Weeks ahead of the scariest holiday of the year, the Art Gallery of Ontario launches Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters, a biographical exhibition with the atmosphere of a haunted house, co-curated by Jim Shedden of the AGO, Britt Salvesen of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and Matthew Welch of Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia). Expect no cheap thrills or jump scares. Here, you face paintings of dark, ominous scenes and life-size sculptures of mythical creatures…
“The Idea of North” welcomes home the work of prominent Canadian artist, Lawren Harris, to the AGO and opened to the public on July 1st, 2016. Curated by actor and art enthusiast, Steve Martin, with AGO’s Andrew Hunter, and Hammer Museum’s (Los Angeles) Cynthia Burlingham, “The Idea of North” comes to us from its previous station at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, advancing recognition of this much deserving artist.
CHIHULY at the ROM sees the work of renowned American sculptor, Dale Chihuly, on display from June 25th until January 2nd 2017. Chihuly is most well known for his colourful large scale site-specific installations using glass, which often can be seen in public spaces or gardens, such as Kew Gardens, London, in 2005, on long-term show at the MGM Grand Macau Lobby, also at de Young Museum in San Francisco, in 2008, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in…
Right in the midst of the holidays, the annual winter music festival, Solaris spanned two nights this past weekend. The Enercare Centre at the Exhibition was packed with young people, filling the air with electric dancing, good vibes, and lots of love for the heavy bass drops.
In partnership with Shangri-La Hotel, the inaugural Fête Chinois art and event showcase takes place next month. It will be a curated exhibition of modern interpretations of traditions including installations, art spaces, musical performances, cinema showings, and photographs.
Summer’s almost gone, the kids are going back to school next week and that means it’s time to visit the CNE this Labour Day Weekend. And here’s some other attractions to check out as well to make the most out of your summer.