ARTS & CULTURE
8 Obiter Dicta
Toronto When It Sizzles
Must-sees and dos in the City
kathleen killin › arts & culture editor
T
oronto in the autumn is hot, and I am not
talking about our recent heat wave. From
international film festivals, exhibits, art fairs
and auctions, the arts and culture scene in
Toronto seemingly explodes with the coming of the
new school year. In this edition, I’ve decided to showcase the must-sees and dos this coming fall season in
our glorious city.
Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol
Until 4 Oc tober 2015
Students: $6, pay what you can 5 – 8 pm on
Wednesdays
www.textilemuseum.ca
Nestled in Toronto’s downtown core and neighbours
to City Hall and the Superior Courts of Justice is the
Textile Museum of Canada. Artist Textiles: Picasso
to Warhol showcases a major international exhibition of textile design by some of the world’s most
acclaimed twentieth century artists. Organized in
conjunction with the Fashion and Textile Museum in
London, UK, the exhibit displays a blend of fine art
and industrial design and includes rare clothing from
the 1950s made with artist designed fabrics. Major
highlights of the exhibit include Picasso’s Fish Print
dress and works by Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse,
Marc Chagall, Henry Moore, Joan Miró and Andy
Warhol. Join Dr. Elizabeth Legge of the University of
Toronto on September 16 for the lecture Inside Story:
The Art History of Artist Textiles as she explores artists’ movements from painting canvas to cloth.
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche
3 Oc tober 2015
Free
www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2015 is projected to be
bigger and better F