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Photos by Arthur Condo
Arthur Condo reminds us constantly that he is a quiet, meditative sort of guy, who likes things calm and peaceful. We explain to him, sometimes, that it’s not really that kind of world anymore. “Well,” he told us the other…
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Eating Hearty at Piola
The truth behind the age-old question of why good Italian cooking is so deeply, endlessly satisfying is an elusive one. One hungry afternoon, a few days ago, we dropped in to Piola, a new Italian Restaurant (it opened last December…
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Photos by Arthur Condo
“What’s this then?” we asked Arthur Condo when he came by yesterday to show us his latest photos of the Art Condos site. “Coils of communication,” he told us. “Transmission! Connectivity!”
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Photos by Arthur Condo
We found Arthur Condo at the Art Condos site last week, staring raptly, in apparent admiration, at the rising building. “I love watching it go up,” he told us. “It feels so powerful.”
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Photos by Arthur Condo
Arthur’s photos of the Art Condos building were almost always taken from odd angles and always offered unusual views of the project. “I like this one,” Arthur told us, “because of the little patch of blue sky at the top. …
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Photos by Arthur Condo
Arthur Condo strolled by the Art Condos site again last week.
“You’re getting to be a fixture here,” we told him. “Same name,” he explained, taking a couple more photographs.
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Nunu Ketgela of Nunu Fine Ethiopian
Ethiopian food gets under your skin, so to speak, and when you want it, you really really want it. When we really want it, we go to Nunu Fine Ethiopian on Queen Street West, just a few blocks from the…
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Photos by Arthur Condo
The only known photograph of Arthur Condo, taken by him during one of his frequent visits to the Art Condos building site (the one on Twitter is a fake; it is actually a photo of French Situationist International artist… -
Photos by Arthur Condo
Arthur Condo grew so fond of the crane atop the rising Art Condos building, he found himself (her knew it was absurd) experiencing a moment of real irritation–like a pang of jealousy–whenever “his” crane would appear to enter into…
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Photos by Arthur Condo
Although his partner, Anna Blume, disliked it, Arthur was actually very fond of his Art Condos rubble photograph. “Don’t you think it’s ugly?” Anna asked him. “No,” replied Arthur evenly, “I think it’s stirring, fundamental.”…
