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William Grant "Will" Munro (February 11, 1975 – May 21, 2010) was a Toronto artist, club promoter, and restaurateur known for his work as a community builder among disparate Toronto groups.〔Whyte, Murray (August 5, 2010). "(Will Munro: Force of culture: Toronto’s one-man cultural hub was many things — DJ, restaurateur, promoter, knitter — but most of all an artist )", ''Toronto Star'', p. E1. Retrieved September 10, 2010.〕〔Micallef, Shawn (May 21, 2010). "(Will Munro, 1975–2010: Toronto has lost a great city builder )", ''Spacing''. Retrieved September 10, 2010.〕〔Berman, Stuart (May 21, 2010). "(Will Munro, 1975–2010 )", ''Eye Weekly''. Retrieved September 11, 2010.〕 As a visual artist, he was known for fashioning artistic works out of underwear; as a club promoter, he was best known for his long-running Toronto queer club night, Vazaleen.〔(October 27, 2005). "(Cover story: Will Munro )", ''Now'' 25 (9). Retrieved September 8, 2010.〕 Born in Australia, Munro grew up mostly in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and moved to nearby Toronto to study at the Ontario College of Art, graduating in 2000. Influenced by such artists as General Idea and the queercore movement, he received critical attention for his work with men's underwear, a medium he used eventually to create collages of colourful performers he admired such as Klaus Nomi and Leigh Bowery. He created silkscreen posters to advertise Vazaleen—his monthly nightclub party that was unusual for being a queer event where punk and other rock music was prominently played, and for being one of the first to exist beyond the confines of the gay ghetto. The party was known for attracting a diverse crowd, and at its peak brought in such performers as Nina Hagen; international "best-of" nightclub lists took notice. Munro died of brain cancer in May 2010. Posthumous exhibits of his art work included a 2010 show at the Art Gallery of Ontario, and in 2011 he was the first male artist to be featured in the feminist Montreal art gallery La Centrale. == Personal life == Will Munro was born in Sydney, Australia in 1975. Later that year his family moved to Canada, just outside of Montreal, and then lived in Mississauga, Ontario from 1980 onwards.〔Raphael, Mitchel (July 6, 1999). "Relying on the cleanliness of strangers: Upset by his mother's refusal to buy him superhero underwear as a child, Will Munro has built an art form out of recycled Y-fronts", ''National Post'', p. B9.〕 Despite his involvement in nightclub events, Munro did not consume alcohol or recreational drugs.〔〔 He was a vegan from a young age. For many years, he volunteered as a peer counsellor at the Toronto Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line,〔 where an annual award was established in his honour after his death.〔(2010). "(The Spirit of Will Munro Award )", Youthline.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2011.〕 Munro was diagnosed with brain cancer and underwent surgery to remove a tumour in 2008.〔 A second surgery was performed in October 2009. He entered into palliative care in April 2010, and died on May 21, 2010.〔Rehel, Jason (May 21, 2010). "(Toronto artist and scene impresario Will Munro dies of cancer )", ''National Post''. Retrieved August 11, 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Will Munro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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