Movie recos and the return of Cutaways.
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Hi, Art!

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Hi, Art!

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Hi, art lovers!

 
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What is this year’s Toronto International Film Festival going to look like? The Hollywood strikes are keeping writers and actors away, and if the usual spike in Toronto's celeb-to-plebe ratio doesn't happen, what will that mean for the festival? TIFF launches this Thursday, but reporters and culture critics have been mulling over the subject all summer. There are loopholes that could allow some stars to make appearances. Directors aren’t striking, for example, and there are a bunch of A-listers who are bringing their passion projects to TIFF. Maybe the strike will put a greater focus on Canadian and international stories? 

TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey appeared on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning back in July to explain how this year’s festival may look different, and more recently, Commotion discussed the topic with guests Sarah-Tai Black and Rad Simonpillai, who also shared their top picks for TIFF. And if it’s movie recos you want, CBC Arts will be sharing plenty (more) next week. (Just cross your fingers that tix are still available.) We’ll also be reviving our “Cutaways” essay series, so watch for fresh and personal writing by Canadian filmmakers as they share behind-the-scenes stories about their TIFF projects.
 

And because we promised you eye candy ...

 
Abstract painting. A swirl of airbrush-style texture and colour: blue, green and pink.

Karine Fréchette

Reflecting Pool 8 by Montreal artist Karine Fréchette.
 
Impressionistic realistic painting of a skeleton reclining in front of a moving stream, gazing at its reflection amid pink flowers. A rider on horrseback, seen in dark silhouette, appears on the blue-sky horizon.

Jane Corrigan

I must be spending too much time on Instagram. This one really hits. (Painting by Quebec native Jane Corrigan.)
 
Photo of an artwork comprised of colourful geometric forms on panes of clear Plexiglas, arranged in layers.

Anna Binta Diallo

You have until Sept. 24 to catch Anna Binta Diallo’s solo exhibition (Topographies) at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, Ont. (This collage is made of multilayered Plexiglas.) 
 
Painted wooden sculptures resembling dolls or mannequins. Three adult female forms, a girl and a small dog. They are surreal creatures. Two adult figures have multiple 3D faces. The other's head is decoupaged with a black and white photo of a woman, a photo too small for the sculpted skull. All figures' bodies are painted blocks with sculpted legs.

© Estate of Marisol / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Digital image © Whitney Museum of American Art / Licensed by Scala / Art Resource, NY

Shout-out to illustrator Sophie Benmouyal for putting this one on my radar. Marisol: A Retrospective will arrive at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on Oct. 7. The survey exhibition has gathered more than 250 works by the Warhol Factory fixture.
 
Beaded illustrations suggesting Instagram search results of designer fashion goods by Ganni.

Alainnah Whachell

Ganni by Alainnah Whachell. Alainnah beads images that could have been ripped from my search history (read “screenshots of online shopping habits”). She’s a nominee for this year’s Yukon Prize for Visual Arts, and after you get a chance to scroll through her work, definitely check out the rest of the nominees. One more thing to mention: the organizers will be hosting a bunch of related events (Sept. 14-16) leading up to the announcement of the winner. Here’s where to find the schedule.
 
 

You've got to see this

 
 
 
Archival photo of performers Sharon, Lois and Bram on stage in the '80s. Sharon and Lois, at left, are white woman with permed hair wearing blousy colourful dresses. Bram, at right, is a white man with a salt-and-pepper beard playing an acoustic guitar.
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Skinnamarink and beyond

 
Sharon and Bram look back on a career of “pure joy.” Plus they answer a question we’ve been thinking about since the ‘80s: Why elephants?
 
Movie still. Close-up of a young woman's face while she does pushups. Her brow is furrowed as she stares at the viewer.
TIFF

6 films to watch at TIFF 2023 by women and non-binary directors

 
CBC Arts contributor Danita Steinberg shares her must-see picks. 
 
Illustrated self-portrait of artist Gisele Lagace. Drawn in the style of an Archie Comics character. She is a white woman with long black curly hair and she smiles at the viewer in close-up.

Gisèle Lagacé

 

This artist’s NSFW webcomic led to a gig drawing Archie

 
Veteran comic book artist Gisèle Lagacé reflects on a career journey that’s taken her from New Brunswick to Riverdale.
 

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Patricia Larocque

@ffembroidery
Embroidered CBC Arts logo rendered in multiple colours. Icons of pink flowers, purple mountains, megaphones emblazoned with Cree syllabics, checkerboard patterns and a bald eagle appear in the geometric sections that comprise the gem design.

Patricia Larocque

What’s knot to love about this?! Patricia is a Canadian textile artist living in France. I’m a big fan of her signature “cringe face” patches, but she took a warmer and fuzzier approach to this assignment. Her logo design was inspired by happy memories of Saskatchewan and B.C. 
 

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