Art Toronto returns to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from Oct. 27 to Oct. 30, with more than 90 exhibiting galleries, mostly Canadian, but with others from further afield.
Some of the fair's heavy-hitters include Night Gallery and Royale Projects, both from Los Angeles; Galerie Pici from New York City and Seoul; and Daniel Faria Gallery and Cooper Cole, both from Toronto.
"As Canada’s art fair, it is important to reflect the voices that make up our nation and continue to support excellence in visual arts," says Mia Nielsen, the director of Art Toronto.
"We look forward to shining a spotlight on not only the diverse Canadian art market but a broader representation of global talents.”
Western Canada's largest gallery contingent is from Vancouver. It includes Gallery Jones along with the Equinox, Fazakas, Marion Scott, Monica Reyes and Monte Clark galleries.
Participating Alberta galleries include Peter Robertson in Edmonton and Masters, Norberg Hall, TrepanierBaer and VivianeArt in Calgary.
Art Toronto opens with an invite-only preview from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 27.
Scheduled talks include a session with Venice Biennale curator Cecilia Alemani. Other talks feature artists Rajni Perera, Manuel Mathieu, Emmanuel Osahor, Nico Williams and Kablusiak, as well as collector Kenneth Montague.
This year will see what the fair is calling a focus exhibition, held open, curated by Marie-Charlotte Carrier, a Canadian curator who works at London's Hayword Gallery. The project, aimed at creating context for exhibiting artists with new and ambitious works, will explore the ways we relate to one another and the non-human. Selected artists include General Idea, Nan Goldin, Maureen Gruben, Alicia Henry, Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill, among others.
Four special projects are featured by artists Joseph Tisiga, Sami Tsang, Rande Cooke and Paryse Martin.
The fair's three-day passes are $125, with flex-time day passes costing $50, and timed visits with no re-entry for $30. For the fleet of foot, a last-hour entry is $15.
For information, go here.
Source: Art Toronto
