by Emese Krunák-Hajagos
Together and separately, they lived an extraordinary life of extremities – nothing in moderation.
Mitchell/Riopelle: Nothing in Moderation
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Peter Alexander Por / Canadian Sculpture Centre
by Simon Termine
When perusing Catharsis, the sheer variety of works – each with their own sense of individuality yet still unified under a common ambiguity behind their laden meanings as the artist intended – continuously offers something new and interesting to explore.
The Future is in the Land / Julie Nagam
by Xiaotong Cao
“Our survival and our continuation as a people are tied to Indigenous knowledge of the land and a return or an extension of these land-based practices is what will bring us into the future.”
Michael Landy / Demonstration at Power Plant
by Tehniat Khan
The positioning of the walls provides the already provocative pictures with an even more confrontational setting.
Gillian Iles: Towards Eternal Glory / Red Head Gallery
by Nathan Flint
Iles, using an array of well executed mediums and creative curatorial decisions, has created an engaging installation that has a strong critical message immersed in beautiful and interesting imagery and design.
Meaghan Hyckie at Olga Korper Gallery
by Sophie Wang
As the title hints these clouds could be easily caused by an atomic bomb, so their elastic beauty deteriorates in front of our eyes and becomes utterly dangerous. However, in this exhibition, danger is overruled by beauty.
Sophia Al Maria: Black Friday / Mercer Union
by Nazli Nahidi
Black Friday tells a story in a dreamlike state, of the gulf’s relationship with western capitalism and religious conservatism.
Jacob Robert Whibley at Zalucky Contemporary
by Iris Wu
The exhibition seems to play with the idea of distortion – asking the viewer to contemplate the unpredictable and unexpected that appears on this new horizon.
Seriously Stoned / Canadian Sculpture Centre
by Victoria Rainoff
the exhibition is all about stones and becoming ecstatic through the procedure of transforming the otherwise static and lifeless stone into meaningful artworks.
Bradley Wood and John Holland at Angell Gallery
Carolyn Peralta
Wood doesn’t openly criticize the lifestyle of his models but focuses more on the use of colour and form in order to create beautiful paintings, inviting the viewers to immerse themselves in.
Petrija Dos Santos: A Labour of Love
by Iris Wu
Dos Santos provides a glimpse into the bittersweet life of these rural residents. By catching this “everydayness” she is able to document – and “preserve” in a certain way – the simple and undisturbed society that still exists
Mountain Paintings at General Hardware
by Ailin Qi
This is an unique exhibition. If you are looking for something different in the abstract painting genre, General Hardware Contemporary is your best choice