 | Sunday, July 04, 2021 | |  | Sunday, July 04, 2021 | | Hi, art lovers! | | | It’s been a bit of a pokey week, what with the July 1 holiday and all, but I spent a few days on this story about the pandemic tattoo boom. It turns out CBC Newfoundland and Labrador just ran a short doc about one of the artists featured in that piece, Laura Casey. The owner of Lady Lo’s Custom Tattoos in St. John’s, Laura volunteers her time and talent through something called the Two Arrows project, which helps folks who want to cover their self-harm scars. Watch here.
More content for your weekend: seven intriguing CBC podcasts about Indigenous stories. As It Happens on that AI Rembrandt that was all over the news last week. On the subject of AI, is this Canadian company (among others) picking the next wave of pop stars? Or has big data done away with our interest in pop stars entirely? While I was congratulating myself for packing Lady Boss as a beach read, the world was still squawking about NFTs: meet the teen who crashed Christie’s; Beeple has a few “iconic moments in history” he’d like to sell you; and buy some (virtual) sh*t from a mysterious White Male Artist.
Fear Street premiered on Netflix this weekend. I’m still holding out for their (surely) superior forthcoming Christopher Pike content, but out of pure nostalgia for Scholastic book fairs, I’m definitely adding it to the queue. I don’t know that the show will bring on a wave of ‘90s slasher fare like this essay argues. (And will the kids even watch something so aggressively xennial-core?) Whatever happens, the best thing about YA horror novels was the lurid book design. | | | | |  | @dyreborgstudio/Instagram | | So … is indoor dining back where you are? Textile art by Ina Dyreborg. | | | | |  | @strutsgallery/Instagram | | If you’re near Sackville, N.B., this weekend, you can get a way better view of this project by Marcia Huyer. She’s installed inflatable sculptures inside a local house. Breathing Room runs July 2 to 4. | | | | |  | @daphnebboyer/Instagram | | “Berries to Beads!” That’s how Métis artist Daphne Boyer describes the technique she used to make this piece. See more of her work at Dunlop Art Gallery in Regina July 3 to Sept. 10. | | | | |  | Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images | | | | | Canadian artists are fully booked as studios reopen. Why are people itching to get inked? | | | | |  | | Cole Pauls/www.tundrawizard.com | | | | | Some of Canada’s top Indigenous comics sound off in this roundtable interview. Get their thoughts on the state of the comedy scene and the power of sharing a laugh. | | | | |  | Netflix | | | | | In some ways, Black representation on screen has never been better, but there’s a case for quality, not quantity, and Matthew Progress argues that even some of his favourite shows are peddling toxic stereotypes. The Toronto artist is this month’s guest columnist for Black Light. | | | | |  | @ladyloscustomtattoos/Instagram | | Yep, she’s the same Laura I mentioned above. If you’re a fan of ‘80s fantasy flicks, her feed is definitely worth a scroll. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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