Toronto Art

Fret not! You can still see Nadja Sayej in action this coming Wednesday, Feb 24 at Wrongbar - in what appears to be the most feisty art critic slam-down this year:

Whitney on Oprah: ArtStars* vs. the Art Fag

BITCH, DON'T MAKE ME CRY, OR I'LL START CRYING TOO

Talk at 8 p.m., party at 10p.m.

Touting themselves as the TMZ of the art world, Art Stars* is an online video series in which  Ms. Sayej breaks the pretentiousness in art shows by whipping a mic in yo' face to ask the tough questions...like, "Is this art?" or "Why is the artist ignoring me?" read more...

NIGHTLIFE

THURSDAY

9 pm Green Bin Thursdays @ Czehoski, 678 Queen St. W. DJ Barbi takes time off from rubbing shoulders with the likes of A-Trak to spin everything from electro to italo, while you drink $5 pints of 50. Sounds good? Sounds great. 

10 pm Surf's Up @ 751, 751 Queen St. W. 60's garage, surf, rockabilly, new jams, old jams. $10 pitchers, $3.50 PBR.  read more...

-Elli Stuhler 

Making macaroni jewelry is one thing, but the works featured at Cut/Paste, an exhibit presented by Motherbrand and the ROM takes creative reuse to a whole new level.  

A toaster made out from a cigarette tin and a guitar string by an inmate in an Ontario prison from the fifties, par exemple.   read more...

by Elli Stuhler

Design lovers have a big weekend ahead of them with all the design festivities going on in Toronto. As part of the inaugural Toronto International Design Festival (sponsored by the Interior Design Show) the folks at the historic Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. West) have a little somethin’ somethin’ to add to the design smattering.  

Come Up To My Room, the alternative design event in its seventh year, “invites artists and designers to show us what goes on inside their heads.” The curators select designers based on what they’ve done so far, and then assign each of them to one of the 11 rooms or 14 public spaces on the second floor of the hotel. The curators aren’t allowed set foot inside the exhibits until the show starts, giving the designers the freedom to go as crazy or as minimalist as their creative little hearts desire.   read more...

THURSDAY 

DanceLikeYouFuck @ Strangelove 584 College Street

For the first time in 2010 the doors of Strangelove are open for all those who dance like they, erm, fuck. After three weeks of MIA, the Thursday night bash is back –and we suspect- with a vengeance. $5 cover, it’s a small place so arrive early. 

Come Up To My Room @ The Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen Street West read more...

Daniel Faria is the co-founder of Toronto's prestigious Clark & Faria gallery in the Distillery District. Further, he has been an instrumental force in orchestrating Power Plant Gallery's annual Power Ball - in our opinion the city's best art party AND best party in general.  read more...

From students to alumni to well-known artists, the works of art could belong to anyone-including you. Every year, OCAD raises funds and eyebrows with the Whodunit? Mystery Art Sale. Work by OCAD students and alumni, creative celebrities, acclaimed artists and designers are sold for 75 bucks a pop-and you have no idea who's behind your masterpiece until you take it home. read more...

Siiigh, June is upon us and that means only one thing. Well, actually, it means a lot of things, but in the city’s art scene, June means that the metro corps is about to come alive with the dulcet tones of musical interludes, foot patters of choreographed routines, and vibrant splashes of artistic frenzy. Yes, June in the city means Luminato is coming!

Naturally, She Does the City is your go-to site for sassy interviews, reviews, and much ado about Toronto’s perennial arts fest. Here’s what you can expect from us this Luminato season: read more...

For the eighth year running, the Over The Top Fest is celebrating all things weird, wonderful, underground, and unbelievable. Bringing together some of the best alternative music, film, and theatre in the world, Over The Top is a smorgasbord of cultural curiosities. But fear not, tiny dancers. We've narrowed down SDTC's picks for the best of the fest for you. Here are our must-sees. read more...

Shhh, are you listening? Are you thinking about what you're hearing? Maybe you should. A poet with a stutter and a band of merry musicians are coming together to make you think about words and sound. Vancouver poet Jordan Scott presents a performance that weaves together his work, music, and expectations to create an experience that is beyond words-elevating his poetry to a sensory level. Scott reads his poems in a separate location, and they are transmitted to the performance space in The Music Gallery, where improv musicians respond to his verses.

Often, music is used as therapy for people who stutter, to help create fluency in their speech. Scott's location, at an indoor swimming pool, further connects to that concept of fluidity. Water, like sound, is capable of both jarring inconsistency and soothing calm. This dichotomy is embodied by the disconnect between the poetic nature of Scott's thoughts and his inability to express them with the same rhythm. This audio is fed into an oscilloscope, and the images created are projected onto screens around the musicians. They take cues from these images, as well as spotlights controlled by a conductor. The result? A fascinating exploration of the work of an artist, confronting the process of creation, and how the creator effects how his work is perceived. Sure to be an intriguing evening. read more...