Public Art
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Liberty Village hits benchmark
The Henry Moore outside the AGO may have been turned into an improvised chaise longue by lunchtime OCAD students, but Liberty Village has art that...
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Art up your alley
It's a standard issue narrative: in the shadow of a more outgoing, attractive older sibling, the younger, homelier sibling, feeling neglected, turns...
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How did that get there?
What is your favourite piece of public art in Toronto? "That's like asking me which child I like best," says Terry Nicholson, Manager of...
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Heading in the right direction
When artist Carolyn Tripp was a teenager making day trips to Toronto she found the big metropolis confusing, and would occasionally find herself headed in...
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Vital signs: Wayfinding signs become art
During the spring, a series of official-looking signs that warned of homeless conditions nearby mysteriously appeared on poles downtown. They looked...
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Canada’s leading voice in mural art
Scarborough has a powerhouse working to promote the arts, and its name is Karin Eaton. After eleven years as executive director of Scarborough Arts...
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This is my neighbourhood
Whimsical pencil sketches of bicycles sit alongside brightly coloured pictures of birds and flowers. Enthusiastic drawings of cars, rows of houses, and...
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Wayfinding your way
I was riding my bike through Forest Hill late at night recently when the neighbourhood street lights went out. Up until that point, I had only been paying...
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World’s tallest free-standing poster
Some of the best public art reacts to the changes a city undergoes as it grows, and like all cities, Toronto is constantly evolving. Along with the new...
By Matthew Blackett