Culture
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That Wonderful Nuit
Our path through Nuit Blanche began in Yorkville, where I gave a tour of some secret and not-so-secret parts of Yorkville early in the evening. On the...
By Shawn Micallef -
Nuit Blanche verdict: A contemporary art event with legs — but balls?
Well, I’m sorry I didn’t post on this yesterday, but frankly, in the spirit of all things Nuit Blanche-y (ie. staying up all night, seeing...
By Leah Sandals -
Nuit Blanche — Hidden Toronto: Curious Walking Tours
Some walking tours on Saturday night that may or may not be like the usual walking tours. Fanny packs allowed, but not encouraged. Have you ever wondered...
By Shawn Micallef -
Liberty Village reaches new BENCHmark
photos of previously installed BENCHmark benches • photo by Bouke Salverda New BENCHmark benches unveiled on Thursday September 29 at 1:00 pm Street...
By Matthew Blackett -
You gotta fight for your right to arty
Used to be that things had to come to blows to decide who was the best artist in the land. You know, it was all about art oligarchy and art coups to...
By Leah Sandals -
Come fly with… my art.
It’s short notice, but don’t we all sometimes need a deadline to work its production magic on us? October 2nd (yes, that’s next Monday...
By Leah Sandals -
Herb tea now, coffee later
Art lovers, start saving up sleep now… In just over one week (well, 8 days, 6 hours, 24 minutes and 45 seconds, really) Toronto’s first-ever...
By Leah Sandals -
In a Significant City
Local troublemaker and sometimes Spacing contributor Darren O’Donnell is doing a mobile bike thing this Friday and you are invited to join in: Using...
By Shawn Micallef -
Rogue public art hits Disneyland
The BBC reports that graffiti artist celebre Banksy (hey, how many graffiti artists have their own monographs?) hit the Rocky Mountain Railroad at...
By Leah Sandals -
Artful Street Furniture
Imagine a city where street furniture is designed by psychiatric survivors and artists. It’s a far cry from a city with fully harmonized street...
By Tammy Thorne -
The Streets of San Francisco painted and lubed up
Toronto has been called “San Francisco upside down” because where they have hills, we have ravines. Their Victorians are wooden, ours are...
By Shawn Micallef -
How to Upholster a Tree Stump
Madelon Galland reports on his Tree Stump project in SuperNaturale. I remember seeing one of the stumps last time I was in New York and always wondered...
By Chris Hardwicke