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Art Toronto is Canada’s only international art fair. This year, in its 18th edition, the fair puts modern and contemporary art from more than 100 galleries and eight countries on view under one roof, along with collectors, curators, artists and art enthusiasts. The West Coast will be highlighted in the FOCUS: Los Angeles section, and Canadian Art contributors and editors will present a panel about Black Canadian histories and art.

OPENING NIGHT PREVIEWA benefit for the Art Gallery of OntarioThursday, October 26Purchase tickets at ago.net/art-toronto-2017.

TICKETSGeneral: $22Students and seniors: $15Groups: $15Multi-day fair pass: $40Children under 10: Free Purchase tickets at arttoronto.ca or at the door.

lOCaTIONMetro Toronto Convention Centre255 Front St. W.North Building, Torontoarttoronto.ca

(1-800) 663-4173

PUBlIC HOURSFriday, October 2712–8 p.m.Saturday, October 2812–8 p.m.Sunday, October 2912–6 p.m.Monday, October 3012–6 p.m.

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POwEr TAlkS presents influential figures from the art world and beyond discussing their projects, preoccupations and ideas. Presented by the Power Plant Contemporary Art gallery.

CHARLES GAINESFriday, October 27, 4 P.M.

los Angeles–based artist Charles gaines is celebrated for his photographs, drawings and works on paper that investigate how rules-based procedures construct order and meaning. In 2014, his acclaimed retrospective opened at the Studio Museum in Harlem, and the following year it travelled to the Hammer Museum in los Angeles. His talk will offer a survey of his work, looking at his early projects with systems and numerals and his most recent investigations into language and representation, and consider notions of subjectivity.

MARI SPIRITOSaturday, October 28, 4 P.M.

Mari Spirito is curator and founding director of Protocinema, a nonprofit that organizes exhibitions between Istanbul and New York. She is also the curator and director of Alt, a contemporary non-profit art space in Istanbul that has shown work by rodney graham. Spirito will discuss recent and current projects in two different environments: New York, which is saturated by art; and Istanbul, a place with internal tensions and external threats representing conservative worldviews.

COURTNEY J. MARTINSunday, October 29, 4 P.M.

Courtney J. Martin, deputy director and chief curator of the Dia Art Foundation, will use American painter robert ryman, active from the late 1950s, to discuss painting and object-based Minimalism. ryman’s work is often connected to Abstract Expressionism; Conceptual art, because of his non-traditional materials; and, most often, Minimalism, because his works often include achromatic or white surfaces. Martin has worked with ryman’s work before, notably curating an acclaimed exhibition of his paintings at the Dia Art Foundation, which opened in 2015.

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artists Bring Bunkers and Projections A number of PrOJECTS will be activating the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, including screenings of Oliver Husain’s Isla Santa Maria 3D, presented by Susan Hobbs gallery, and projection work by British artist Ed Fornieles, presented by Division gallery. One of the PrOJECTS you won’t be able to miss: local project space Bunker 2 will move their exhibition space—a shipping container —into the fair, and show changing combinations of performance and video art throughout the weekend.

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last year, Edition Toronto made its Art Toronto debut, and welcomed more than 8,000 art and book enthusiasts, who were able to look through the wide range of artist’s books, publications, editions and ephemera that were on view. This year, Edition Toronto, which is dedicated to the promotion of art-book publishing in all forms, is back. look for special projects by artists kristin Nelson and Dave Dyment, and a new library sculpture by Sotirios kotoulas. To learn more about what to expect, visit online at editiontoronto.com.


locationMetro Toronto Convention Centre255 Front St. W.North Building, Torontoarttoronto.ca

(1-800) 663-4173

PUBlic HoURSFriday, October 2712–8 p.m.Saturday, October 2812–8 p.m.Sunday, October 2912–6 p.m.Monday, October 3012–6 p.m.

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Los AngelesThe City of Angels heads north, with a selection of galleries from the city’s varied neighbourhoods, and a nod to the experimental, moving-image practices that have developed there.

Los Angeles is a city of neighbourhoods, and far from ignoring this diversity, curator Santi Vernetti will be highlighting it with his selections for the FOCUS: Los Angeles portion of Art Toronto 2017. “The city has a number of different pockets of gallery activity, with the main ones being the Culver City area, the downtown arts district and other galleries scattered across different areas,” said Vernetti earlier this year from LA. “I’m trying to help the fair choose galleries from all of those different little sectors,” he explained, so visitors can expect a nice overview of the city.

