October 27 – 30, 2017
METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE
Now in its 18th year, Art Toronto presents important artwork from leading Canadian and international galleries combined with many events and programming
ART TORONTO 2017
10th AIMIA | AGO Photography Prize
The Prize awards $50,000 to one winner, who is chosen by public vote. The four finalists present their work in an exhibition
The winner is Hank Willis Thomas
Guillermo Del Toro: At Home With Monsters / AGO
by Patricia Tabascio
At Home With Monsters challenges the exhibition-goer’s expectation of viewing art that is horrifying, unsettling and that is highly personal to Del Toro and his work, while also questioning the very idea of monsters.
Phil Irish and Pedie Wolfond / Lonsdale Gallery
by Meghan O’Callaghan
As Phil Irish’s exhibition Peak Velocity winds down in anticipation for the solo show of fellow Ontarian artist, Pedie Wolfond, I had the pleasure of visiting the Lonsdale Gallery in that liminal gallery time when exhibitions are coming and going.
Far and Near: The Distance(s) Between Us
by Simon Termine
The exhibition is an elaborate, multi-faceted delve into the entrenched divisions and cultural constraints affecting the lives of Chinese Canadians.
Ellen Bleiwas: Passage No. 170424 / Angell Gallery
by Emily Austin
Felt, like stone, has a utilitarian aesthetic based on the way it was produced. The material, sensorial and psychological elements present throughout the exhibition are beautifully and intelligently consolidated.
Sandra Gregson and Carolyn Dinsmore at loop
by Victoria De Chellis
Both artists’ works are representative of the natural world, and the ever-changing environment and ecological factors influencing today’s climate
Queen West Art Crawl 2017
by Phil Anderson
September, 23-24, 2017
It wasn’t always about sales, but it seemed more about the process of sharing their work with an interested public, that was to be even more important.
Cesar Forero at the Canadian Sculpture Centre
by Victoria Rainoff
Cesar Forero created and underwater world for us, guided us into it with his performance and then left us there to play