Divya Mehra! You've seen this great doc about her, right?
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Sunday, November 20, 2022

Hi, Art!

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Hi, art lovers!

 
GIF of video clips from Divya Mehra's episode of In the Making. Moving images switch between a closeup of the artist smirking, pastel marshmallows being stirred into pale blue slime, a medium shot of the artist on a replica of the set for You Can't Do That on Television,holding an umbrella while a person standing on a step ladder pours slime on her.

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When Divya Mehra was named the winner of the Sobey Art Award Wednesday, I dug up her episode of CBC’s In the Making, which is a great watch for any number of reasons, but I especially love that it captures the origin story of something you can find at the National Gallery of Canada right now: Divya’s bouncy-castle take on the Taj Mahal. It’s not the only work of hers appearing at the NGC as part of this year’s Sobey exhibition, and there are some incredible stories behind those works, notably Divya’s (successful!) effort in returning a looted statue to India — a process that began back in 2019, when the artist was doing research at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina. (A must-read article on the topic: Chris Hampton, a regular contributor here at CBC Arts, wrote this comprehensive feature for the Globe.) I’m looking forward to Ideas’ upcoming chat with Divya and the rest of the Sobey nominees. The show was in Ottawa for the prize announcement last week, and they’re producing a special program, including in-depth conversations with all the shortlisted artists. They’ve been running similar specials for years under the banner “The New Masters.” Expect to hear it in the new year.

As for CBC Radio programming that’ll make you feel smarter right now, a special podcast edition of The Current debuted this weekend. The subject? The power of photography. If you’re a diehard listener, you might have caught portions of the show already, notably interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario and acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, but find the full version wherever you get your podcasts.

 

And because we promised you eye candy ...

 
Cartoon sketch of a red-nosed reindeer on peach paper. Circular ornaments hang from its antlers. They read

Lisa Cinar

Holiday maker-fair season keeps on keeping on. In Vancouver? Western Front hosts its annual Toque Craft Fair Dec. 2 to 4. You can browse all of this year’s vendors online, including Lisa Cinar …

 
Colour pencil drawing of abstracted botanic forms on white paper.

Hue Nguyen

… and artist Hue Nguyen, who’ll be tabling under the brand name Stationery for Horses.
 
Iridescent pastel sculptural worm-shapes criss cross each other and are installed on a white wall.

Camille Jodoin-Eng

Wish Bone by Camille Jodoin-Eng (previously seen here), who opens a solo exhibition at Patel Brown Toronto Nov. 24.
 
Painting of a dense nighttime scene depicting the inside of a household and a forest outside.

Andrea Joyce Heimer

Starting Dec. 10, CICA Vancouver will have an exhibition from U.S. artist Andrea Joyce Heimer. (The title of this one is basically my childhood … and maybe yours too? Just swap “Montana” for “the suburbs.”)
 
 

You've got to see this

 
 
 
Medium closeup of the artist Divya Mehra standing in a field of brown grass. She is a woman of Indian descent and wears her wavy hair down. She is dressed in a button-up denim shirt and points upward, as though gesturing mid-sentence.
National Gallery of Canada

And the winner of the 2022 Sobey Art Award is …

 
Divya Mehra! The Winnipeg artist claimed the $100,000 prize Wednesday night.
 
Black and white photo of three figures in full body snowsuits or Hazmat suits. Their faces are obscured by military-style gas masks and they stand in front of a plane marked
Operation Morning Light/Imperative Entertainment

In 1978, a Soviet satellite exploded over traditional Dene land

 
Its effects are still being felt today, and that little-known chapter of Canadian history is being explored on the new podcast Operation Morning Light.
 
Medium closeup of a woman in a black turtleneck cutting her hair. She is bathed in red light.

Azad Amin

 

These Iranian Canadian artists are showing solidarity with women in Iran

 
Their art champions women’s rights and justice for Mahsa Amini, and they hope people everywhere will be inspired to stand with them.
 

Follow this artist

 
 
 
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Uýra

@uyrasodoma
Photo of a figure sitting on a jungle floor. Their body is painted shiny shades of green and their lips are coral pink. They hold their arms out in front of their body, and clasp what appears to be a large folded yellow leaf. A patterned fabric is wrapped around their waist.

Uýra

Some of Uýra’s photographs are included in Arctic/Amazon, an exhibition that’s on now at the Power Plant in Toronto. Keep watching the site for our video tour of the show. (We’ll be posting a few clips on Instagram too.)
 

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