 | Sunday, November 14, 2021 | |  | Sunday, November 14, 2021 | | Hi, art lovers! | | | I started my week on a high note Monday, giving Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory a call in Ottawa. Laakkuluk was named the winner of the 2021 Sobey Art Award last weekend, though most of our interview wound up being about the Inuk artist’s incredible contribution to the Sobey exhibition — a show that you can see right now at the National Gallery of Canada, by the way. (As for our Q&A, one note: if you’re scared of bears, proceed with caution.)
Over the years, Laakkuluk’s shared so much about her life and artwork with CBC, and here are just a few highlights for you: watch her episode of In the Making, which was shot on location in Iqaluit. Another throwback from the CBC Arts archives: this short doc from 2016. Over at CBC Radio’s q, the show produced a wide-ranging feature profile on Laakkuluk last year. And in this Q&A, q host Tom Power rhapsodizes about spending time in Iqaluit with the artist. (He was there for this live broadcast.) On the subject of Iqaluit, here are three songs — selected by Laakkuluk — that remind her of the place she calls home. | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | |  | @karin_bubas/Instagram | Poppies (and peonies) by Vancouver-based artist Karin Bubaš. | | | | |  | @summitov/Instagram | | And you thought the glass floor at the CN Tower was trippy. Just an ordinary scene from Air, an art installation/futuristic observation deck by Kenzo Digital. It opened at One Vanderbilt in New York City this fall. | | | | |  | Emily Hermant | | To make images like this one, Emily Hermant uses recycled materials like ripped-apart ethernet cables. She has an exhibition coming up at Vancouver’s Monte Clark gallery Nov. 20. | | | | |  | @paykanartcar/Instagram | | The PaykanArtCar, painted by Iranian artist Alireza Shojaian, will be rolling into four Canadian cities, starting with Toronto on Nov. 24. Organized in partnership with Toronto-based arts organization 3.19.27(2), the project advocates for LGBTQ+ rights in Iran. | | | | |  | Chickweed Arts/Jamie Griffiths | | | | | The Inuk artist reflects on her momentous win and shares the harrowing origin story of the installation now appearing at the National Gallery of Canada. Its title? Nannuppugut! (We killed a polar bear!). | | | | |  | | CBC Arts | | | | | Ontario’s Sarah Lewis is the first poet laureate of Nogojiwanong-Peterborough. In this episode of Poetic License, she performs a piece called Warrior Cry. According to CBC Arts producer Lucius Dechausay, it’s her “ode to the Indigenous warriors who fight daily for their communities.” | | | | |  | CBC | | | | | What sort of comedies are we talking about? Just one comedy, really: CBC’s Sort Of. This article hinges on an interview with the show’s co-creators. (Caution: spoilers ahead! Catch up on past episodes here.) | | | | |  | @carrie_perreault/Instagram | | Now this is a diet I can get behind. Diane Borsato illustrated this plate, and it’s one of several that are being showcased on Carrie Perreault’s Instagram right now. Carrie is the editor of The Artist Cookbook Vol. 2 (which I wrote about last week), and she’s running an online auction in conjunction with the book launch. Several of the cookbook’s participating artists have contributed plates like this one. Follow Carrie for all the details. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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