The work of the late Philippine-born artist Pacita Abad is making its Canadian debut at the Art Gallery of Ontario as part of her first retrospective.
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PACITA ABAD - FIRST RETROSPECTIVE NOW AT THE AGO
October 10, 2024 Art Gallery of Ontario
The work of the late Philippine-born artist Pacita Abad is making its Canadian debut at the Art Gallery of Ontario as part of her first retrospective.
PACITA ABAD - FIRST RETROSPECTIVE NOW AT THE AGO
Art Gallery of Ontario
The work of the late Philippine-born artist Pacita Abad is making its Canadian debut at the Art Gallery of Ontario as part of her first retrospective.
PASSAGES INSOLITES: A FESTIVAL OF PUBLIC ART IN THE HEART OF QUEBEC
August 31, 2023 Québec City, QC, Canada
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| Felice Varini (Switzerland/France) |
My dad is visiting me in Canada and so, as part of the quintessential tour, we decided to make a quick trip to Quebec City.
We started walking late in the evening and only after we took the first round of photos we noticed a series of buildings-with-googly-eyes that kept making guest appearances in the background.
We started walking late in the evening and only after we took the first round of photos we noticed a series of buildings-with-googly-eyes that kept making guest appearances in the background.
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| Pierre&Marie (Quebec) |
PASSAGES INSOLITES: A FESTIVAL OF PUBLIC ART IN THE HEART OF QUEBEC
Québec City, QC, Canada
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| Felice Varini (Switzerland/France) |
My dad is visiting me in Canada and so, as part of the quintessential tour, we decided to make a quick trip to Quebec City.
We started walking late in the evening and only after we took the first round of photos we noticed a series of buildings-with-googly-eyes that kept making guest appearances in the background.
We started walking late in the evening and only after we took the first round of photos we noticed a series of buildings-with-googly-eyes that kept making guest appearances in the background.
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| Pierre&Marie (Quebec) |
GALLERY HOPPING: MARCH 2023
March 31, 2023 Toronto
Here's a selection of some of the galleries and shows I visited this month in Toronto.
GALLERY HOPPING: MARCH 2023
Toronto
Here's a selection of some of the galleries and shows I visited this month in Toronto.
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH LEONARD COHEN AT THE AGO
December 12, 2022 Art Gallery of Ontario
I first heard of Leonard Cohen in my late twenties through a musician friend while we were on tour, but it wasn't until several years later that I started to understand his work. To really get it, you know?
It all happened during the wee hours of the morning at a then-friend's place. Our heads were spinning after a night out. He was laying on the carpet. I was melting into the couch.
Then, this magical guitar started playing in the background and a man's voice told the story of a woman who feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China and who is half-crazy but that's why you want to be with her. That's how I met Suzanne.
I knew basically nothing about Cohen, yet the melody and that song pierced my mind and that feeling has stayed with me ever since.
A lot has been said about Cohen's poetry, his music, his lovers. Yet, I was gladly surprised to visit the AGO and discover more about the person behind the artist through his objects, notes, drawings and photographs in the new show: Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows.
An enduring artistic force, Canadian novelist, poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) is renowned the world over for his meditations on beauty, death, loss and the human heart.
The first museum exhibition to present the holdings of the Leonard Cohen Family Trust, Everybody Knows immerses visitors in the many facets of Cohen’s creative life. Rare concert footage and archival materials, including musical instruments, notebooks, lyrics and letters are featured alongside photographs, drawing, and digital art created by Cohen across several decades.
Two large-scale multimedia installations, on loan from the Musée d’art contemporain in Montréal, highlight Cohen’s singular voice, music and stage presence.
Curated by Julian Cox, the AGO’s Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows is organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto with the exceptional support of the Leonard Cohen Family Trust and Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.
Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows
On view at the AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario
December 7, 2022 - April 10, 2023
Details:
https://ago.ca/exhibitions/leonard-cohen-everybody-knows
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH LEONARD COHEN AT THE AGO
Art Gallery of Ontario
I first heard of Leonard Cohen in my late twenties through a musician friend while we were on tour, but it wasn't until several years later that I started to understand his work. To really get it, you know?
It all happened during the wee hours of the morning at a then-friend's place. Our heads were spinning after a night out. He was laying on the carpet. I was melting into the couch.
Then, this magical guitar started playing in the background and a man's voice told the story of a woman who feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China and who is half-crazy but that's why you want to be with her. That's how I met Suzanne.
