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Diagrams of Power<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a group exhibition taking place right now at OCAD University’s Onsite Gallery<\/a> in Toronto, “showcases art and design works using\u00a0data, diagrams, maps and visualizations as ways of challenging dominant narratives and supporting the resilience of marginalized communities.” Curated by\u00a0Patricio D\u00e1vila, it runs until 29 September. Free admission.<\/p>\n

Update<\/em>: The above is lacking in some detail; here’s the\u00a0Toronto Star<\/em> review<\/a> to make up for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diagrams of Power, a group exhibition taking place right now at OCAD University’s Onsite Gallery in Toronto, “showcases art and design works using\u00a0data, diagrams, maps and visualizations as ways of challenging dominant narratives and supporting… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[363],"tags":[52,50,590],"class_list":["post-1786030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-human-geography","tag-data-visualizations","tag-exhibitions","tag-toronto","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1785834,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/07\/matthew-blacketts-transit-map-of-canada\/","url_meta":{"origin":1786030,"position":0},"title":"Matthew Blackett’s Transit Map of Canada","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"2 July 2018","format":"link","excerpt":"The Toronto Star talks with Matthew Blackett, who for the past six years has been working on a transit map of Canada. 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