 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | CBC Music | | | Friday, CBC was at Toronto’s Echo Beach for Manifesto Presents: The Block Party, a one-night music festival headlined by L.A. rapper Aminé and Canadian icon Saukrates. CBC Radio’s The Block teamed up with Toronto’s Manifesto to make it all happen.
The whole extravaganza was conceived as a blowout for hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, a milestone that’s being celebrated all over the CBC universe. At The Block, the show just wrapped a marathon project called Hip Hop 101 — 50 hip-hop history lessons broadcast over 50 days. (For a more regional focus, explore this special feature from CBC Music: 20 songs that tell the story of Canadian hip-hop. And yes, you bet it comes with a preloaded playlist.)
The anniversary has been a recurring hot topic on Commotion: Monday, U.K. rap was up for discussion; Friday, the chatter turned to Toronto’s hip-hop roots. And in addition to the CBC Radio specials that have already aired (here’s Marvin’s Room and Frequencies for your Sunday listening), there are still more celebrations to come. Starting Aug. 21, Q will be marking hip-hop’s 50th with an entire week of all-star interviews. (Two names I can already reveal: Charmaine and Wyclef Jean.) | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Yuri Uenishi | | (Table) tennis, anyone? This poster by Yuri Uenishi is just one example of the eye-popping graphic design that’s featured in A Sense of Movement, a travelling exhibition of Japanese sports posters. The show’s appearing at the Japan Foundation, Toronto until Sept. 9. | | | | |  | Tiffany Chin | | “Grill season” inspo from Toronto illustrator Tiffany Chin. | | | | |  | Luke Van H | | A smashing painting by Toronto’s Luke Van H. | | | | |  | Remy Fortin | | Montreal artist Remy Fortin has work appearing at Tap Art Space through Sept. 17. (Is it just me, or does his statement really vibe with the message behind this month’s CBC Arts logo?) | | | | |  | Lipman Still Pictures | | | | | A new show at the Art Gallery of Ontario looks back on four vivid decades of the Toronto artist’s work. | | | | |  | Dahlia Katz | | | | | Ryan G. Hinds is a queer icon of Toronto’s theatre scene, but in all his years of performing, he’d never done Shakespeare … until now. Ryan is currently appearing in the Canadian Stage production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and as he tells CBC Arts, the experience has been pure magic. | | | | |  | Samuel Engelking/CBC Arts | | | | | | | Ariane Louis-Seize describes her new movie as “a classic coming-of-age with a vampire twist.” Its title? Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. It will premiere in Venice before arriving at the Toronto International Film Festival this September. | | |  | Rocky Dobey | | This short doc about street artist Rocky Dobey is a must-watch, especially if you frequent downtown Toronto. Rocky’s been leaving metal plaques and sculptures around the city since the ‘70s. They’re often hidden in plain sight, so thank goodness for his Instagram, which is a great online archive of his work. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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