NUIT BLANCHE ALERT: MAPS AND ROUTE SUGGESTIONS

You’ve probably heard of Nuit Blanche, but how do you make sense of it? Please find three maps, carefully edited to provide you with the best possible experience of NB Toronto.

CLICK ON EACH MAP TO ENLARGE IT.

VoCA recommends that you begin Nuit Blanche in Yorkville. Start on Bloor street with a performance by Ulysees Castellano and then head in to Yorkville Park for a corn-roasting performance by Ron Benner. Cruise down University Ave, past the video against the Michael Lee Chin crystal at the ROM, the Michael Snow projection on the roof of the planetarium and don’t miss Fujiko Nakaya’s fog installation along Philosopher’s Walk. Continue reading →

NUIT BLANCHE ALERT: ZONE B

Nuit Blanche Toronto has three zones. Zone A is Yorkville, Zone C is Queen West, and Zone B is around the Ontario College of Art and Design at Dundas and McCaul Streets.

As you’re making your way around town, be sure to stop at the Gardens of the Italian Consulate (136 Beverly Street at Dundas) where seven EU countries will be screening video works by seven internationally recognized artists. Although no information could be found on six of the artists (great pr, guys) it’s ok because it will be worth it if only to see work by the excellent Bjorn Melhus from Germany.

The Oral Thing 2001, Bjorn Melhus. Image: Forum-Itinerant.org

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NUIT BLANCHE UPDATE:

Don’t get all stressed out about what to do for this Saturday’s Nuit Blanche Toronto. At VoCA, our aim is to put you at ease. We’ll sift through and recommend what we think are the most worthwhile events. Every day this week we will profile a new event:

(And don’t forget to look back at our Sept 8th entry for our top fifteen Nuit Blanche Toronto picks.)

NIGHT SWIM:
I know, I know. You’re not about to interrupt your night of art-y events to sit in a pool with a bunch of (possibly drunk) strangers…

But this is no mere pool, people. This is sure to be an experience. For anyone with a sense of adventure and no concrete plans for Nuit Blanche Toronto, this is the event for you.

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Hello,

This week we recommend 5 art events in Toronto, 5 international exhibitions and the 5 artists shortlisted for Canada’s Sobey Art Prize.

But first…

THE LEGACY OF JOSEPH WAGENBACH

The panel discussion at the Goethe Institute on The Legacy of Joseph Wagenbach brought together philosopher Mark Kingwell, environmental phenomenologist Amy Lavender Harris, photographer Marcus Schubert, curator Rhonda Corvese and artist Iris Haeussler.

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View on Canadian Art

1. SPOTLIGHT: THE GARDINER MUSEUM
2. TORONTO THIS WEEKEND: The Queen West Art Crawl TOP PICKS
3. TORONTO FREE GALLERY: Last night

1. THE GARDINER MUSEUM: Check out the excellent exhibition by French Canadian sculptor Jean-Pierre Larocque, whose large horses and heads are swathed in layer upon layer of ceramic bandages. The large, gaunt, staring heads particularly remind me of Thomas Schutte’s work.

Jean-Pierre Larocque, Untitled (Horse with baggage) 2006. Photo: Bertrand Carriere

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View on Canadian Art

– 1. LOVED
– 2. LOATHED
– 3. RECENTLY NOTICED
– 4. 5 THINGS TORONTO
– 5. 5 THINGS VANCOUVER
– 6. 5 THINGS MONTREAL
– 7. NUIT BLANCHE: TOP PICKS

Welcome to View on Canadian Art!

Have you bookmarked this page yet? Please do!

Now officially in our second year, we have moved ourselves onto this blog, for easier access…
We’ll be updating regularly with recommended exhibitons, events, openings, artists, galleries etc. in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, with periodic news from Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Halifax and wherever else there are worthwhile things happening in the Canadian art world.

This month we begin by offering our top five things to see and do in Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto. We give you the low down on Nuit Blanche Toronto on Sept. 30 - if you see any art that night, these are the must-sees!

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