 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | Greg Doherty/Getty Images | | | It’s Thanksgiving, and for the first time in forever, I have space to share a pile of the stories I’ve bookmarked. It’s a veritable cornucopia of headlines, folks! And I am thankful to be sharing the following content with you.
Oops, did I say content? Don’t tell Emma Thompson. On a related note, this might be my favourite quote in recent memory: “In practical terms, ‘content creator’ neatly accomplishes two things at once: It lets people who make garbage think they’re making art, and tells people who make art that they’re making garbage.”
Oops, I’m going to say content again. What happens when a content creator outgrows the shtick that made them famous? And what happens when one of the most famous people on TikTok opens a gallery show?
Speaking of TikTok, you can watch Mean Girls (and the rest of your favourite movies) there … which is a problem for writers.
An AI trend forecaster never would have seen this coming: Nirvana T-shirts are “preppy” now, which says more about the evolution of language than you might think. But the week’s top piece of Gen X-baiting content: U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Here’s (yet another) in-depth look at the immersive performance venue. Commotion got a first-hand review of the eye-searing experience, and this story goes long on how some of the visuals (namely Marco Brambilla’s AI-assisted Elvis tribute) were made. (Fun fact: Montreal company Saco Technologies designed the LED screens that wrap around the structure.) Also happening in Vegas: a musical about a certain botched Spanish fresco (As It Happens has more on that story). | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Celan Bouillet | | This is Wandering Rainbow, a gouache on paper collage by Celan Bouillet. Celan is part of this year’s North Van Art Crawl. The free community event returns Oct. 13-15, and if you need help planning your itinerary, there’s an interactive map over here. | | | | |  | Anna Boghiguian, Kunsthaus Bregenz | | In Toronto, the Power Plant will launch its fall programming this Friday. Among the new exhibitions: Time of Change by Egyptian-Canadian artist Anna Boghiguian. Pictured: an installation view of The Chess Game (2022). | | | | |  | Mark Kelly Photography | | | | | A decade ago, the Whitehorse artist hated beading. Now, it’s her favourite way to tell stories about her life in the North. | | | | |  | CBC Arts | | | | | I’m talking about Solo, which won the prize for best Canadian feature film at TIFF this year. The movie is now screening in theatres across the country. Stars Félix Maritaud and Théodore Pellerin dropped by Here & Queer. | | | | |  | Bell Media | | | | | | | Also: how is acting like playing on a hockey team? Shoresy co-stars Tasya Teles and Jordan Nolan have some thoughts. | | |  | Sloan Brown | | According to Sloan, the CBC gem is the GOAT of Canadian iconography, but she gave it a fresh coat of paint as this month’s featured logo designer. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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