Unsurprisingly, with a range of neighbourhoods, there’s no shortage of varied choice. “Los Angeles is often considered the seat of art and cultural activity and experimentation, so what we actually do have here in the city is a really wide range of diverse practices that encapsulate a whole number of different aesthetic and philosophical concerns,” said Vernetti. “I think in the presentation I’m trying to stay true to that, which is something that curatorially has always been one of my working methodologies. You know, try to highlight the diversity of practices rather than zone in on a specific register that artists seem to be working in.”

A few things can be guaranteed, though. Even though LA artists run the gamut of disciplines, it’s undeniable that the city’s mythos is dominated by the movies. And it’s a dedication that Vernetti hopes to tap into, with a homage to LA cinema. Also on the docket are the more avant-garde aspects of the scene. “Another dream of mine is to bring some of the more genre-bending and experimental new-media artists and technologies that happen here in Los Angeles to the fair,” Vernetti said.

Some of the artists from the selected galleries will also have work on view in an exhibition curated by Vernetti, titled And the sky is grey—a nod to the Mamas and the Papas’ 1989 song “California Dreamin’.” But far from offering an idyllic view of the West Coast, Vernetti’s showing will try to take apart some of the myth of Los Angeles as the land of milk and honey, or the place where dreams come true. “And the sky is grey will be doing demystifying work,” he said. “Maybe showing a little bit more of the darker, messier side of LA that people often don’t experience until they’re actually here.”

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Canadian Art at Art Toronto Artist Project, Talks and Tours


Roche Bobois Auctions Artist-Designed Cushions

You know Roche Bobois’s signature piece: luxe cushions that can be combined to create modular seating arrangements. But, at this year’s Art Toronto, Roche Bobois is launching a special Canada 150 project that will give their iconic Mah Jong cushion a twist. Six leading Canadian artists will each design a cushion in their signature style, and Roche Bobois will exhibit the resulting creations before Art Toronto. After being a Feature Project at the fair, Roche Bobois will auction the pieces in support of Canadian Art.

They could fit together to form a fun composition, but given the artists who are contributing to the project, they could happily stand alone. Past RBC Canadian Painting Competition winner Patrick Cruz will be working on one, as will veteran Calgary painter Ron Moppett, Kinngait-based artist Ningiukulu Teevee and Montreal multimedia artist Karen Kraven.

Special OfferSubscribe at Art Toronto and receive

a free issue and limited-edition tote bag by artist Les Ramsay—all for only $25.

Visit the Canadian Art booth for more details.

FOR COVERAGE FROM THE FAIR, VISIT CANADIANART.CA

+ EDITOR TOURS OF FAIR HIGHLIGHTS

Commence daily at 2 p.m.,

beginning at the Canadian Art booth

CHRISTIAN KLIEGEL–DESIGNED BOOTH

Come and see Canadian Art’s booth, where artist and designer

Christian Kliegel will create an immersive installation

of found and transformed materials. Wood platforms throughout

the structure will serve as monuments for display, seating, shelving

and circulation.

Kliegel, who spans art and architecture in his work, graduated

from Emily Carr University of Art and Design and the University of British Columbia’s graduate architecture

program. He maintains a collaborative architectural design practice

with Vancouver-based Katy Young (with whom he is currently

redesigning the building for artist-run centre Western Front)

and works with David Carter Architects Inc. in Toronto.

Panel: The Idea of HistorySaturday, October 28, 6 p.m. Main Stage

Deanna BowenYaniya LeeMichèle Pearson ClarkeModerated by Merray Gerges

Whose stories are we telling and whose are we leaving out? Inspired by the theme of our Fall 2017 issue, “The Idea of History,” this discussion explores Black Canadian histories from the perspective of our panellists’ artistic practices. Join Canadian Art’s assistant editor Merray Gerges for a conversation with associate editor Yaniya Lee and multidisciplinary artists Deanna Bowen and Michèle Pearson Clarke, all contributors to the Fall 2017 issue.

Excerpt from Deanna Bowen’s art ist project The Long Doorway in Canadian Art’s Fal l 2017 issue


2 MINDYSOLOMONGALLERY ”I’m

presenting a solo show of work by Jennifer

Lefort, who’s based in Gatineau. I became

familiar with her work several years

ago during a fair in Basel, Switzerland, and

I’m interested in showcasing her in her home

country—I love the work, and it’s always

nice to have an artist from the country you’re

showing in.” —Mindy Solomon, director

1 JARVISHALLGALLERY“Being from

out west, there is a built in sense of alienation

that this country’s geography imparts on us.

