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This year’s Grammys were lacking their typical star power, with artists like Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, Taylor Swift and Kanye West all skipping the ceremony. The Brit Awards, however, managed to secure an appearance from the holy trinity of celebrity when Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Meghan Markle made an unexpected joint appearance. Sort of. To accept their […]

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When you stand in front of Monet painting, a rush of inexplicable nostalgia may rush over you. You’ll likely associate the small brush strokes with scenes of recreation and leisure, and you might long for the simplicity of everyday life in the late 1800s: a stroll through a garden, an alfresco lunch, a room full of […]

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Since graduating from McMaster University with a fine arts degree in 1986, Michelle Vella has worked nearly a dozen jobs, on either side of the country, in several different industries. She worked as an assistant at a Toronto art gallery, took a job in software telesales, moved into marketing, spent three years in publishing and […]

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Suspended from the ceiling inside Aesop‘s Queen Street West is a piece of artwork entitled Aletheia by Toronto-based designer Philip Beesley. It’s there to commemorate DesignTO, Canada’s largest cultural celebration of design, now in its ninth year. Beesley will be in-store later this evening to present his creation, which also recently appeared in “Transforming Space,” a dual exhibition held with fashion designer […]

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Three women, three disciplines, three interpretations of why art matters in today’s world. We caught up with a few of the female artists we’re keeping an eye on in 2019, and asked them to give us a glimpse into their genius. Here, they share what their work is saying, how they’re saying it and where you […]

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Thailand is a global destination for vacationers, but like most countries with beautiful beaches and world class resorts, it’s easy to overlook the cultural centres in favour of the spas, restaurants and occasional parties. While we wouldn’t recommend skipping out on the day cruises or massages, we’ve found a few places that make taking in […]

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Tattoos have been around roughly 5,000 years (the oldest known figurative specimens were discovered on an ancient Egyptian mummy dating back 5,200 years), but over the course of history the meaning of tattoos has evolved significantly. Formerly a signifier of “outsider” status flashed by bikers and convicts, tattoos have evolved into the realm of fine […]

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This past weekend Nuit Blanche took over Downtown Toronto for the twelfth year in a row. Since 2006, the city’s familiar streets and building facades have been transformed into pieces of interactive art for one sleepless night only. But don’t fret if you couldn’t make it out this year, because you’ll be seeing a lot more of […]

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According to Vogue’s Sarah Mower, the spring/summer 2019 Balenciaga show left the audience “so stunned that people were transfixed in their seats for a good few seconds after it ended.” The label’s creative director, Demna Gvasalia, is certainly known for pushing the envelope when it comes to fashion and design, but what she’s referring to […]

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A major contemporary art museum is pretty much the mark of a cool, international cosmopolitan. Think about it: New York has one, Paris has one, London has one. Finally, Toronto has one too. In the summer of 2015, Queen West’s Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art closed its doors. Soon after, it was announced that Toronto-based […]

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Red carpets are a standard at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), but a particular carpet event ten years ago definitely stood out. Guests dressed to the nines trekked red paint behind them, creating an ever-morphing art piece with the movements of their bare feet. The spectacle was for the Artists for Peace and Justice […]

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Twenty years ago in St. Tropez, Peter Tunney unexpectedly kickstarted his career as an artist. While walking around the city, he stumbled upon a construction site and discovered a sign that read, ‘Slow Down Construction Zone.’ For some reason, he decided to pick it up and then, with materials from a friend’s garage, created his […]

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