 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | Norval Morrisseau works on a painting for an exhibition in Saint-Paul de Vence, France, in September 1969. (Indigenous Art Centre, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) | | | | Adrian Stimson is the host of Forged, a new podcast from CBC and ABC Australia. And last week, the artist appeared on Commotion to talk about the project. Maybe you’ve seen There Are No Fakes (and if not, you’re welcome). That 2019 documentary told the tangled tale of a criminal scheme linked to the work of the late Norval Morrisseau, famed creator of the Woodland School style of art. For years, the market was flooded with Morrisseau dupes, a scam police have referred to as the largest art-fraud ring in Canadian history. Forged picks up on the ongoing saga from there. It’s a story involving the criminal underworld and millions of dollars. But at its centre is the legacy of a celebrated Anishinaabe painter and the question of how art — Indigenous art, specifically — is valued. The program launched Wednesday. Find all six episodes on YouTube. | | | | | Because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Jake Santos | | Sunbather by Toronto-based painter Jake Santos. | | | | |  | Artwork: Nabil Azab; Photo: LF Documentation | | If you’ve ever been fooled by bunnies on a trampoline, you know you can’t always trust what you see. Nabil Azab’s artwork is critical of the faith we put in photography though it’s prone to distortion (deliberate or otherwise). The artist has an exhibition (Thought Pictures) at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington in Bowmanville, Ont. Feel like fact-checking this image by visiting the gallery yourself? The show is on until Dec. 7. | | | | |  | Lauraine Mak | | Never have I been so mesmerized by a juice box. At Centre A in Vancouver, Lauraine Mak is showing paintings from Perceptual Conundrum of the Repeated Image, a series about “repetition, desire and the persistence of images in cultural memory.” Pictured: Lemon Tea. | | | | |  | Ketty Haolin Zhang | | Also in Vancouver, Ketty Haolin Zhang exhibited this “contemporary altar” at Another Studios this week as part of Again & Then, a group show exploring “transformation caused through repetition.” | | | | |  | Artwork: Jon Sasaki; Photo: Clint Roenisch | | On the subject of repetition … have you heard what Jon Sasaki’s been up to? Nearly every night for 10 months, he produced a painting en plein air while sundown faded to darkness. There’s a powerful beauty in doing things the hard way (read this essay on the Clint Roenisch website for more on that thought). The Toronto gallery just wrapped an exhibition of Jon’s twilight landscapes: Making Do With the Photons That Linger After the Sun Has Set. | | | | |  | Shanell Papp | | | | | It’s the stuff of knitmares. In Medicine Hat, Alta., artist Shanell Papp has transformed a local landmark into a Halloween attraction. | | | | |  | LF Documentation | | | | | Gabriel Baribeau uses all of those things in his paintings, and an experimental approach has revived his passion for the art form. | | | | |  | David Cooper | | | | | | | She was an Italian-born activist and photographer who moved in the same circles as Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. The creator of a new play wants to make her a household name. | | |  | Andrew Ooi | | Andrew is fascinated by the creative potential of paper, and he told us all about it last week. The artist has a solo exhibition at SSEW Project in Markham, Ont. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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