by Nathan Flint
Visiting this exhibition was like to travelling into an imaginary world filled with bright colours and eerie themes, where the virtual and the real felt as seamless as a looping animated.
Alex McLeod: Ghost Stories
Category: FEATURES
Configurations by Mike Hoolboom & Jorge Lozano
by Simon Termine
Just as with the issues they explore, there is an inherent complexity to their films that requires patience and contemplation, yet it effectively presents a forum for the discussions that must be had.
Naomi Harris: Hollywood Furever
Beyond the complicated philosophical underpinnings, the works are funny, campy and beautiful.
Interview with Pengkuei “Ben” Huang
by Maria Mendoza Camba
witnessing the struggle of the survivors to recover definitely transformed me as an individual, as a photojournalist and as a storyteller.
Ayana V. Jackson at Campbell House Museum
by Keren Sedmina
“My work has always been quite political. It is perhaps aesthetic, but it is ultimately a form of activism. I want to liberate the black body.”
Sputnik Photos of a Fallen Empire
by Hugh Alcock
The underlying theme is one of dereliction. Scattered around the various former republics of the Soviet Union are the ruins of failed utopian projects.
Nadia Belerique at Castle Frank bus station
by Mikael Sandblom
The location within the city and the interaction with the local environment make the experience of this art installation very different from just seeing the source images.
CONTACT 2019 / Artoronto picks
May – July, 2019
Various locations in Toronto
With so much choices of Canadian and international artists exhibiting, it isn’t easy picking exhibits to see.
Dorian FitzGerald at Clint Roenisch Gallery
by Keren Sedmina
FitzGerald’s work can be compared to a contemporary court painter, documenting the irresponsible extravagancies of the wealthy and powerful but through the socio-political sensitivity of a 21th century artist.
Emmanuel Monzon at Robert Kananaj Gallery
by Emese Krunák-Hajagos
Monzon captures the moment of eternity and the eternity in the moment at the same time. His photographs show a void, a void that can not be filled.
Young Abstractionists at Christopher Cutts
by Hugh Alcock
This is a wonderfully energetic exhibition of the works of two very talented young abstract painters. It bodes well for the future. Long live abstract painting.
Interview with Brandon Steen
by Mikael Sandblom
I am documenting them as I create my paintings before they are torn down or facaded without their souls intact. Perhaps I will become in time historical artist of Toronto’s past.