CUFF 2021: Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez Review
Susan Stern’s rock n' roll portrait of her late husband, underground comix legend Spain Rodriguez, is unapologetic, tender, and ultimately, full of attitude.
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The Burnt Orange Heresy Review: Everyone’s a Critic
After drolly skewering art curators in The Square, Claes Bang roasts art critics in The Burnt Orange Heresy.
London’s Hidden Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock
Take a trip on the Underground to London's East End and discover these colourful hidden tributes to director Alfred Hitchcock.
Images Festival 2020 Line-up Announcement
The 33rd annual Images Festival has announced its 2020 line-up.
There Are No Fakes Review
There Are No Fakes is a haunting portrait of greed, class and the horrors that can arise when art is only viewed through a monetary lens.
Movies (And Other Things) Review
That Shelf reviews Movies (And Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated, the latest book from New York Times bestselling author, Shea Serrano.
Interview: Janet Lee on Pride and Prejudice
Eisner Award-winning artist Janet Lee on the new illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, and what superheroes eat for breakfast.
Exhibition: Vermeer and Music Review
This special Cineplex look at the works of Johannes Vermeer from a recent exhibition at the National Gallery in London should give curious, expert, or neophyte art aficionados a reasonably in-depth look into one of the world’s still most mysterious and elusive painters.
Ladies Make Comics Too: Gemma Correll
Full disclosure: I’m a fiend for pugs. It’s for this reason (among a long list of others) that I think Gemma Correll’s comics are some of the most amazing art pieces ever.
Moebius: Transe-Forme Exhibit in Paris
If you find yourself in or around Paris, France between now and March 13th, I am extremely jealous of you. There is a very special art exhibition taking place at the Fondation Cartier. The spectacular exhibit, titled Moebius: Transe-Forme, is an expansive collection of the work of vaunted comics illustrator, cartoonist and artist Jean Giraud, also known as Moebius.
Sneak Peek: Transmetropolitan Art Book
Transmetropolitan is my favourite comic book series of all time. When I heard that someone was putting together a Transmet art book to raise money for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, I had to check it out. A $79 donation the project's Kickstarter page got me a Limited Edition Hardcover with a signed bookplate, and after tweeting about my donation, Mike McLarty, the book's editor, got in touch with me and passed along the image to the right, which might be one of the many that goes to print.
Hibernation Sickness /// Team Macho Exhibition
Narwhal Art Projects is pleased to present Hibernation Sickness, a solo exhibition with Toronto collective Team Macho. Hibernation Sickness marks the collective's notable return to fine art after a two year sabbatical dedicated to their individual pursuits. A term used to describe the side effects associated with awakening from a period of suspended animation, Team Macho related similar type symptoms when returning to their group practice. Although their creative environment has remained virtually unchanged for the past six years with all members continuing to create out of the legendary shared space, the dynamic within the collective altered as each member developed their individual practice.
A Dork’s Guide To
Nuit Blanche
Nuit Blanche is upon Toronto once again. The all-night urban art extravaganza, which spans most of downtown, has some extraordinary exhibits this year, but there is also no shortage of boring and pretentious bullshit. It's going to be cold out there tonight, so make the most it! Here are some dorky things that are well worth checking out:
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster Trailer
Whether you realize it or not, you’ve probably seen Drew Struzan’s work. He’s the man responsible for some of the most iconic movie posters in film history. When you think of movies like Back to the Future, The Thing, Star Wars, The Goonies, Big Trouble in Little China E.T. The Extraterrestrial or Harry Potter their […]
Art-O-Bot: Jason Edminston
The Art-O-Bot is back and it’s taking on one artist at a time. Let’s start up the bot… Jason Edmiston We met Jason on the Sunday at FanExpo while we were waiting to interview a notable TV celebrity (rhymes with Lictor Vucas). Afterwards, he shook our hands and told us we had a great interview. […]
