by Nathan Flint
For an exhibition titled after the etymological roots of the word “disaster” the newest work by artist Christina Battle is an absolute success!
BAD STARS by Christina Battle
Category: FEATURES
Angela Grauerholz at Olga Korper Gallery
by Sophie Wang
Analyzing how memory exist in between space and time is the key philosophical element in Grauerholz’s work.
The Abbozzo Gallery and Richard Jacobson’s Hyperrealism
by Steve Rockwell
“Richard Jacobson’s high realism art and the notion, that there is always something more personal behind the subject matter, inspired us to offer him a full gallery exhibition.”
Felicity Hammond / Arcades at CONTACT Gallery
by Daniel Joyce
Felicity Hammond re-imagines Toronto’s built-environment of architectural forms and condo culture in the site-specific project Arcades at CONTACT Gallery
Pat McDermott at Christopher Cutts Gallery
by Sophie Wang
The ambiguity and abstraction created in the Sonnet paintings require active thinking from the audience, which can be challenging, but also amusing at the same time.
Bill Jones – Waking Dream
by Simon Termine
Ranging from the abstract to the naturalistic, the sheer variety of the medium and its seemingly-limitless possibilities are resonant.
Tony Calzetta at Yumart
by Xiaotong Cao
Calzetta’s work can be viewed and appreciated as ‘abstract funnies’ or ‘surreal cartoons’
Marleen Sleeuwits: Not The Actual Site / Brookfield Place
Sunny Kim
These spaces we are so familiar with – the Galleria and generic office spaces – are reintroduced in a way that redirects the human flow while heightening our awareness of the everyday sites we absent-mindedly shuffle through.
Nadia Myre – Acts That Fade Away
by Xiaotong Cao
This video for Myre is not only the screening of a project but also a demonstration of traditions that should become part of the present and the future.
OCAD University’s Graduate Exhibition
by Nazli Nahidi
The 103rd year of GradEx seemed to be its busiest, and most dynamic show to date. The annual four-day exhibition featured works by over 900 students in both art and design across several buildings on campus.
Erik Madigan Heck at Nicholas Metivier Gallery
by Patricia Tabascio
While the selected garments are remarkable works of art in their own right, it is Heck’s method of depicting them in his unique compositions – his vision – that is most captivating.
CONTACT 2018 / Artoronto picks
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
May-June, 2018 / Toronto and GTA
With so much choices, with well over 1500 Canadian and international artists and photographers exhibiting at more than 200 exhibitions, it isn’t easy picking exhibits to see.