Art Toronto 2012 Showguide

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ART TORONTO 2012 MOCCA BENEFIT EDITION: To be sold exclusively at Art Toronto 2012.

ART TORONTO 2012 The 13th Toronto International Art Fair

October 26-29, 2012 Metro Toronto Convention Centre arttoronto.ca

Ed Pien

Leap, 2012 12” x 21 3⁄4” x 1/8”; waterjet-cut metal; Multiple edition of 25, + 5 AP Courtesy of the artist, Birch Libralato, Toronto and Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain, Montréal & Toronto.

Opening Night Preview October 25

Canada’s largest modern and contemporary visual art event includes over 100 international fine art galleries, dynamic programming and engaging on-site projects.

NEXT highlights contemporary art from young, emerging galleries and FOCUS ASIA features contemporary art from China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Location

Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building 255 Front Street West, Toronto

Contact

arttoronto.ca/info@arttoronto.ca 1.800.663.4173 #arttoronto2012

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, October 26 1pm Art Toronto Stage

NO MORE WESTERNS: HOW ARE ARTISTS CREATING ART FOR CONSUMPTION?

Shengtian Zheng, Independent curator and scholar, currently Managing Editor of Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art and Katherine Don, Founder of Red Box Studio, Beijing will discuss how the access to Western culture and new media in Asia is undoubtedly a great influencer of change for contemporary art being produced in Asia today. Set against the backdrop of different cultural contexts, as well as within evolving art industries, how are artists adapting to these shifts in global perspective? Is the production of contemporary art a reflection of society in Asia today?

5:30pm

SPOTLIGHT ON QUEBEC’S CONTEMPORARY ART SCENE WITH DAVID BALZER

Over the last decade, Quebec has caught the attention of collectors and art critics by producing many national and international renowned contemporary artists.

David Balzer, Assistant Editor at Canadian Art magazine and freelance editor and writer, will discuss the distinct context of Quebec’s art scene and offer his perspective on noteworthy Quebec artists. Following the presentation, David Balzer and Julie Lacroix, Director of the Contemporary Art Galleries Association (AGAC), will take you to selected galleries for an overview of up-and-coming, as well as established artists from Quebec.

Presented by the Contemporary Art Galleries Association of Canada (AGAC) 6pm Room 204, Lobby Level

AXA Art #1412

ART SHORTS TALK & TOUR: LEARNING FROM DEALERS

Join AXA ART and Olga Korper Gallery as they discuss what to consider when buying a work of art, what you should ask a dealer, what questions are taboo and when to trust your instincts. Following the talk, visit several Art Toronto galleries where each dealer will speak to one or two specific questions to consider when buying work by an emerging, established or deceased artist. Art Shorts are presentations designed

by AXA ART to provide collectors with easy to apply information on managing a collection.

2pm Canadian Art Now #1044

CANADIAN ART NOW AERIALS: ALAIN PAIMENT

Canadian Art Editor Richard Rhodes holds a daily talk to bring you some of the latest art that is turning heads on the contemporary art scene. Entitled Aerials, this exhibition changes daily and looks at the role and meaning of elevated perspective in the work of three diverse Canadian artists. Friday’s discussion examines the work of Montreal-based photographer Alain Paiement.

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ART TORONTO HIGHLIGHTS: IN SEARCH OF THE WONDERFUL

Join Art InSite founder Betty Ann Jordan for a tour that zeros in on art that must be experienced directly for a total experience. View works that are time-­based (video or interactive), art fashioned from exotic or unfamiliar materials, often intricately, to wondrous effect and installations that activate or transform the space.

2:30pm Art Toronto Stage

COLLECT CALL: COLLECTORS SPEAK

David Silcox, President of Sotheby’s Canada moderates a panel discussion with collectors from across Canada including Rob Sobey (Stellarton), Dr. Paul Marks (Toronto) and Dell Pohlman (Calgary). The panelists will discuss their unique collections and how they got started. With advice on how, why and what to collect, this discussion promises to whet your collecting appetite.

3pm Publication Lounge

CONVERSATIONS / C MAGAZINE

C Magazine presents a series of intimate conversations in which artists, curators, writers and collectors discuss national and regional artistic practices within a global context.

