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Rupen, Redekop and Silverberg are three artists who kept spaces at the legendary 9 Hanna warehouse in Toronto’s west end.
More than just a studio, this industrial space was a creative hub where artists and tradespeople, swapped tools, ideas and off cuts. Found materials — wood trim, rusted metal, and even water damaged paper became raw matter for something original. Outside, the sidewalk could be as generous as any art supply store.
Silverberg’s current work, echos this ethos, layering old canvas, string, and paint fragments, over sanded, gessoed surfaces.
Redekop creates wall mounted assemblages using plywood and paint to form irregular “tile like” patterns, and in contrast makes organic work, layering reams of newspaper, evoking land masses, wood grain or water currents.
Rupen, once a skilled cabinetmaker, now a full time artist, makes post-minimalist pieces where geometry, paint and precision, blur the line between sculpture and painting.
Warehouses like 9 Hanna are rare today, but its creative spirit endures. This group show reunites this trio, decades later, their new work resonating with their shared past and the space that helped shape them.
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