IN HONOR OF WILL MUNRO

i was informed that artist WILL MUNRO died on may 21st.
although i knew he was ill, this comes as a shock. will was legend in the toronto art scene and so very young.. i am very sad.




here is the official obituary~

Toronto artist and scene impresario Will Munro dies of cancer

Tributes are starting to pour in for Toronto artist and promoter Will Munro, known throughout the city’s music, art, DJ and gay scenes (he was frequently the catalyst for bringing those very scenes together under one roof, often for one party), who lost a two-year battle with brain cancer on May 21. For bands and artists such as The Hidden Cameras, Peaches and Crystal Castles, Munro provided the push to larger audiences that would eventually make them household names beyond Toronto’s borders. For those who just wanted to dance, he was a party-thrower extraordinaire. Long before Circa invaded Toronto’s scene, Munro was throwing parties that would live on in legend for weeks and months after being thrown, anchored most notably by his Vaseline (Vazaleen) monthly series. Munro was also an accomplished artist, and was even staging new work this year, and he-owned the Beaver Café on Queen Street West.

We remember some of the early days of Vaseline at El Mocambo, mostly because they were the most relaxed, best-DJed, most-packed-with-beautiful-people parties we’d ever been to at that point in our lives — and they certainly left one with a huge smile and sore feet the next day.

although i never met will in person i had the pleasure of photographing his ONE-OF-A-KIND UNDERWEAR for numerous publications.

here now are photographs from our collaboration dedicated to the memory of will munro- february 11th, 1975- may 21st, 2010-
RIP, baby, RIP.







(photos~ rick castro-2005 & 2006, one-of-a-kind underwear by will munro- published in AXM, MANNER)