By Mike, on September 23rd, 2011 There is a quite a buzz surrounding the arrival of a large exhibition of work by General Idea at the Art Gallery of Ontario. GI were a Toronto-based art collective, founded in 1969 and comprised of: AA Bronson, Felix Partz and Jorge Zontal. They were renowned for their irreverance and satirical wit – [...]
By Mike, on May 22nd, 2011 "I want it all" – Marian Bantjes
If you get a chance you must head to the Onsite gallery at OCADU and catch the Marian Bantjes exhibit. Marian recently published, “I Wonder,” a beautifully printed and design “illuminated manuscript” (as design guru Steven Heller has described it). She is definitely one of Canada’s hottest [...]
By Mike, on September 9th, 2010 Two art show / exhibitions open this Friday that explore the geography of Ontario, one focusing on the man-made spit at the foot of Leslie St. in Toronto, and the other on the remote wilds of northern Ontario, north of Thunder Bay by and reached via Highway 11.
I don’t really frequent art openings and [...]
By Mike, on May 3rd, 2010 The annual Contact Photography Festival is taking place through the month of May. Unlike the other famous Toronto festivals, including HotDocs and TIFF, this one is completely free – so there are no excuses – check some stuff out!
This year’s theme is “Pervasive Influence: Exploring the social and political consequences of the medium of [...]
By Mike, on November 16th, 2009 For those of you interested in drawing/painting and animation I thought you might want to check out a week-long exhibition called “Eleven in Motion” at Christopher Cutts Gallery. Some of you may know “Painters Eleven” as Canada’s own version of the New York School (Abstract Expressionism). Well, the Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) has put [...]
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