illuminate the artist’s interests. In Paul’s words, “for this exhibition I am interested in the impulses within intimate milieux, whether dandy, bohemian, Beat, or otherwise, which prioritized aesthetic and social ideals – often to the point of fantasy – as a form of insolence to the general sway of philistinism and moral indignation that dominates.” These additional artistic perspectives including work and ephemera by Roy Arden, Scott Burton, Brion Gyson, Bryan Mulvihill, Marchesa Casati, Edouard Manet, and Sunny Suits.