Information Booth

CURATOR TOUR: FOCUS ASIA

Join Katherine Don, Co-­Curator of Art Toronto’s special feature FOCUS ASIA for a tour of its participating established and emerging galleries and the related curated exhibition Beyond Geography.

4pm Art Toronto Stage

BANKING ON EMERGING ARTISTS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE RBC CANADIAN PAINTING COMPETITION

RBC Curator Robin Anthony along with the Canadian Art Foundation will facilitate a discussion with past jury members and past participants of the RBC Canadian Painting Competition on how to uncover the gems of the emerging art market; what to consider when buying emerging art, where to look and when to buy.

Panelists include Richard Rhodes, Editor, Canadian Art magazine; Martin Golland, Artist and Assistant Professor of Visual Arts, University of Ottawa; Jeanie Riddle, Artist and Director of PARISIAN LAUNDRY, Montreal; Yves Trépanier, Director, TrépanierBaer Gallery, Calgary and Andy Sylvester, Director, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver.

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TRUST THE EXPERTS: EMERGING ARTISTS

Trust the Experts is a program of tours for the experienced and novice art buyer and collector. Join Powell McDougall, Director of p|m Gallery for a tour focusing on emerging artists.

Presented by the Art Dealers Association of Canada (ADAC)

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3pm Art Toronto Stage

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Included with daily admission to Art Toronto 2012

POWER TALKS: PHILIP TINARI, MUSEUMS FOR CHINA

Philip Tinari is Director of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, an independent museum with an annual viewership of over half a million visitors.

Tinari’s talk will discuss the proliferation of museums throughout China and ask who these institutions will serve, and to what end. He will reflect on the distinct challenges and opportunities of presenting contemporary art to a Chinese public.

Organized by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery * Power Talks tickets can also be purchased in advance at thepowerplant.org, from the Harbourfront Centre Box Office (416.973.4000) or at the door.

Doors open 15 minutes before the start of each lecture and seating is limited.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 1pm Art Toronto Stage

INSTITUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE: ARE ASIAN INSTITUTIONS STIFLING ARTISTS CREATIVITY?

Artistic practice in Asia is challenged by evolving standards or lack of precedence within institutions. In a sense, it has been taken out of the hands of artists who are now forced to adhere to the protocol and rules of what is a huge, largely consumerist art industry. Keith Wallace, Editor-in-Chief of Yishu Journal; Biljana Ciric, Independent Curator, Shanghai; Haema Sivanesan, Executive Director, at Centre A, Vancouver, and Birgit Zimmermann, Director, Galerie Zimmermann Kratochwill, Graz will look at how the different histories and existing art infrastructures vary between China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and India, as well as discuss how artists are strategizing to regain control of their destinies.

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BEYOND OUR BORDERS: COLLECTORS’ CHOICE

Join Deborah Harris, Managing Director of The Armory Show Modern, New York for a tour of modern and contemporary galleries from the US and Europe. Explore highlights of 20th century art and discover new work by some of today’s rising young stars on the international art scene.

AGO Booth #442

THE ART OF COLLECTING

The Art Gallery of Ontario’s Art Rental + Sales Gallery offers a collector’s tour as a tool for novice and established collectors who wish to gain valuable tips for starting and enhancing a collection. AGO’s consultants will provide advice on choosing artwork, share strategies for building collections and discuss using art as an investment. The tour will take to you to a selection of gallery booths and help you identify galleries with personalities that are compatible with your tastes and interests.

Art Toronto Stage

ED PIEN IN CONVERSATION WITH GERALD MCMASTER AND DAVID LISS

Ed Pien draws on both Eastern and Western sources and traditions to create his drawing-­based installations, cut paper and metal pieces and video work.

Gerald McMaster, Fredrik S. Eaton Curator of Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the co-­Artistic Director of the 2012 Biennale of Sydney and David Liss, Artistic Director and Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art will engage Pien in a discussion of his recent work for the Biennale of Sydney and his multi-­media installation currently on exhibit as part of the acclaimed Oh, Canada! exhibition at Mass MoCA in North Adams Massachusetts. Pien has created a limited edition multiple entitled Leap, to benefit programming at MOCCA and to be sold exclusively at Art Toronto.

