 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | (Getty Images) | | | | Autumn has never been my favourite time of year; I tend to catch a month-long case of the sniffles as soon as the leaves turn. But I do enjoy the notion that social media fall is the “People’s Season.” For once, living your best life is cheap, and anyone can nail the vibe with a PSL and a dog-eared novel. And should you plan to read the stuff you photograph, CBC Books has shared a cornucopia of selections over the last few days. Their fall preview boasts 51 must-read titles, and as a bonus, they’ve made dozens of additional suggestions — just for the month of October. Want to add the year’s best CanLit while you’re placing all those library holds? The finalists for both the Governor General’s Literary Awards and the Giller Prize were revealed last week. (The winner of the latter will be announced Nov. 18 in a gala broadcast on CBC.) | | | | | Because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | David Umemoto | | I very much enjoy the decay of this concrete brutalist sculpture by Montreal artist David Umemoto. | | | | |  | Marcel Dzama | | For readers in southern Alberta, Marcel Dzama’s Ghosts of Canoe Lake is at Contemporary Calgary until Oct. 27. The artist was on Q back in January to talk about the exhibition. (It debuted at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection last December.) | | | | |  | Gordon Hicks | | | | | In a hidden gallery near the top of Canada’s tallest skyscraper, this artwork eerily defies gravity. | | | | |  | Lawrence Fafard | | | | | Is anyone else out there watching So Long, Marianne? The limited series is now streaming on Crave, and here’s a bit of trivia for you: its theme was composed by Patrick Watson. The Montreal musician was on Q to chat about the show. | | | | |  | CBC | | | | | | | Why? Nobody does shit coffee better. | | |  | Colin Davis | | What’s it like being a dude in northern Ontario — or anywhere, for that matter? Colin has a solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Thunder Bay (Steel, Grease and Gasoline), and he spoke with CBC News about the things that inspired the show, including Frank Frazetta’s fantasy art and symbols of rural masculinity. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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