Featuring special tributes to Catherine O'Hara, Ryan Reynolds and the rest of this year's honourees.
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Hi, Art!

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Hi, Art!

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Hi, art lovers!

 
animated GIF of Catherine O'Hara in a scene from Schitt's Creek. She clutches a phone and says

Prediction: on the evening of Friday, Nov. 26, you will see a Schitt’s Creek meme. I’m not psychic, but it’s inevitable. Since 2015, roughly 85 per cent of all online communication has involved the mutual exchange of randomly generated Moira Rose GIFs. But still, I am certain you’ll see a few more of these than usual at some point Friday night. The great Catherine O’Hara is being honoured at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards that evening, and you’d think CBC Comedy’s social media team has been flooding Giphy with content all these years just for this moment because ...

Every.

animated GIF of Catherine O'Hara in a scene from Schitt's Creek. She looks up over the top of a laptop and says

Single.

animated GIF of Catherine O'Hara in a scene from Schitt's Creek. She holds a black and white umbrella. She is saying

Meme.

animated GIF of Catherine O'Hara in a scene from Schitt's Creek. She sits at a cafe table. She says:

Works for the GG Awards.

animated GIF of Catherine O'Hara in a scene from Schitt's Creek. She points at the screen and says

CBC will be airing a one-hour TV special of this year’s event starting Friday at 7 p.m. (7:30 p.m. NT). Filmed in outdoor locations throughout the country, the program features all-star tributes to the honourees. And who might the rest of the recipients be? Tantoo Cardinal, Lynda Hamilton, Alexina Louie, Zab Maboungou, Florent Vollant and Ryan Reynolds. 

A teaser for you: Schitt’s Creek stars Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy and Noah Reid will be celebrating O’Hara as part of the program, along with SCTV alums Andrea Martin, Martin Short and Dave Thomas. Head to CBC Arts later this week for more info about the show, as well as a series of essays about the 2021 winners.

animated GIF of Catherine O'Hara in a scene from Schitt's Creek. She says

And because we promised you eye candy ...

 
Photo of Lydia Chan installation at Now Gallery in London. Blobby shapes n multiple colours hang from the celing and adorn the floor in 2 and 3D.

Now Gallery

Maybe you’ve seen Lydia Chan’s beaded masks and monsters on Instagram. (You haven’t? Look at them!!!) This new installation by the Canadian-born artist is a whole other level of wow. It’s at Now Gallery in London through March 6.

 
Artwork by Jeff Rune. A grid of 16 rectangular images made in mixed media, including beads.

@jeffrune/Instagram

The Toronto Biennial of Art revealed the artist roster for its 2022 edition this past week. Jeffrey Gibson is among the big names on the list and he’ll be bringing an interactive installation to the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto. You’re looking at a completely different work though: a new quilt-inspired piece that’s appearing at Kavi Gupta gallery in Chicago right now.
 
Abstract painting in shades of grey.

@melauthier/Instagram

Eternal Spinner by Melanie Authier.
 
Photo of a botanical drawing installed on a white wall.

@karinelocatellipaysage/Instagram

In Montreal? Papier is on this week (Nov. 26 to 28). Find this piece by Karine Locatelli at the Galerie C.O.A. booth.
 
Painting of collaged botanical forms.

@ackermanfiona/Instagram

Painting by Vancouver’s Fiona Ackerman. She’s taking part in the Eastside Culture Crawl — which closes today, FYI! Check out the program while you can. 
 
 

You've got to see this

 
 
 
Composite photo of the 2021 Yukon Prize Visual Arts finalists.

Yukon Prize for Visual Arts

It’s hard to be an artist in the Yukon (or anywhere). How can a new art prize help?

 
The recipient of the Yukon Prize for Visual Arts was announced yesterday. It’s the first edition of the award, which aims to boost the profile of Yukon art beyond the region’s borders while giving the winning artist a $20,000 helping hand. What’s the real-life impact of an art prize like this one? We checked in with the finalists last week to get their thoughts.
 
Closeup of Vivek Shraya, a person of colour with long wavy hair with blonde highlights.
Vivek Shraya

The enduring influence of Legends of the Fall (on Vivek Shraya)

 
Every ‘90s kid remembers that hair! Vivek plays Brad Pitt in her new photo project, Legends of the Trans. See it at the Esker Project Space in Calgary.
 
Still of Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy. He is a white man with short light-brown hair and wears all blue.

Alan Markfield

 

Why Ryan Reynolds just makes movies better

On the eve of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, one Deadpool fan shares his extremely subjective hot take. (Blake Lively did not sponsor this article.)
 
 

Follow this artist

 
 
 
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Nico Williams

@odehmin
Photo of Nico Williams artwork. Image of a Kraft Dinner box rendered in beads.

@odehmin/Instagram

Gotta be … beaded KD! And there’s more where this came from on Nico’s Instagram. CBC Indigenous recently spoke with the Anishinaabe artist about his new exhibition at Blouin Division in Montreal.
 

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