I knew basically nothing about Cohen, yet the melody and that song pierced my mind and that feeling has stayed with me ever since.
A lot has been said about Cohen's poetry, his music, his lovers. Yet, I was gladly surprised to visit the AGO and discover more about the person behind the artist through his objects, notes, drawings and photographs in the new show: Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows.
An enduring artistic force, Canadian novelist, poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) is renowned the world over for his meditations on beauty, death, loss and the human heart.
The first museum exhibition to present the holdings of the Leonard Cohen Family Trust, Everybody Knows immerses visitors in the many facets of Cohen’s creative life. Rare concert footage and archival materials, including musical instruments, notebooks, lyrics and letters are featured alongside photographs, drawing, and digital art created by Cohen across several decades.
Two large-scale multimedia installations, on loan from the Musée d’art contemporain in Montréal, highlight Cohen’s singular voice, music and stage presence.
Curated by Julian Cox, the AGO’s Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows is organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto with the exceptional support of the Leonard Cohen Family Trust and Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.
Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows
On view at the AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario
December 7, 2022 - April 10, 2023
Details:
https://ago.ca/exhibitions/leonard-cohen-everybody-knows
CONFLUENCE BY STRIPED CANARY. AN IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION AT THE BENTWAY
October 23, 2022 The Bentway, 250 Fort York Blvd
Photo: Courtesy of The Bentway
Striped Canary is the collaborative project of artists Stephen B. Nguyen and Wade Kavanaugh. Together, they are known for creating large immersive installations using everyday materials such as paper and wood and creating imaginative landscapes that investigate our memories and perceptions.
CONFLUENCE BY STRIPED CANARY. AN IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION AT THE BENTWAY
The Bentway, 250 Fort York Blvd
Photo: Courtesy of The Bentway
Striped Canary is the collaborative project of artists Stephen B. Nguyen and Wade Kavanaugh. Together, they are known for creating large immersive installations using everyday materials such as paper and wood and creating imaginative landscapes that investigate our memories and perceptions.
A PRIVATE MOMENT WITH A PRIVATE COLLECTION
October 17, 2022 Cowley Abbott
Imagine one day you walk into a friend’s house and, no big deal, you are surrounded by works of some eminent Canadian artists like Tom Thomson, Paul Kane, Lawren Harris or Emily Carr. Works that you may have seen at the Art Gallery of Ontario, National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Well, this impressive collection exists and is, in fact, one of Canada’s most-leaned private collections that will now be part of three upcoming auctions at auction house Cowley Abbott.
Carefully curated and acquired over the course of 60 years, some of these pieces could change the current auction record, like a masterpiece by Emily Carr or an exceptionally rare Paul Kane (which would be the first canvas by the painter to debut at auction in almost 20 years!).
A free exhibition of the works will be open to the public from October 28 and until November 30 at Cowley Abbott (326 Dundas St W) before their auction debut on December 1st.
The Definitive Canadian Private Collection
October 28 - November 30
Cowley Abbott Gallery
326 Dundas St W
Favourite artworks:
Interesting fact:
Emily Carr currently holds the auction record for the highest amount paid for a work by a Canadian female artist, set at $3.39 Million in 2013.
A PRIVATE MOMENT WITH A PRIVATE COLLECTION
Cowley Abbott
Imagine one day you walk into a friend’s house and, no big deal, you are surrounded by works of some eminent Canadian artists like Tom Thomson, Paul Kane, Lawren Harris or Emily Carr. Works that you may have seen at the Art Gallery of Ontario, National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Well, this impressive collection exists and is, in fact, one of Canada’s most-leaned private collections that will now be part of three upcoming auctions at auction house Cowley Abbott.
Carefully curated and acquired over the course of 60 years, some of these pieces could change the current auction record, like a masterpiece by Emily Carr or an exceptionally rare Paul Kane (which would be the first canvas by the painter to debut at auction in almost 20 years!).
A free exhibition of the works will be open to the public from October 28 and until November 30 at Cowley Abbott (326 Dundas St W) before their auction debut on December 1st.
The Definitive Canadian Private Collection
October 28 - November 30
Cowley Abbott Gallery
326 Dundas St W
Favourite artworks:
Interesting fact:
Emily Carr currently holds the auction record for the highest amount paid for a work by a Canadian female artist, set at $3.39 Million in 2013.
an art show a week | week 11: Yoko Ono: The Riverbed
March 17, 2018 Gardiner Museum
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| Yoko Ono, Line Piece (detail), 2015 / 2018 © Yoko Ono. Photo: Tara Fillion |
Week 11: Yoko Ono: The Riverbed
Where: Gardiner Museum, Toronto
Admission: $15
Favourite Artwork: Everything here is interactive, which means you may not see the same things I saw when I visited. However, I loved the station where you can mend ceramic pieces... with yarn (!) to then connect your piece to the works of other people who visited before.