I know JHG represents artists that are

not always known in other parts of the country,

and I like the idea of taking charge. We’re

taking our artist Robin Arseneault to Toronto,

and sharing this fantastic work with fresh

eyes. Having visited Art Toronto, I have always

been struck by the sheer number of interested

audiences.” —Jarvis Hall, director

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New and Notable GalleristsMust-see booths at Art Toronto

1 Robin Arseneault MASk wITH DECAY 2016

2 Jennifer Lefort LAYERS 2016

There are plenty of new faces—and exciting returning faces —at Art Toronto this year. With more than 100 galleries represented at this year’s event, there are plenty of first-time exhibitors making their debut this fall, and they hail from across North America. Some galleries are closer to Toronto, like Oeno Gallery in Bloomfield, but there are plenty from farther afield, like Vancouver’s Franc Gallery, so visitors will have a chance to make new finds from across the continent. Also on the docket for new faces: Galerie 3 from Quebec City and, in the Cultural Partners section, the Canada Council Art Bank will be exhibiting at the fair for the first time.

For exhibitors like Catriona Jeffries and Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, both from Vancouver, and Erin Stump Projects and Susan Hobbs Gallery, both from Toronto, this year marks an exciting return to the fair. Here, we speak to a few of the first-time exhibitors about what they’re bringing and what they’re looking forward to.

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“We will present a curated booth called

‘Atmospheres,’ featuring works by Judy

Chicago (the legendary feminist artist),

Ian Wallace (the Vancouver-based master

of photoconceptualism), Isaac Julien

(the award-winning British filmmaker and

photographer), Hugh Scott-Douglas

(a young Toronto/New York–based artist)

and Margo Wolowiec (a Detroit-based artist

who works in the cross-section of high

tech and tapestry). The booth will create

a lively conversation between historic works

by older artists and new work by younger

ones.”—Jessica Silverman, owner/director

4 L’INCONNUE”I’m planning on having

a more curated booth—I’m bringing young,

Canadian artists who are living abroad,

and most of whom have never been shown

at Art Toronto before. As a new gallery, my

intention is to boost Canadian representation

in terms of galleries and artists abroad,

and in order to do so I have to have a strong

base and a following domestically. I figured

Art Toronto is the best fair for that within

Canada.” —Leila Greiche, director

5 DILLON+LEE”Two or three years ago,

when art-fair expansion was at its peak,

we experienced fair fatigue and realized that

much of the same collectors travel from

fair to fair, creating a strange, insular bubble.

We took a step back and decreased the

number of fairs. Canada, while close to the

US, is still a different world, and we hope

that it will draw different kinds of collectors

who we are excited to share our art with,

as well as learn from.” —Diana Lee, partner

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Joseph Hartman “THE ARTIST’S STUDIO”

Book Signing at Art Toronto SOLO Booth S01 Saturday, October 28, 2-4pm

Fair dates: October 26-30, 2017

Spanning nearly five years of work by Hamilton-based photographer Joseph Hartman, “The Artist’s

Studio” is a full-colour catalogue featuring over 100 photographs of studio interiors, shot around the

country. These images provide rare behind-the-scenes views into the production spaces of some of

Canada’s most well-known contemporary artists alongside more emerging practices.

Published by Black Dog Publishing, 2017


Art Outside the FairMust-see exhibitions on across the city

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1 FLORINESTETTHEIMER A painter,

a Jazz Age saloniste—Stettheimer was many

things, but above all she was a woman

ahead of her time. Her work is vibrant and

all too overlooked; catch a glimpse in

this show circulated by the Jewish Museum

in New York. Art Gallery of Ontario,

317 Dundas St. W.

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PHOTOGRAPHSOFCANADAFROM

THENEWYORKTIMESPHOTO

ARCHIVE With more than 200 archival

images featuring a range of subjects—from

national icons to everyday scenes—this

exhibition offers a slightly meta look at

Canadian history, and how this history has

been documented and portrayed in the

American press. Ryerson Image Centre,

33 Gould St.

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CANADIANARTISTS Bringing together

21 artists working in a range of media,

this show looks at the many varied paths

and stories of Canadian identity, and offers

counternarratives to the often monolithic

Canada 150 story. Aga Khan Museum,

77 Wynford Dr.

3 Brette Gabel BLANkET (DETAIL) 2017

4 Hi la Lulu L in Farah KuFr Birim NO MORE TEARS (STILL) 1994

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VIDEOARTFROMISRAEL,

1970-2012 Some 35 leading Israeli video

artists are brought together in this show,

which gives a platform to the cultural

and political work that has been made in

Israel and beyond over the last four

decades. Koffler Gallery, 180 Shaw St.

