Plus the harrowing story behind her latest project.
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Sunday, November 14, 2021

Hi, Art!

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 ...

 
Photographic image of a vase of red poppies and white peonies. The vessel and the backdrop are the same taupe colour. The flowers appear three-dimensional, emerging from the background as sculpted paper.

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Poppies (and peonies) by Vancouver-based artist Karin Bubaš.

 
Aerial photo of a person in a white tanktop and khakis lying with arms outstretched on a mirrored floor. The entire room is made of a grid of mirrors, creating the illusion that the figure is duplicated infinitely and floating in space.

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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.
 
Abstracted landscape resembling a swirling galaxy or perhaps a sunset. The image is comprised of layered threads of colourful wire in shades of blue, yellow, orange, green, black and purple.

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.  
 
Aerial photo of the hood of a yellow Paykan vehicle, the PaykanArtCar. The hood is painted with two male, moustached figures who embrace under a night sky. Below their interlocked arms is a tangle of green vines.

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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.
 
Photo of an abstract quilted collage mounted on a beige wall. It is square and composed of puffy textured fabric that appears to be painted with splotchy watercolours.

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Maya Beaudry has an installation appearing at Contemporary Calgary to Jan. 30, but I saw this pillowy collage while peeping her Instagram this week. It absolutely stopped me mid-scroll. Give her a follow.
 
 

You've got to see this

 
 
 
Medium close-up of the artist Laakuluk Williamson Bathory, shot in profile against a grey backdrop. She is an Inuk woman who wears her dark wavy hair long. She wears dark red lipstick. Dotted tattoos adorn her cheeks and chin.

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Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory on winning the Sobey Art Award

 
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!).
 
Medium closeup of spoken-word artist Sarah Lewis, photographed in front of leafy trees. Of Ojibwe/Cree heritage, Sarah wears traditional dress, including long beaded earrings. She smiles at the camera.
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Hear a poet laureate’s ‘Warrior Cry’

 
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.”
 
Still from CBC comedy Sort Of.

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Why do we want to watch comedies that make us cry?

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.)
 
 

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Carrie Perreault

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Photo of a white dinner plate illustrated to be a pie chart.

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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.
 

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