Publication Lounge

CONVERSATIONS / C MAGAZINE

C Magazine presents a series of intimate conversations in which artists, curators, writers and collectors discuss national and regional artistic practices within a global context.

Information Booth

CURATOR TOUR: FOCUS ASIA

Join Katherine Don, Co-­Curator of Art Toronto’s special feature FOCUS ASIA for a tour of its participating established and emerging galleries and the related curated exhibition Beyond Geography.

4pm Room 204, Lobby Level

POWER TALKS: ANGELINE SCHERF, L’ART DE L’EXPOSITION: QUELQUES EXEMPLES SIGNIFICATIFS AT ARC / MUSÉE D’ART MODERNE

Angeline Scherf has been the Chief Curator at ARC, the contemporary department of the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, since 2007. She will speak about her curatorial practice and interest in defining new frames for exhibitions.

Organized by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery * Power Talks tickets can also be purchased in advance at thepowerplant.org, from the Harbourfront Centre Box Office (416.973.4000) or at the door.

Doors open 15 minutes before the start of each lecture and seating is limited.

ADAC #444

TRUST THE EXPERTS: QUEBEC GALLERIES

Trust the Experts is a program of tours for the experienced and novice art buyer and collector. Join Emilie Grandmont Bérube, Director of Galerie Trois Points for a tour highlighting the fair’s Québec galleries.

Presented by the Art Dealers Association of Canada (ADAC)

Sandra Ainsley Gallery Toronto Angell Gallery Toronto Antena Estudio Mexico City Area Gallery Rousseau & Hamilton Art Mûr Montreal Artêria Bromont Galerie BAC Montreal Battat Contemporary Montreal Bau-Xi Gallery Vancouver & Toronto Darrell Bell Gallery Saskatoon Galerie de Bellefeuille Westmount Galerie de Bellefeuille Westmount Galerie Roger Bellemare Montreal Galerie d’art Jean-Claude Bergeron Ottawa

Bezpala Brown Gallery Toronto Birch Libralato Toronto Galerie Simon Blais Montreal Galerie René Blouin Montreal BlueLeaf Gallery Dublin BLUNT Toronto Galerie Dominique Bouffard Montreal Jessica Bradley Toronto Galerie Donald Browne Montreal J. Cacciola Gallery New York Monte Clark Gallery Vancouver & Toronto Caviar20 Toronto Collage Habana Havana Galería Contrast Barcelona Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery London

Cordeiros Galeria Porto

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Join AXA ART and Olga Korper Gallery as they discuss what to consider when buying a work of art, what you should ask a dealer, what questions are taboo and when to trust your instincts. Following the talk, visit several Art Toronto galleries where each dealer will speak to one or two specific questions to consider when buying work by an emerging, established or deceased artist. Art Shorts are presentations designed

by AXA ART to provide collectors with easy to apply information on managing a collection.

2pm Canadian Art Now #1044

CANADIAN ART NOW AERIALS: OHOTAQ MIKKIGAK

Canadian Art Editor Richard Rhodes holds a daily talk to bring you some of the latest art that is turning heads on the contemporary art scene. Entitled Aerials, this exhibition changes daily and looks at the role and meaning of elevated perspective in the work of three diverse Canadian artists. Saturday’s talk focuses on the work of Inuit artist Ohotaq Mikkigak.

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ART TORONTO HIGHLIGHTS: WORLD CLASS – TORONTO’S EMERGING ART SCENE

Join Andrea Carson Barker, writer, critic and co-­founder of daily online art auction Artbombdaily.com as she discusses why many of the city’s young artists hold their own against those in NYC, London and Berlin.

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Jill George Gallery London Michael Gibson Gallery London Mira Godard Gallery Toronto Galerie Graff Montreal Granville Fine Art Vancouver Galleria H. Taipei Han Art Westmount Hazelton Fine Art Galleries Toronto Herringer Kiss Gallery Calgary Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London & New York

Charlie James Gallery Los Angeles Katzman Kamen Gallery Toronto Kopec Chun Gallery Wiarton Olga Korper Gallery Toronto Jennifer Kostuik Gallery Vancouver Paul Kuhn Gallery Calgary

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Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art

OH, CANADA! AT ART TORONTO

The small town of North Adams, Massachusetts is playing host to a major survey of contemporary Canadian art entitled Oh, Canada! More than 60 artists from across the country are featured in this ground breaking show! Join us for an Oh, Canada! inspired walkabout of Art Toronto designed to give participants the flavour of this important exhibition. Tour is led

by Toronto Arts Council Associate Director William Huffman.

