Brian Jungen on his new public artwork for the Art Gallery of Ontario. Meant to be playful, there’s a heavy story at its heart.
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Hi, Art!

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Hi, Art!

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Hi, art lovers!

 

It’s nearly Canada Day, and would you believe it, we’ve survived two whole summers of virtual festivities. But one annual tradition is finally back. Friday, CBC will broadcast an (IRL!) concert featuring more than a dozen homegrown acts. Hosted by Isabelle Racicot and Ali Hassan, Canada Day in the Capital will be airing pretty much everywhere you can find CBC content, so consult this tune-in guide for all the relevant times and streaming links. Headlining the show is Charlotte Cardin, a Montreal pop star who’s already put in ample face time with the CBC this year, between her Juno sweep and feature interviews with The National and Q. 

Some random links to tide you over until it’s time to queue for a slice of flag-shaped cake, or whatever you get up to on the Canada Day weekend: CBC Gem is celebrating Pride with a whole collection of bingeable series and films. Consider your summer reading list sorted. (Thanks, CBC Books.) I don’t suppose any of you are aspiring puppeteers? (Oh, you are? Drop CBC Kids a line.) If you copyright a work of art, does that prevent someone (say, Kat Von D) from turning it into a tattoo? DALL-E is already designing magazine covers. Last week, TikTok killed the video star; this week it’s murdering television. Unrelated: why does everyone on TikTok have synesthesia all of a sudden? (Same question, but apply it to all of your favourite pop stars.)
 

And because we promised you eye candy ...

 
Painting in neon colour palette of a Pop magazine cover. Depicts three white women's faces. All are wearing colourful wigs and their faces are covered with colourful stickers.

Jen Mann

Jen Mann isn’t really a pop star; she just plays one in this new art exhibition.

 
Photograph of a bedroom scene. The room is flooded with purple light. At centre, a young person with long wavy orange hair and tattoos wearing a baggy shirt sits on the edge of a rumpled bed holding a lit candle. A hairless cat crawls behind them.

Laurence Philomène

Remember this Laurence Philomène video from last year — the one where we got a behind-the-scenes look at a new photo series? Well, the finished project (Puberty) is now appearing at Fotografiska in New York. Awesome!
 
Plasticine illustration of a moustchioed cowboy holding a gun and crying a single tear against a cactus-filled desert backdrop. His hat appears to fly off his head revealing a tiny dark-haired female figure in a red hood.

Madeleine LeBrun

A squishy scene by Madeleine LeBrun. The Plasticine-loving artist will be at the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair July 15 to 17.
 
Photo of a thin Black man wearing gauzy blue bat wings. He extends his arms with his back to the camera. He is pictured against a blue cloudy sky.

Jenny Baboolal

Another item for your Toronto to-do list: if you happen to be at Yorkdale mall, look for this ArtworxTO pop-up exhibition dedicated to Caribbean carnival culture. Carnival Portal is there through Sept. 4.
 
 

You've got to see this

 
 
 
Photo of a large bronze sculpture in the form of an elephant made of upholstered furniture. Photgraphed at daytime outside the Art Gallery of Ontario.
AGO

A big bronze ‘Couch Monster’ has arrived in Toronto

 
Brian Jungen on his new public artwork for the Art Gallery of Ontario. Meant to be playful, there’s a heavy story at its heart.
 
Illustrated pattern of repeated forms of Canada (coloured pink, blue and white) against a cerulean backdrop. The repeated forms of Canada are joined by cartoon rainbows springing from cartoon stacks of paper.
Zee Zee Theatre

A dream opportunity for LGBTQ theatre artists

 
The National Queer & Trans Playwriting Unit is a new initiative offering financial and creative support to five Canadian artists. The plays that come out of the program will be performed live in the fall of 2023.
 
Still from Lumaajuuq, an animated film. In neutral colours, the scene depicts a hooded human figure crouching on all fours at the bank of a waterway, looking at a waterfowl, possibly a loon.

NFB

 

There’s a massive free catalogue of Indigenous films online

 
Here are five picks to get you started.
 

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Edward Burtynsky

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Photo of the interior of a darkened theatre, taken from what appears to be the stage. Two figures appear in silhouette looking at three large screens that surround them. Images of rusted industrial machinery appear on the screens.

@edwardburtynsky/Instagram

His latest project, In the Wake of Progress, just appeared at Yonge-Dundas Square (as you’ll undoubtedly recall from this story). Now, the immersive project has moved indoors and it’ll be at the Canadian Opera Company Theatre in Toronto through July 17. (The photo above? Consider it a sneak peek.) Curious to learn more? CBC’s What On Earth recently ran this extensive interview with the photographer.
 

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