1 F lor ine Stettheimer SELF PORTRAIT wITH PALETTE (Painter and Faun) 1915

2 Unknown Associated Press photographer Princess elizaBeth at niagara Falls sPeaKing with ernest hawKins, mayor oF the ontario community OCTOBER 14, 1951

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shop Looking through the racks at Ewanika (1083 Bathurst St.) feels more like pilfering your elegant friend’s wardrobe than shopping; there’s stylish footwear from it-girl label Maryam Nassir Zadeh, dreamy knits from Lauren Manoogian and foundational pieces from the store’s eponymous line. SOUVENIR (1232 College St.) carries a range of products—like ceramics, textiles, stationery and more—from local makers; they also stock their own in-house label, and have limited and special-edition products on offer in the gallery-like space. Le Labo (876 Queen St. W.) has finally opened a Canadian post, where you can drop by and watch the perfume house mix up fragrances upon purchase (to help insure a longer shelf-life for the product).

read The newest book-purveyor on the block is Queen Books (914 Queen St. E.), where you’ll be able to find shelves stocked with titles from local authors alongside international bestsellers, all within the coziest environment imaginable—think tree-patterned wallpapers and Persian rugs. Glad Day Bookshop (499 Church St.), by contrast, is the world’s oldest queer bookstore; they’ve been in business for some 47 years, although their Village digs are new. If deep discounts are more your speed, there’s really nowhere better than used-book retailer BMV (471 Bloor St. W./10 Edward St./2289 Yonge St.).

snack Have you ever eaten a semla? If no, you should rectify this immediately; the Swedish take on a cream bun is not to missed, and they’re often on offer at the sweet FIKA Café (28 Kensington Ave.), which boasts an incredibly Instagrammable interior in addition

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to dreamy baked goods and coffee. Afternoon coffee dates that spill over into early evening snacks with a glass of wine are, arguably, the very best way to spend a day; the Walton (607 College St.) is perfectly poised to facilitate these languorous meetings, with pastries and coffee on offer alongside elderflower cocktails and terrine. If you’re looking for a place that can handle savoury snacks as adeptly as the sweet options, turn to Forno Cultura (609 King St. W.), where the city’s very best porchetta sandwiches reside—fighting words, but we stand behind them.

feastSure, Grey Gardens (199 Augusta Ave.) may share a name with the Maysles brothers’ documentary on eccentrics Little and Big Edie Beale, but fear not—there’s no cat food dressed up as pâté around here.

Instead, expect seasonal selections like smoked mackerel dip, a wine selection that cannot be matched and the city’s most Instagrammed washroom. If you feel like eating art, in addition to looking at it, head to La Banane (227 Ossington Ave.), where their “Ziggy Stardust Disco Egg” gives dessert a glam-rock edge. Tacos of all varieties are on offer in Kensington Market, including versions on Ojibway-style frybread at Pow Wow Cafe (213 Augusta Ave.) and Baja-style options at Seven Lives (69 Kensington Ave.). Classic French food is on the menu at longstanding Queen Street West bistro La Palette (492 Queen St. W.), which, as it happens, is co-owned by a Toronto artist.

get outsideBerczy Park Dog Fountain charts as one of the most controversial additions to Toronto’s landscape; the two-tier fountain, designed by Claude Cormier, includes 27 cast-iron dog statues (and a cat), who spew water into the basin from their mouths. There’s something deeply Koonsian about the arrangement, which is worth dropping by Berczy Park (25 Wellington St. E.) to see. A little further from downtown, Rouge National Urban Park (1749 Meadowvale Rd., Scarborough) has incredible beaches, hiking trails and marshes. If you want to shop and walk, at the Evergreen Brick Works (550 Bayview Ave.) you can drop by a farmers’ market and venture out on a few trails in the Don Valley.

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