 | Sunday, June 12, 2022 | |  | Sunday, June 12, 2022 | | Hi, art lovers! | | | How’s this for multitasking? I am typing this email in one browser window and watching The Onyx Experience in another — a new concert film that CBC Music premiered at Canadian Music Week Friday. Toronto artist Kizmet (previously seen here) did the set and production design, and the special features performances from Fefe Dobson, the OBGMs and Sate: Black artists and three of the country’s top rock ‘n’ roll acts. Half an hour in, I am kind of loving the fact it’s sent me down a Fefe Dobson rabbit hole, starting with a video I seriously haven’t seen in 18 years (and this long read from 2021). Where’s Fefe been all this time? This lengthy Q&A gets right to the point (she’s been here all along), and as for where she will be very soon, here’s a more literal answer for you: Edmonton PrideFest. (She plays the city June 25, and just like a Y2K mall tour, the show is totally free.) Circa 2002, I styled just about everything with a skinny tie and studded belt. I’m still working through the shame, but it seems as if everyone else on the planet (CBC News included) is lost in breathless nostalgia for the pop-punk onslaught of the early aughts, trowelling on the praise like so much liquid liner. As for the present and future of rock, here’s a bonus feature from The Onyx Experience that doubles as a solid weekend playlist: 5 Black artists who are shaping Canadian rock right now.
Other browser tabs I still have open: an extremely thorough look at music fandom on Discord; LARPing comes to Disney World; the return of the filtered Instagram photo; a tribute to the artist Christopher Pratt, who died last Sunday at 86; so many CBC interviews with the Canadian star of Ms. Marvel; DALL-E could power a creative revolution, and even expand on famous works of art … but for now it’s just really good at making cursed images. | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | |  | Montreal Museum of Fine Arts | In Montreal? Every night from sunset to 11 p.m. you’ll find artwork by Sabrina Ratté (pictured) projected on the facade of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion. | | | | |  | Zephyr | | Imagine zipping past the MMFA on these wheels. Montreal artist Zephyr is one of the illustrators who’s been tapped to design a custom Bixi for the city’s bike-share fleet this summer. | | | | |  | Melanie Garcia | | Also in Montreal, Galerie Youn is marking its 10th birthday with a group exhibition, which features Melanie Garcia alongside plenty of others. | | | | |  | Jeff Nachtigall | | Jeff Nachtigall is another one of the artists included in that show at Galerie Youn. You can find a whole lot more of his work at Norberg Hall in Calgary right now. He has a solo exhibition there through July 9. | | | | |  | Sobey Art Award | | | | | This fall, one of these five Canadian artists will take home $100,000. | | | | |  | Gardiner Museum | | | | | Talking Earth is the name of her new sculpture. It was unveiled this weekend at Toronto’s Gardiner Museum, where it’s now a permanent fixture outside the entrance. (In the city? Tonight’s your last chance to catch a free outdoor performance marking its debut. Read the story for details.) | | | | |  | Luminato Festival | | | | | | | After two years of virtual programming, Toronto’s big art festival is bringing live entertainment back to city venues (and the occasional commuter train). | | |  | @samarhejazi/Instagram | | Samar made this piece by embroidering water-soluble fabric, and you can learn more about her art in this recent Q&A. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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