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Category Archives: Performance Art
THE BIG TOP—SURPRISINGLY AND CHARMINGLY SUBDUED
We’re looking forward to the upcoming Cirque du Soleil show in September. Having been thrilled by several of their shows, we know we can count on feats of dynamic marvel to send us home more alert than when we arrive.
ANNIE CLARK (ST. VINCENT) AND THE SLIPPERY ROAD TO THE NEXT THING
Sometimes we learn more from what disappoints us than from what excites us. For instance, there is a pop music phenomenon, recently lauded by the Smithsonian Magazine (and awarded, by them, an America Ingenuity recognition, in Performance Arts), who calls … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Performance Art
Tagged Annie Clark, David Bowie, David Byrne, Dylan Thomas, rock and Roll music, St. Vincent, urbanity
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“GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM” THE DAVID BOWIE SHOW
The Art Gallery of Ontario, deftly following up on its Surreal Things show, has tapped into London’s Victoria and Albert Museum’s rampage of a show, a wild and wonderful bundle of entities, pertaining to singer/songwriter PLUS, David Bowie (b. 1947). … Continue reading
HERMES, BEING TOUCHED BY HEAVEN!
For a full week, the Design Exchange was graced by artisans in action and in interaction, from that Centre of the Sublime, Hermes.
SHEILA AND NICHOLAS PYE: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND THEN SOME
Sheila and Nicholas Pye are an art partnership like none other. Married to each other, until a few years ago, they continue to produce videos and photographs that depict difficulties of love. But here we should drop all vestiges of … Continue reading
A REAL DEAL THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT : KIM NGUYEN’S WAR WITCH
In 2011, Montreal filmmaker, Kim Nguyen, traveled to the Democratic Congo Republic to film his scenario/screenplay, War Witch. In 2012, it garnered Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival, an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Picture and Best … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Performance Art
Tagged contemporary film, Kim Nguyen, Surrealist cinema
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THE BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARES OF LEOS CARAX
The past few days we’ve been at TIFF many times to see the full output of a largely unappreciated film master, Leos Carax (b. 1960). Here we shall only try to briefly get to the nub of this complex, incisive … Continue reading
THE MUSIC OF GRAPHIC ART
Last week we attended a musical event that ruffled a lot of feathers. It will be covered in some detail on Friday’s blog; but, for now, suffice it to say that the percussive aspect was more than most members of … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Illustration Art, Performance Art, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists, Surrealist Posters&Graphics
Tagged AndreMarty, French vintage pochoir, French vintage posters, Geo Ham, Gino Boccasile, L. Dola, Michel Legrand, music, Vintage opera posters
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YANG FUDONG’S NEW WOMEN: COMMUNING WITH NEW FILMMAKING
Amidst all the buzz of anticipation about the Toronto Film Festival in September, something very quiet and very engaging has settled into the exhibition space at TIFF. Chinese visual artist and filmmaker, Yang Fudong, was commissioned by TIFF to develop … Continue reading
THE EDGY SHOES OF CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN—DESIGNING FOR BALANCE
You may think designing shoes would be a fairly straightforward craft. But one designer in that field has chosen to make it a mystery. And we can thank our lucky stars he has!