The 13-foot sculpture of an elephant, initially created out of discarded sofas, was cast in bronze for the Art Gallery of Ontario’s first public art commission.
Toronto
Posted inArt
Fierce and Fantastical Experiments in Ceramics
The ceramics-focused Earth Oracles is a garden of earthly delights, with sumptuous glazes and a mastery of the medium on proud display.
Posted inArt
A Parent’s Guide to Navigating Biennials
Seeing the Toronto Biennial of Art through my daughter’s eyes helped me push past some of its challenges by experiencing it on a primordial level.
Posted inArt
Indigenous Artists Take Center Stage at the Toronto Biennial of Art
Inspired by the multilayered histories of the city’s waterways, the biennial’s curatorial team has amassed an exciting array of contemporary Canadian and international artists, with a focus on Indigenous artists.
Posted inSponsored
Toronto’s Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival Launches 26th Edition
The 2022 festival includes exhibitions and installations by artists including Tyler Mitchell, Sunil Gupta, Mahtab Hussain, Brendan George Ko, Aïda Muluneh, and more.
Posted inSponsored
Fable for Tomorrow: A Survey of Works by Wendy Coburn at Onsite Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto
The first career survey of Wendy Coburn’s artwork, exploring representations of gender, sexualities, material culture, and human-animal relations, opens February 16.
Posted inNews
At Art Toronto, a Third of Galleries Are Showing Indigenous Artists
“There was no call out to galleries to submit any specific work, only to submit their best work,” said fair director Mia Nielsen.
Posted inPerformance
Jess Dobkin, a Performance Artist With a Unique Sense of Humor
Dobkin caught the attention of critics early on with her quirky and occasionally self-deprecating works, which often center lesbian identity.
Posted inArt
Rehana Zaman Invites Us into Intimate, Decolonial Narratives
The London-based moving image artist considers the costs of youthful assimilation.
Posted inSponsored
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival in Toronto Celebrates 25th Anniversary Edition
The 2021 Festival focuses on public installations across the city for artists to meaningfully engage with audieces while examining critical issues.
Posted inArt
Massive Lego Kingdoms That Defy the Cultural Erasure of Africa’s Medieval Civilizations
In an ongoing series of Lego-made sculptures, Ekow Nimako imagines the legacies of past sub-Saharan civilizations into the distant future.
Posted inArt
Anna Torma’s Hand-Sewn Dreams
Inspired by children’s drawings, Hungarian folklore, and medieval legends, Torma’s playful, hand-sewn worlds are engrossing.
