Tag: art exhibit
AGO showcases timeless masterpieces
There are many experiences in the artistic sphere of Toronto that promise inspiration. The Art Gallery of Ontario’s Mystical Landscapes: Masterpieces from Monet, Van...
The aesthetic appeal of capitalism
Capitalism is a topic of global controversy. North America has an insatiable greed for wealth and commodities, a greed that reinforces capitalism and capital...
Unapologetic liberation
Quasi-scientific paintings, house music, sculptures, and minimalistic performances are among the elements Theaster Gates uses to promote his first solo exhibition in Canada. How...
What statement does your flag make?
Currently on display at the ROM is Art, Honour, and Ridicule: Asafo Flags from Southern Ghana. The display showcases flags handcrafted by the Fante...
Inspiration from antiquity
A cluster of ceramic birds sits in the centre of the room. Intricate blue patterns fleck their white surfaces. The birds are both original...
Not your average first date at the ROM
I walk into a dimly-lit atmosphere, reminiscent of people falling in love. It’s fitting, given that I’m about to fall in love with Dale...
AGO heads up north
What do painters, actors, and art curators have in common?
Remarkably, not much. This is why American actor Steve Martin astonished Toronto art-lovers by agreeing...
Us versus them: redefining the barrier
The current exhibition at the Blackwood Gallery is titled The Cage is a Stage: A Project in Five Parts, presented by Southern California-based artist,...
Tastes like paint: how to ice a canvas
White oil paint sculpted into cloudlike masses, a hidden-away gallery, eclectic blend of paintings, drawings, and sculptures, and a fusion of Aboriginal and Western...
Decolonize me: rewriting with film
Has the moment of decolonialism passed? Or is it still going on, bringing up questions of former colonists’ responsibility to reconcile some of the...
Turning the soil deep in AGO archives
Over the winter break, the Art Gallery of Ontario launched their Drawing, Je t’aime exhibit. The exhibit features over 100 pieces selected and curated...
We’re not all cut from the same cardboard
The Gallery at Sheridan College welcomed students and faculty last Thursday evening for the opening of its current exhibition, Project Project. The exhibition features...