5:30pm

THE ART OF COLLECTING

The Art Gallery of Ontario’s Art Rental + Sales Gallery offers a collector’s tour as a tool for novice and established collectors who wish to gain valuable tips for starting and enhancing a collection. AGO’s consultants will provide advice on choosing artwork, share strategies for building collections and discuss using art as an investment. The tour will take to you to a selection of gallery booths and help you identify galleries with personalities that are compatible with your tastes and interests.

1:30pm

SPOTLIGHT ON QUEBEC’S CONTEMPORARY ART SCENE WITH DAVID BALZER

Paul Petro Contemporary Art Toronto 824 Galerie PICI Seoul 1214 Espace Robert Poulin Montreal 1112 Projects Gallery Philadelphia & Miami 223 Quantum Contemporary Art London 112 Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts Toronto 310 Retrospect Galleries Byron Bay 117 Galerie Nicolas Robert Montreal 1118 Roberts Gallery Ltd. Toronto 526 Tyler Rollins Fine Art New York 1106 Galeria Rubbers Internacional Buenos Aires 728 Nikola Rukaj Gallery Toronto 600 Rumi Galleries Mississauga 534 Galerie [sas] Montreal 1022 Galerie Saint-Dizier Montreal 338 Georgia Scherman Projects Toronto 822 Miriam Shiell Fine Art Toronto 816 Erin Stump Projects Toronto 942 Gallery Sumukha Bangalore 1200 Tezukayama Gallery Osaka 1216 Thompson’s Gallery London 428 TrépanierBaer Gallery Calgary 1000 Galerie Trois Points Montreal 932 Ullens Center for Contemporary Art 1304 Beijing

Galerie Van Der Planken Antwerp Villa del Arte galleries Barcelona Vision Neil Folberg Gallery Jerusalem Waddington Gorce Inc. Toronto Odon Wagner Contemporary Toronto

Over the last decade, Quebec has caught the attention of collectors and art critics by producing many national and international renowned contemporary artists. David Balzer, Assistant Editor at Canadian Art magazine and freelance editor and writer, will discuss the distinct context of Quebec’s art scene and offer his perspective on noteworthy Quebec artists. Following the presentation, David Balzer and Julie Lacroix, Director of the Contemporary Art Galleries Association (AGAC), will take you to selected galleries for an overview of up-and-coming, as well as established artists from Quebec.

Presented by the Contemporary Art Galleries Association of Canada (AGAC)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 1pm Art Toronto Stage

COLLABORATION, HYBRIDIZATION AND REGENERATION: A STATE OF THE ARTS

This discussion will bring together diverse perspectives in an exploration of the weird, wonderful and sometimes volatile state of Canadian and international visual art and examine the shifting characteristics of this unique cultural territory. Moderated by Jessica Bradley, Owner of Jessica Bradley Art + Projects, panelists include Georgiana Uhlyarik, Assistant Curator of Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, artist Katie Bethune-­Leamen, writer Sarah Milroy and Pamela Meredith, Curator of the TD Bank Collection.

Presented by the Art Dealers Association of Canada (ADAC)

THE GRANGE PRIZE 2012 DIALOGUES: THE IMPACT OF THE ART PRIZE

Join moderator Sara Angel and panelists Sophie Hackett, Art Gallery of Ontario Assistant Curator, Photography and Lead Juror of The Grange Prize 2012; Murray Whyte, art critic for the Toronto Star; the AGO’s Turner Prize-­ nominated Artist-­in-­Residence Mark Titchner; and Sarah Fillmore, Chief Curator of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Curator of the Sobey Art Award, for a wide-­ranging discussion about the increasing prevalence of art prizes in Canada and internationally, and their effect, intended or otherwise, on artists, critics, curators, and institutions.

