 | Sunday, October 31, 2021 | |  | Sunday, October 31, 2021 | | Hi, art lovers! | | | I regret to inform you that this newsletter does not contain last-minute costume ideas. And though I did recently stumble on two CBC profiles about Canadian makeup artists (from Newfoundland and Manitoba), the spooky looks found in those stories aren’t exactly home-makeover material, especially if you’re working with a baggie of dried-up Dollarama face-paint sticks. (Just me?)
Sorry, kids. Guess we’ll be staying in this year. But on that front, this newsletter can, in fact, help. There are plenty of scary (Canadian) books to read and scary (Canadian) movies to watch. Or dare yourself to visit some of the scary (Canadian) places where famous horror flicks have been made. None of those filming locations are galleries, but have you ever taken a second to think about how many horror movies are about artists or are set in the art world? I mean, I hadn’t before reading this story — but is it any wonder?
If you’re too much of a scaredy-cat to delve into any of the recos in those aforementioned lists, here’s some G-rated fare for you. Or learn how to watch horror movies without having a heart attack — which sounds like a great way to ruin the whole experience but an interesting methodology nonetheless. Then again, we’re living through a global pandemic; can anything, even a horror house, scare us anymore? (Further to that last link, here’s what happens behind the scenes of one of those flashy haunted house attractions.)
| | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | |  | Sabrina Ratté | Art Toronto is happening right now in the honest-to-goodness meatspace! But there’s also an online version of the fair, and I’ve got to confess that I basically did a supermarket sweep of the participating galleries earlier today, stuffing a virtual Bulk Barn bag of eye candy for you. First up, Sabrina Ratté. | | | | |  | Bea Parsons | | League by Montreal-based artist Bea Parsons. | | | | |  | Sarah Nordean | | Go ahead and lose the next 20 minutes zooming in on the detail in this one by Calgary’s Sarah Nordean. It’s called Through and Under. | | | | |  | Mahsa Merci | | Hand-picked just for you. Art by Mahsa Merci. | | | | |  | Jonathan Gazze | | | | | And let this dazzling art show be a reminder. Pulse Topology (by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer) needs your heartbeat to work, and local health-care workers were the first to “donate” theirs. | | | | |  | | Quentin VerCetty | | | | | Answer: a visit from Monument Lab. This art show on wheels wants to get your take on monuments. Here’s how to find the MonumentMobile that’s now roaming the GTA. | | | | |  | Kristy Boyce | | | | | More Art Toronto content for you! Jason’s work is featured at the fair this weekend. (Look for his tribute to Norval Morrisseau.) In this Q&A, he talks at length about his career. | | | | |  | @dtnart/Instagram | | It’s been a bloody long time since we ran this short doc about Maria Nguyen, but it’s hard to forget images as grisly as this. Happy Halloween, all! | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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