Culture FATIMIDS TO FOOTWEAR From hip hop photography to new art galleries , toronto offers something for every interest
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MOCA
Culture FATIMIDS TO FOOTWEAR From hip hop photography to new art galleries , toronto offers something for every interest
BELIEVE
Starts May 26 When the Museum of Contemporary Art — MOCA for short — closed its Queen Street location in 2015 , gallery-goers eagerly were left awaiting the opening of its new home . This May , MOCA re-opens its doors in a former industrial tower in the Junction Triangle , where it hosts exhibits and studio space for more than 20 artists . The opening show , BELIEVE , explores systems of beliefs and values through the work of 15 Canadian and international artists . Contributors include First Nation artist Jeneen Frei Njootli , Los Angeles-based artist Barbara Kruger , and Awol Erizku , whose works explore such topics as race and history . Museum of Contemporary Art , 158 Sterling Rd ., museumofcontemporaryart . ca
... Everything Remains Raw : Photographing Toronto ’ s Hip Hop Culture from Analogue to Digital
Ongoing The McMichael Canadian Art Collection partners with the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival to feature the works of influential Toronto-based photographers who depicted hip hop communities from the 1990s to the early 2000s . Divided into three sections ( Write Now : Intro to the Esoteric , Not Now but Right Now , and Emanate ), the exhibit includes larger-than-life murals , photos of live performance , portraits and conceptual works , plus an exploration of how magazines and visual art documented and made hip hop accessible to fans . McMichael Canadian Art Collection , 10365 Islington Ave ., Kleinburg , mcmichael . com
Yoko Ono : The Riverbed
To June 3 Conceptual artist Yoko Ono ’ s work often encourages visitors to collaborate with each other to achieve the effects of the exhibit . Her three-part instalation at the Gardiner Museum is no exception . Each part of the exhibit encourages participants to interact with the art , whether it be adding stones to a pile , drawing lines , creating a growing web by
Manolo Blahnik : The Art of Shoes
Starts May 16 Art and wearable fashion intersect at the Bata Shoe Museum ’ s retrospective of one of the world ’ s most influential designers . More than 200 pairs of shoes and 80 drawings from Blahnik ’ s 45-year career explore the theme of shoes as art . The exhibit also includes the collection of footwear created for the Sofia Coppola film Marie Antoinette , exclusive footage of the artist at work , workshops , a film series , and a screening of Blahnik ’ s documentary The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards . Bata Shoe Museum , 327 Bloor St . W ., batashoemuseum . ca
The World of the Fatimids
Ongoing During the 10th and 11th centuries , the Fatimids made great contributions to art and architecture from their capital in what is now modern-day Cairo . At that time , Egypt was an epicentre , where regions , ideas , and culture mixed freely . Visit the picturesque grounds of the Aga Khan Museum to view the priceless artifacts from this once-prominent Muslim civilization . Beautiful ceramics , calligraphy , and intricate crystal carvings , plus drone footage of architectural remains of the Fatimid court , and a film on Cairo ’ s Fatimid history are part of this comprehensive display . Aga Khan Museum , 77 Wynford Dr ., agakhanmuseum . org photo : arash MoalleMi
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