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May 6, 2015 •
City, Culture, In the Magazine, Sports •
Ben Chacon •
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By Lance Chung Don Shipley is a man of many talents. With a pedigree that includes the artistic direction of some of Toronto’s greatest cultural landmarks and events, including Harbourfront Centre and Luminato, it’s fair to say that Shipley knows a thing...
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May 1, 2015 •
City, Culture, In the Magazine •
David King •
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By Grady Mitchell From now until May 10, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) will house a collection of almost 85 Jean-Michel Basquiat pieces. Entitled Now‘s The Time, the retrospective is the first of its kind on Canadian soil, backed by a chorus of...
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November 10, 2014 •
Culture, In the Magazine •
David King •
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Art: Alex Colville at the AGO Rating: 3.5/5 Finding great Canadian artists that are appreciated from coast to coast is not an easy feat but nothing cements art superstardom status like one grand finale: dying. When Alex Colville passed away last year at age...
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October 30, 2013 •
Blog, City, Culture •
David King •
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It’s funny when artists start to get it into their heads that whatever they create would be better, especially when that artist’s claim to fame is graffiti, or if you’d prefer, street art. As some may or may not know the UK street artist known as Banksy...
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October 22, 2013 •
Blog, City, Culture •
David King •
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The question is, how do we define “art”? There is no denying that Alice Munro’s short stories are art, or that Pablo Picasso created art, or even that Drake’s new album is a form of art. However, at which point is art no longer art? Probably at the...
