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For the past thirty-five years, acclaimed Canadian artist Steven Heinemann has transformed the medium of ceramics in Canada. This timely retrospective featuring more than 70 objects examines Heinemann’s fascinating and evolving process. Opens October 19!
Celebrate 25 years of Empty Bowls at the Gardiner! Sample delicious soups by some of the city's top chefs and choose a ceramic bowl to take home with you, all in support of Anishnawbe Health Toronto's work to aid the homeless.
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Part of the Gardiner Signature Lecture Series & Exhibition Programming for Janet Macpherson: A Canadian Bestiary
Online ticket sales are now closed. You can still purchase tickets at the door while quantities last. $15 General; $10 Gardiner Friends
In an era where we are again seeing the dangers of nationalism—something contemporary art has claimed to reject outright, yet unquestionably participates in—it is worthwhile to think carefully, skeptically, and curiously about this anniversary and the charged moment it will afford. Here, a cultural critic explores the problems and opportunities surrounding Canada 150: an event that could, and should, be as much about the future as the past. Includes admission to Janet Macpherson: A Canadian Bestiary.
About the speaker
David Balzer, Editor-in-Chief and Co-Publisher at Canadian Art
David Balzer is a writer, editor, and teacher. He is the author of Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else, winner of ICA London’s 2015 Book of the Year, and the short-fiction collection Contrivances. He has written about art and culture for The Guardian, Modern Painters, Artforum, The Globe and Mail and others, and was the recipient of the 2015 International Award for Art Criticism. He is currently Editor-in-Chief and Co-Publisher at Canadian Art magazine, and lives in Toronto.
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Image: Amy Malbeuf, Unbodied Rebirth, 2011, Performance documentation. Photographer: Dayna Danger, Courtesy of Canadian Art Magazine.