The Art of Solitude
Aloneness, visualized.
As we’re faced with it, the muddled chaos of our loneliness is disarming at first. But there’s a magic to being comfortably alone.
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Calgary Fashion Brands Collaborate With Artist to Honour Women in Public Health
Fashion activists.
In light of recent events, the two brands have teamed up and recruited artist Mandy Stobo to create a series of limited edition T-shirts in honour of the three women in public health and politics combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stranger than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition
Talk of the town.
Spread across eight rooms, the exhibition will hold over 300 pieces, including items from Cave’s personal collection, as well as large scale installations and original atmospheric soundscapes.
Meet the Artist Whose Medium Is Watch Parts
Dan Tanenbaum’s steampunk pop art.
Dan Tanenbaum is a Canadian tech entrepreneur—but that’s not all. Tanenbaum crafts intricate “steampunk characters” from the mechanisms of watches—gears, dials, and other parts.
The Canadian Roots of Winnie-the-Pooh Revealed at ROM
Small things, big hearts.
An inspiration for books, film, and television, Winnie-the-Pooh is now the subject of an interactive exhibition highlighting his Canadian origin story.
The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, As Reimagined by Tim Walker
Wonderful things.
The premise? Ten new photography projects inspired by V&A treasures hand-selected by Walker, showcased alongside many of the original artifacts in sumptuous rooms and spaces designed by Heath.
Turbulence and Symbolism in Modern Mexican Art
Portraiture.
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism: The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection gives the viewer the rare opportunity of seeing this collection in one space, providing insight into the works of these renowned artists, where life imitates art and art is life.
Miami’s Wynwood Walls and the Evolution of Street Art on Instagram
Painted walls.
Instagram and the Walls, which both just celebrated their 10th anniversaries, were created within a year of each other and have a rather symbiotic relationship.
A Toronto Gallery Invites Patrons to Spend the Night with Art
Sweet dreams.
Apollonia Vanova has come up with a novel idea for getting people up close and intimate with the art she sells in her Toronto gallery—a couple of twin-sized beds.
