ART TORONTO, 2013
October 25 – 28, 2013
METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE
North Building, 255 Front Street West
This year the Art Toronto, the International Art Fair, continues to impress and surpass its previous year in what is the largest exhibition ever.
All The Artists Are Here by Thom Sokoloski. Photo: Margaret Irving
Photo: Veronica Scarpati
Photo: Aliya Bhatia
Since 2009, Art Toronto and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art have collaborated on the commission of a benefit edition by a Canadian artist. Each year the limited edition work is made available for sale exclusively at Art Toronto, and all proceeds from the sale goes to Mocca. This year it is Sarah Anne Johnson’s Gold Box.
Sarah Anne Johnson, Gold Box, 2010/2013,12 x 18 inches; Chromogenic Print with applied gold leaf. Edition of 25 unique prints. $2,200.00 CDN ea. Copyright Sarah Anne Johnson, Courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto & Julie Saul Gallery, New York.
Around one thousand artists are represented at the fair, which is in it’s fourteenth year, and has galleries from all over the world. This is Canada’s only international art fair. It is mostly contemporary art but galleries like Loch Gallery or Miriam Shiel are showing historic works too (jack Bush painting, Lynn Chadwick sculpture).
Loch Gallery, Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary. Photo: Margaret Irving
“Once again the Toronto art fair has proven itself in being a well established venue attracting buyers from across Canada,” said Alan Loch after the opening night, “Our sales tonight exceeded the sales from the opening night last year. This proves to us the continued interest in quality historical works of significance and established contemporary artists.” Loch Gallery sold artwork for more than $3-million during first night of the annual art fair.
Bau-Xi Photo, Toronto. Photo: Margaret Irving
Pari Nadimi Gallery, Toronto. Photo: Veronica Scarpati
MULHERIN, Toronto & New York. Photo: Veronica Scarpati
Stephen Bulger, director of Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, introduces Alison Rossiter’s work. Photo: Margaret Irving
Barbara Edwards Gallery Contemporary, Toronto. Margaret Irving
Seung-Yong Kwak, Old Future, 2013. Acrylic on canvas, 46” x 31”, Galerie Gaia, Seoul, Korea. Photo: Leanne Simaan
Joe Fatard, The Opening Ed./5, 1988. Bronze, 33″ x 17.9” x 12.5”, Galerie Claude Lafitte, Montreal, Canada. Photo: Leanne Simaan
Anna Razumovskaya’s paintings, Hazelton Fine Art Galleries, Toronto, Canada Photo: Leanne Simaan
Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London UK. Setting up the booth. Photo: Margaret Irving
Zemack Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: Margaret Irving
Corrado De Luca, director of De Luca Fine Art / Gallery, Toronto said that this is their second year at Art Toronto and they are very optimistic. They came with a wide variety of art work including a Picasso drawing as well as excellent pieces from contemporary Canadian and American artists.
De Luca Fine Art / Gallery, Toronto director Corrado De Luca and his wife Jes E. Sladojevic . Photo: Margaret Irving
Bezpala Brown Gallery, Toronto. Photo: Veronica Scarpati
Photo: Aliya Bhatia
Contemporary Art Galleries Association (AGAC) showcasing works by Cynthia Girard. Photo: Margaret Irving
Every year there are special projects that help define the fair and one such project is NEXT, sponsored by Toronto Life magazine. Visitors can locate them by their red signs and they all contain works under $10,000 by emerging artists. The eighteen participating galleries are an international mix, besides Canadian galleries, there are others from Mexico, Japan and Italy. The criteria for emerging artist has changed lately, it could mean anyone who is just starting out in the art market regardless of his/her age.
The NEXT section. Photo: Veronica Scarpati
3D Gallery Venice, Italy. Photo: Margaret Irving
Art Toronto, 2013 hours: Friday & Saturday 12 – 8 p.m., Sunday & Monday 12 – 6p.m.