Art Toronto Stage

AXA Art #1412

ART SHORTS TALK AND TOUR: LEARNING FROM DEALERS

Join AXA ART and Olga Korper Gallery as they discuss what to consider when buying a work of art, what you should ask a dealer, what questions are taboo and when to trust your instincts. Following the talk, visit several Art Toronto galleries where each dealer will address specific issues to consider when buying work by an emerging, established or deceased artist. Art Shorts are presentations designed by AXA ART to provide collectors with easy to apply information on managing a collection.

2pm Canadian Art NOW #1044

CANADIAN ART NOW AERIALS: JENNIFER ROSE SCIARRINO

Canadian Art Editor Richard Rhodes holds a daily talk to bring you some of the latest art that is turning heads on the contemporary art scene. Entitled Aerials, this exhibition changes daily and looks at the role and meaning of elevated perspective in the work of three diverse Canadian artists. Sunday’s discussion will look at the work of Toronto-­based multi-­media artist Jennifer Rose Sciarrino.

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ART TORONTO HIGHLIGHTS: A RETURN TO MARK-­MAKING

Join ARTINFO Executive Editor Sky Goodden for a tour of the analogue, crafted, and hand-­wielded media.

Explore works that examine “post-studio” tactics, and tackle the question -­what is drawing us back to our drawing boards?

CURATOR TOUR: GUERILLA GIRLS

Join Georgiana Uhlyarik, Assistant Curator of Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario for a Guerilla Girl-­ inspired, say-­it-­like-­it is highlights tour focusing on the work of women artists exhibited at Art Toronto.

Together you’ll explore the challenges women face in the contemporary art market, what identifies their work as unique and celebrate their success.

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CURATOR TOUR: FOCUS ASIA

Join Katherine Don, Co-Curator of Art Toronto’s special feature FOCUS ASIA for a tour of its participating established and emerging galleries and the related curated exhibition Beyond Geography.

Publication Lounge

CONVERSATIONS / C MAGAZINE

C Magazine presents a series of intimate conversations in which artists, curators, writers and collectors discuss national and regional artistic practices within a global context.

4pm Room 204, Lobby Level

POWER TALKS: NIGEL PRINCE, INSTITUTION AS TRANSMITTER

Nigel Prince is Executive Director of the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver. Prince’s talk will reference recent curatorial projects as a means to outline the philosophical, thematic and practical direction he is bringing to the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver’s program.

Organized by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery * see Power Talks, Friday 6pm for more information.

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ART SHORTS TALK AND TOUR: LEARNING FROM DEALERS

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 3pm Publication Lounge

CONVERSATIONS / C MAGAZINE

C Magazine presents a series of intimate conversations in which artists, curators, writers and collectors discuss national and regional artistic practices within a global context.

Information Booth

CURATOR TOUR: FOCUS ASIA

Join Katherine Don, Co-Curator of Art Toronto’s special feature FOCUS ASIA for a tour of its participating established and emerging galleries and the related curated exhibition Beyond Geography.

4pm ADAC #444

TRUST THE EXPERTS: CONTEMPORARY ART

Trust the Experts is a program of tours for the experienced and novice art buyer and collector. Join William Huffman, Associate Director of the Toronto Arts Council for a tour that will convince you that Contemporary Art is Not So Scary!

Presented by the Art Dealers Association of Canada (ADAC)

Art Toronto 2012 Catalogue $27.00

Available for purchase from the Information Booth or Ticket Desk.

Vivek Vilasini. Courtesy of Gallery Sumukha - Bangalore, India.

FOCUS ASIA PROJECTS Beyond Geography

Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook.

Courtesy of Tyler Rollins Fine Art – New York, USA.

The Gamelatron – Taylor Kuffner

Beyond Geography is a thought-­provoking exhibition of video work and installations that open the question about what kind of art audiences expect to be produced by a diverse group of artists who happen to have lived in Asia or are of Asian descent. When looking at specific materials used by these artists, are we more or less inclined to support or change our perceptions of ‘Asia’? Co-curated by Shengtian Zheng, Managing Editor of Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, Taipei/Vancouver and Katherine Don, Director of Red Box Studio, Beijing.

ON-SITE PROJECTS RBC Canadian Painting Competition

Philip Delisle, NSCAD MFA Studio, 2012.

