While driving along the highways that branch out of Toronto’s downtown, one witnesses a bewildering contrast of forces; nestled in rolling hills of wheat lie mammoth-sized shipping and logistic hubs.
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Sara Cwynar’s ‘Baby Blue Benzo Beta’ at MOCA Toronto
Contemporary image culture is often described through excess, whether through Guy Debord’s conception of the spectacle, Jean Baudrillard’s simulacra, or contemporary discourse surrounding the endless recursive circulation of algorithmic media.
Kahlil Joseph on BLKNWS: Terms and Conditions — Rewriting the Rules of Black Storytelling
Kahlil Joseph is no novice when it comes to pushing boundaries in art. Known for his evocative and complex work on Beyoncé’s Lemonade visual album and his short feature for Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D
A new Lynchian wave is sweeping through contemporary art
Anyone attuned with the contemporary oil painting scene may have noticed a trend in its figurative work: artists seem increasingly fascinated with a new kind of still life, one that injects household items such as curtains, chandeliers or human hair with twilight eeriness.
LM Chabot’s The Cult Turns Beauty Rituals Into a Fever Dream
Self-care carries with it a particular tension: the quiet promise of repair and the creeping sense of ritual. The Cult, the new short film from Montreal-based directing duo LM Chabot, sits entirely inside that space.
Unveiling the Dichotomies of Persona in Jodi and Alex’s “Looking For Something”
Blurring the lines between on-set spectacle and individuals’ chosen outward personas, artist duo Jodi and Alex explore the dichotomy in their new video series “Looking for Something.”
Nigel Nolan and Cody Laplante’s Triple Slash: /// Archives Queer Vulnerability
In the twilight of the digital age, where the boundaries between reality and the virtual blur, “Triple Slash: ///” by Nigel Nolan and Cody Laplante emerges as a profound testament to the power of multimedia storytelling.
Dreamscapes by v?
Connection has been a hard ideal to articulate as of late. Being physically dissolved through global isolation while being equally amplified through social digitalization, the concept of genuine connection has become difficult to understand and even harder to communicate.
The Wonderous World of Frank Dorrey
Frank Dorrey is an artist for the digital age, whose surrealist pieces, which blend digital collage and illustrations, are created on his iPhone using the PicsArt app.
Wolfgan Tillmans “To Look Withour Fear”
Wolfgang Tillman’s To Look Without Fear, currently exhibiting at the Art Gallery of Ontario until October 1st 2023, is a retrospective of the German photographer’s oeuvre.