Before visiting, you must know it is forbidden (by Yoko Ono herself!) to take pictures/have your phone with you while you are in this room, so -of course- this made me extra curious, and I was greatly surprised to see people truly immersed in the experience.
About the exhibition:
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Yoko Ono, Mend Piece (detail), 1966 / 2018 © Yoko Ono. Photo: Tara Fillion
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The three-part installation is conformed by: Stone Piece, Line Piece, and Mend Piece, which invite to reflect, connect, and heal.
February 22 - June 03
Gardiner Museum
*See online special events taking place during the exhibition.
**Thank you to the Gardiner Museum for allowing me to share these images here. <3
**Thank you to the Gardiner Museum for allowing me to share these images here. <3
an art show a week | week 11: Yoko Ono: The Riverbed
Gardiner Museum
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| Yoko Ono, Line Piece (detail), 2015 / 2018 © Yoko Ono. Photo: Tara Fillion |
Week 11: Yoko Ono: The Riverbed
Where: Gardiner Museum, Toronto
Admission: $15
Favourite Artwork: Everything here is interactive, which means you may not see the same things I saw when I visited. However, I loved the station where you can mend ceramic pieces... with yarn (!) to then connect your piece to the works of other people who visited before.
Before visiting, you must know it is forbidden (by Yoko Ono herself!) to take pictures/have your phone with you while you are in this room, so -of course- this made me extra curious, and I was greatly surprised to see people truly immersed in the experience.
About the exhibition:
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Yoko Ono, Mend Piece (detail), 1966 / 2018 © Yoko Ono. Photo: Tara Fillion
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The three-part installation is conformed by: Stone Piece, Line Piece, and Mend Piece, which invite to reflect, connect, and heal.
February 22 - June 03
Gardiner Museum
*See online special events taking place during the exhibition.
**Thank you to the Gardiner Museum for allowing me to share these images here. <3
**Thank you to the Gardiner Museum for allowing me to share these images here. <3
an art show a week | week 10: Cup and Ball
March 10, 2018
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| Roula Partheniou, Cup and Ball |
These may look like a bunch of ordinary cups in the middle of a room but look again and you'll realize these are actually 500 detailed sculptures meticulously arranged. Everything that looks familiar here, is probably not.
_____
It feels like it was yesterday when I discovered this secret gallery at the top of the BMO building.
_____
It feels like it was yesterday when I discovered this secret gallery at the top of the BMO building.
Ok, ok... the truth is: it's not actually completely secret, but it feels like it!... in a good way, of course.
I first found out about the space through a post by Toronto Star's art critic Murray Whyte (whom I discovered when I started this project and now I'm a declared fan... hi there if you're reading!)
This gallery is only open by appointment on Fridays because it is actually located in the middle of an operating business floor! The pieces that are shown here are part of their private collection, so it's a great opportunity to see up close artwork from contemporary Canadian artists. No pictures allowed.
On this floor we can also find The Project Room which, as the name indicates, is a space that hosts for almost a year a contemporary art project commissioned by BMO. This year's exhibition is “Cup and Ball, by Sculptor Roula Partheniou.
Week 10: Cup and Ball
Where: The Project Room
Admission: by appointment only
On this floor we can also find The Project Room which, as the name indicates, is a space that hosts for almost a year a contemporary art project commissioned by BMO. This year's exhibition is “Cup and Ball, by Sculptor Roula Partheniou.
Week 10: Cup and Ball
Where: The Project Room
Admission: by appointment only
About the show
Nothing is quite what it appears. Each ball, each cup stack or tempting prize is meticulously crafted in cast resin or wood, faithfully painted, and arranged perfectly to convince us they are familiar, mass-produced ready-made objects. Entirely ordinary. But perception is trumped by skill here, and the game is all about perception itself.
CUP AND BALL
CUP AND BALL
January 18 - November 30
Bmo Project Room
King & Bay
Appointments only on Friday
via cupandball.ca
*All photos courtesy of Roula Partheniou, The Project Room.
Bmo Project Room
King & Bay
Appointments only on Friday
via cupandball.ca
*All photos courtesy of Roula Partheniou, The Project Room.