Canadian Art Now - Aerials: Prisons, Vistas, Infinities

Established in 1999, the RBC Canadian Painting Competition recognizes and supports Canada’s emerging artists. Submissions for this annual competition are accepted from professional, practicing visual Canadian artists who are in the first five years of their careers. The winner and two honourable mentions will be announced at The Power Plant at a gala event on November 29th. The winner will receive an award of $25,000 and the two honourable mentions will each receive a prize of $15,000.

Along with past winners, the winning painting will become part of RBC’s Canadian art collection comprised of more than 4,000 works of art.

BMW Art Car

Robert Rauschenberg, Art Car, 1986 BMW 635 CSi

Courtesy of the artist.

The Gamelatron is the world’s first and only fully robotic gamelan orchestra.

Commissioned for the entrance to Art Toronto 2012, The Gamelatron is a site-specific contemporary artwork, it is a kinetic sculpture that uses Balinese Gamelan instruments and robotic mallets to create an immersive sound installation. The Gamelatron is a collaboration between Taylor Kuffner and The League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots (LEMUR).

As the official vehicle of Art Toronto 2012, BMW Canada is proud to present American artist Robert Rauschenberg’s 1986 Art Car – the BMW 635 CSi. Rauschenberg was first to use other artists’ works which he processed by means of photographic techniques and projected onto the car. The associations between the narrative elements are grouped along the surfaces, composing a virtual story for the observer to behold. The Art Car designed by Rauschenberg was intended solely as an exhibit and was never driven on the road or in a race. BMW Canada is extremely proud to bring Rauschenberg’s Art Car to Toronto as a means of sharing one of the company’s many cultural initiatives with Canadians.

AXA ART: Caring for Collections The AXA ART booth at Art Toronto aims to be your source for collection management information. This year, our in-­booth presentation – an irreparably damaged, life-­size photogram by Adam Fuss from his series My Ghost – serves to bring critical attention to the importance of proper handling for works of art and collectibles. We look forward to welcoming visitors at Art Toronto to the AXA ART booth for conversations on proper preparation and handling.

Ohotaq Mikkigak, Compostion (Circling Caribou), 2010.

Courtesy Feheley Fine Arts , Toronto

Canadian Art returns to Art Toronto with Canadian Art Now, a series of exhibitions highlighting unique aspects of contemporary Canadian art.

The new exhibition, Aerials: Prisons, Vistas, Infinities, brings together artists Alain Paiement (Friday), Ohotaq Mikkigak (Saturday) and Jennifer Rose Sciarrino (Sunday) with works that show the diverse uses and meanings of elevated viewpoints or perspectives.

Great books on Canadian Art The Canadian Art Museum Director’s Organization CAMDO/ODMAC invites you to browse and buy books about your favourite artists and exhibitions; from the most ephemeral to deluxe coffee table books to original artists’ projects. Watch for announcements throughout the weekend as CAMDO/ ODMAC hosts book signings with some of Canada’s most respected artists, curators and writers. Published by the public galleries of Canada, these monographs, anthologies and exhibition catalogues are as exceptional in design as they are in content.

Betty Goodwin by Josée Bélisle

Vectors: Commerce by Artists Mobile Reading Lounge Gendai Gallery‘s mobile project Vectors in collaboration with Art Metropole, jointly present Vectors: Commerce by Artists Mobile Reading Lounge.

Inventive implementations of a mobile unit will be deployed to activate and animate the host site. Take a seat and browse through the Canadian and international publications and editions collected around the topic of Commerce by Artists by Art Metropole.

Courtesy of Gendai Gallery & Art Metropole

Photography/Peter Williams. Art Direction/ Rhodes and Proctor

ART TORONTO HOURS Friday October 26 12-8pm Saturday October 27 12-8pm

Tickets

Advance tickets available online or onsite.

Sunday October 28 12-6pm Monday October 29 12-6pm

Last admittance is one hour before closing.

DIRECTIONS

Art Toronto is located in the Metro Toronto Convention Center North Building located at 255 Front Street West in the heart of downtown Toronto. There is paid parking on-­site and the convention centre is located within walking distance of Union Station.

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