Fastwürms
Canadian artist collective
Fastwürms is a Canadian artist collective based in Toronto and Creemore. Founded in 1979, Fastwürms originally had three members: Kim Kozzi, born Kim Kozolanka in Ottawa, Ontario, 1955, Dai Skuse born David Skuse in Oldham, England, 1955, and Napo B. born Napoleon Brousseau in Ottawa, Ontario, 1950. The collective was employed as security guards at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa prior to moving to Toronto in 1980. In the mid-1980s, Napo B. moved to NYC and formally left the collective in 1991. Kozzi and Skuse have continued to work in Toronto as Fastwürms.
Career
In 1981 Fastwürms began exhibiting at The Ydessa Gallery in Toronto. They are currently represented by Paul Petro Contemporary.
Kozzi and Skuse have exhibited internationally, taught at the Toronto School of Art and OCAD and are currently Associate Professors of Studio Art in the School of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Guelph.
Work
Fastwürms describes the focus of their art as social exchange and relational aesthetics. Their artwork is multidisciplinary, including video, installation, and performance art.
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