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Hi, Art!

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Hi, Art!

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Hi, art lovers!

 
Daytime photo. People, including film fans, walk on Toronto's King street, which has been closed to traffic for TIFF. In the foreground, a person in a black MOMA baseball cap holds up their phone to capture the scene.

Evan Mitsui/CBC

 
As I was saying last Sunday, TIFF looks a whole lot different this year on account of the Hollywood strikes. The next time I’m in the CBC building, I’m probably not going to run into Cate Blanchett or Brad Pitt or whomever at the elevators (not that I ever have). But TIFF isn’t about chasing celebrities; it’s really about the movies — so many movies! And over on CBC Arts, there’s plenty of content to help you navigate the fest. 

What films are we dying to see? You can peruse staff picks aplenty — recos from CBC Arts plus the teams at CBC Music and CBC Books. The folks at Commotion are chattering about the strikes’ impact on the festival circuit (TIFF included), and you can stay on top of their TIFF programming (plus coverage from CBC Arts) by bookmarking this link — which will also keep you updated on “Cutaways,” the project I mentioned last weekend. Personal essays by TIFF filmmakers will be published on CBC Arts each day next week. (Here’s the first: a story from Fitting In director, Molly McGlynn.)
 

And because we promised you eye candy ...

 
Abstract photo collage suggesting a forest scene distorted by a spiral effect. Fabric in a burnt orange colour wraps around tree trunks and branches.

Omar Reyna

Another callback to last Sunday’s newsletter: the winner of the Yukon Prize for Visual Arts will be revealed Saturday night. You’re looking at work by one of this year’s finalists, Omar Reyna.
 
Daytime photo in a forest. A woman with long straight hair dressed entirely in tan, stands with her back toward the viewer in front of an enormous hollow tree.

Karin Bubaš

B.C. artist Karin Bubaš will open a solo exhibition (Garden of Shadows) Sept. 23 at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler. This image from 2016 is part of her series, Studies in Landscapes and Wardrobe.
 
Surreal collage in shades of green. Overlapping circles are interspersed with cut-out photos of waterfalls, people and warning signs.

Simon Hughes

Balls Falls by Simon Hughes. See it at Blouin Division in Toronto, which is taking part in this year’s Gallery Weekend Canada. (The Toronto edition happens Sept. 21 to 24, and Gallery Weekend Montreal runs Sept. 28 to Oct. 1.)
 
A white-haired woman stands with her back toward the viewer inside a white-walled gallery filled with an installation by Phylidda Barlow. The art resembles organic towers, maybe tree trunks or rocks or the legs of an enormous beast. Some elements appear to be toppled.

Phyllida Barlow

MOCA Toronto opened its new season of programming just before the weekend, and a solo exhibition from the late Phyllida Barlow is among the highlights. The acclaimed U.K. artist was working on the show (Eleven Columns) before her death in March, and according to the museum’s website, she was inspired by the MOCA building’s industrial architecture, particularly its signature columns.
 
 

You've got to see this

 
 
 
Still from Next Goal Wins. Rows of soccer players practice. They squat and appear to yell.
Searchlight Pictures

15 movies we can’t wait to see at TIFF 2023

 
New features from Taika Waititi and Richard Linklater! Docs about icons we love (Mr. Dressup) and love to hate (Nickelback)! Get staff picks from the team at CBC Arts.
 
Movie still. Close-up of a young person wearing winter clothes on a grey winter landscape.
Freedom From Fear

How to find hidden gems at TIFF

 
The big Hollywood movies get all the buzz, and after the festival, they’ll almost certainly play at a multiplex near you. But if you’d rather discover something you can only see at TIFF, follow these insider tips.
 
Portrait of Kudakwashe Rutendo, a Young Black woman wearing a white suit. Her chin up, she looks down at the camera with a small close-mouthed smile. The portrait is on a gold background. Text in white and gold reads:

Samuel Engelking/CBC Arts

 

Kudakwashe Rutendo handsprings into the spotlight

 
Originally from Fort McMurray, Alta., the young actor stars in Backspot, a cheerleading drama appearing at TIFF.
 

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Comic-style illustration of a uniformed school girl wearing a witch hat. She runs out of a doorway, seen in profile, long brown braids flying behind her as she pulls on her uniform blazer.

Sweeney Boo

Sweeney’s Instagram has got us thinking about spooky season already. (We caught up with her recently at Fan Expo Canada.)
 

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I’m Leah Collins, senior writer at CBC Arts. Until next time!

 
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