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She made this massive installation about infectious disease…and then COVID-19 happened
Read the full article in CBC Arts.
A new generation of artists is pushing the boundaries of an ancient material at the Gardiner Museum
From sticky to crusty, pliable to powdery, and shaped to shapeless, clay’s ability to transform in real time is prompting a new generation of artists to explore the possibilities of this ancient material.The Gardiner Museum’s new exhibition RAW, opening on March 5, 2020, features the work of four leading artists who are pushing boundaries with unfired clay: Cassils, Magdolene Dykstra, Azza El Siddique, and Linda Swanson.
Cassils turns the act of looking at trans bodies into performance
Read the full article in NOW Magazine.
Gardiner Museum announces world premiere of new performance work by internationally-acclaimed artist Cassils
On February 20, the Gardiner Museum will present the world premiere of a new performance work by internationally-acclaimed artist Cassils. Cassils, who was born in Toronto and grew up in Montreal, draws on feminism, body art, gay male aesthetics, and extreme physical training to make powerful statements about non-binary and trans visibility.
Illuminating the Plight of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Read the full article in The New York Times
Gardiner Museum Serves Visitors a Feast for the Eyes
Savour: Food Culture in the Age of Enlightenment invites visitors on a journey from the steamy kitchens of cooks who advocated light, flavourful cuisine centuries before our time to the dining rooms of connoisseurs who relished their meals served on newly-invented vessels.
Bead art commemorating missing and murdered Indigenous women makes Canadian debut in Toronto
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Gardiner Museum presents the Canadian debut of Cannupa Hanska Luger: Every One & Kali Spitzer: Sister
The Gardiner Museum presents the Canadian debut of Cannupa Hanska Luger: Every One & Kali Spitzer: Sister, an installation opening on August 30 that brings visibility to the crisis surrounding murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls, trans, and queer community members.