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| Roula Partheniou, Cup and Ball |
These may look like a bunch of ordinary cups in the middle of a room but look again and you'll realize these are actually 500 detailed sculptures meticulously arranged. Everything that looks familiar here, is probably not.
_____
It feels like it was yesterday when I discovered this secret gallery at the top of the BMO building.
_____
It feels like it was yesterday when I discovered this secret gallery at the top of the BMO building.
Ok, ok... the truth is: it's not actually completely secret, but it feels like it!... in a good way, of course.
I first found out about the space through a post by Toronto Star's art critic Murray Whyte (whom I discovered when I started this project and now I'm a declared fan... hi there if you're reading!)
This gallery is only open by appointment on Fridays because it is actually located in the middle of an operating business floor! The pieces that are shown here are part of their private collection, so it's a great opportunity to see up close artwork from contemporary Canadian artists. No pictures allowed.
On this floor we can also find The Project Room which, as the name indicates, is a space that hosts for almost a year a contemporary art project commissioned by BMO. This year's exhibition is “Cup and Ball, by Sculptor Roula Partheniou.
Week 10: Cup and Ball
Where: The Project Room
Admission: by appointment only
On this floor we can also find The Project Room which, as the name indicates, is a space that hosts for almost a year a contemporary art project commissioned by BMO. This year's exhibition is “Cup and Ball, by Sculptor Roula Partheniou.
Week 10: Cup and Ball
Where: The Project Room
Admission: by appointment only
About the show
Nothing is quite what it appears. Each ball, each cup stack or tempting prize is meticulously crafted in cast resin or wood, faithfully painted, and arranged perfectly to convince us they are familiar, mass-produced ready-made objects. Entirely ordinary. But perception is trumped by skill here, and the game is all about perception itself.
CUP AND BALL
CUP AND BALL
January 18 - November 30
Bmo Project Room
King & Bay
Appointments only on Friday
via cupandball.ca
*All photos courtesy of Roula Partheniou, The Project Room.
Bmo Project Room
King & Bay
Appointments only on Friday
via cupandball.ca
*All photos courtesy of Roula Partheniou, The Project Room.
an art show a week | week 9: Winter Stations
March 06, 2018 Ashbridges Bay Park
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| Make Some Noise!!! Alexandra Grieß & Jorel Heid Hamburg, Germany |
Where: Ashbridge's Bay
Admission: Free
Favourite Artwork: Revolution, by OCAD University (oops!)
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| Revolution, by OCAD University Ben Chang, Anna Pogossyan, Amr Alzahabi, Carlos Chin, Iris Ho, Tracee Jia, Krystal Lum, Adria Maynard, Purvangi Patel, Judiette Vu |
Wind Station Paul van den Berg & Joyce de Grauw Rotterdam, Netherlands
Obstacle Kien Pham Surbiton, United Kingdom
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| Nest, Ryerson University - Adrian Chiu, Arnel Espanol, Henry Mai Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
This is a single-stage open international competition, welcoming artists, designers, architects and landscape architects to submit concept proposals for WinterStations' temporary artwork installations.
For it's fourth year, the theme was: “Riot:, and the seven winners will be on display at Ashbridge's Bay until April 1st.
For a list of all the winners click here.
WinterStations 2018
Ashbridge's Bay
February 18 - April 1st
an art show a week | week 9: Winter Stations
Ashbridges Bay Park
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| Make Some Noise!!! Alexandra Grieß & Jorel Heid Hamburg, Germany |
Where: Ashbridge's Bay
Admission: Free
Favourite Artwork: Revolution, by OCAD University (oops!)
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| Revolution, by OCAD University Ben Chang, Anna Pogossyan, Amr Alzahabi, Carlos Chin, Iris Ho, Tracee Jia, Krystal Lum, Adria Maynard, Purvangi Patel, Judiette Vu |
Wind Station Paul van den Berg & Joyce de Grauw Rotterdam, Netherlands
Obstacle Kien Pham Surbiton, United Kingdom
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| Nest, Ryerson University - Adrian Chiu, Arnel Espanol, Henry Mai Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
This is a single-stage open international competition, welcoming artists, designers, architects and landscape architects to submit concept proposals for WinterStations' temporary artwork installations.
For it's fourth year, the theme was: “Riot:, and the seven winners will be on display at Ashbridge's Bay until April 1st.
For a list of all the winners click here.
WinterStations 2018
Ashbridge's Bay
February 18 - April 1st
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