More can’t-miss shows

Nowtoronto.com
May 1, 2014
By Fran Schechter Akasha

Art Projects The Purists/The Manipulators group show, May 1-31. 511 Church, 2nd fl. 647-348-0104.

Allen Lambert Galleria Owen Kydd, to May 30. Brookfield Place, 181 Bay. 416-777-6480.

Alliance Française Downtown Jordan Campbell, May 1-31, reception 6:30-9 pm May 7. 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014.

Analogue Gallery Punk Vs Rap group show, May 1-Jun 15, reception 6-10 pm May 1. 673 Queen W. 416-901-8001.

Arsenal Toronto/Division Gallery Varial Cédric Houin and Fabrice Nadjari, to Aug 16. 45 Ernest. 647-346-9082.

Art Gallery of Mississauga Fuasta Facciponte, Elisa Julia Gilmour and Ben Freedman, May 15-Jun 29. 300 City Centre (Mississauga). 905-896-5088.

Art Gallery of Ontario Scott McFarland, May 14-Aug 10. $19.50, srs $16, stu $11, free Wed 6-8:30 pm (special exhibits excluded). 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648.

Artscape Gibraltar Point Claudette Abrams, May 1-31. 443 Lakeshore Ave, Toronto Island. 416-392-7834.

Artscape Youngplace Landscape Subversions group show, May 1-22. 180 Shaw. 416-530-2787.

BAND (Black Artists’ Networks in Dialogue) Gordon Parks, to Aug 3. 1 Lansdowne, 2nd fl.

Bau-Xi Photo Virginia Mak, May 1-31, reception 2-4 pm May 3. 324 Dundas W. 416-977-0400.

Beit Zatoun Michel Huneault and Valerian Mazataud, May 1-18, reception 2-5 pm May 3. 612 Markham. 647-726-9500.

Berenson Fine Art Aleksandar Antonijevic, May 1-29, reception 6-8 pm May 1. 212 Avenue Rd. 416-925-3222.

Billboards on Dundas Dana Claxton, May 1-31. Dundas W at Ossington, Rusholme and Lansdowne. scotiabankcontactphoto.com.

Billboards on Spadina and Front Rebecca Belmore, May 1-31. scotiabankcontactphoto.com.

Birch Contemporary David Hanes, to May 24. 129 Tecumseth. 416-365-3003.

Campbell House Museum Double The Pleasure, Triple The Fun: Stereographic Images, May 3-Jun 1. 160 Queen W. 416-597-0227.

Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Raphael Bendahan, to Jun 15. Tue-Thu 7:30-10 pm, Fri 11 am-2 pm or by appt. 34 Isabella. 416-777-2755.

Centre Space Photos/video: Marc Audette and Adad Hannah, May 3-31, reception 3-5 pm May 3. Pierre-François Ouellette Art Contemporain Toronto, 65 George. 416-323-1373.

City of Toronto Archives Life On The Grid: 100 Years Of Street Photography, to May 31. 255 Spadina Rd. 416-397-0778.

Collège Boréal Mika Goodfriend, to May 24. 1 Yonge, 3rd fl.

Contact Gallery Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen, May 1-31, reception 2-5 pm May 3, Hornstra talk 3 pm May 3. 80 Spadina #310. 416-539-9595.

Corkin Gallery Andrés Marroquín Winkelmann, May 1-31. 7 Tank House Lane. 416-979-1980.

Daniel Faria Gallery Nadia Belerique, May 1-31. 188 St Helens. 416-538-1880.

Drake Hotel Hidden Image: Photography + Abstraction panel, 2 pm May 4. 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042.

Evergreen Brick Works Ian Brown, May 2-Jun 2, reception 6:30-9 pm May 7. 550 Bayview. 416-596-1495.

First Canadian Place Elaine Waisglass, May 1-30. George Steinmetz, to May 16. 1 First Canadian Pl. 416-862-8138.

Gallery 44 Sheree Hovsepian and Jérôme Nadeau, May 2-Jun 7, reception 2-5 pm May 3. 401 Richmond W #120. 416-979-3941.

Gallery House Myron Zabol, May 3-31, reception 2-5 pm May 3. 2083 Dundas W. galleryhouse.ca.

Gallery 1313 DNA: Do Not Assume (Gallery 44 members), to May 11, reception 7-10 pm May 1. 1313 Queen W. 416-536-6778.

gallerywest Alice Dixon, May 1-31, reception 7-10 pm May 2. 1172 Queen W. 416-913-7116.

General Hardware Contemporary Stacey Tyrell, to May 17. 1520 Queen W. 416-821-3060.

Gladstone Hotel 40 Years: Hip Hop Portraits; Becky Comber, May 1-31, reception 7-10 pm May 2, Pictures From Paradise panel 6 pm May 4. 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

Goodfellas Gallery Instagratification group show, May 1-21, reception 6 pm-midnight May 3. 1266 Queen W (enter at back).

Harbourfront Centre Installation: Max Dean, to Jun 15. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000.

I.M.A Gallery Saman Aghvami, to May 24, reception 2-5 pm May 3. 80 Spadina #305. 416-703-2235.

IX Gallery Elaine Chan-Dow, to May 30. 11 Davies #101. 416-461-4848.

Japan Foundation Seiji Ozawa In Toronto, May 6-Jul 31. 131 Bloor W. 416-966-1600.

Jessica Bradley Gallery Jessica Eaton, May 1-31, reception 6:30-8:30 pm May 1. 74 Miller. 416-537-3125.

Julie M. Gallery Deganit Berest and Shai Kremer, May 1-Jun 7, reception 6-9 pm May 1. 15 Mill, bldg 37. 416-603-2626.

Justina M. Barnicke Rebecca Belmore, May 15-Aug 9. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398.

Katzman Contemporary Wyn Geleynse, May 1-31, reception 6-8:30 pm May 1. 86 Miller. 416-504-9515.

Koffler Gallery Installation: Adad Hannah, to Jun 8. Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw. 647-925-0643.

Lonsdale Gallery Joan Kaufman, May 1-Jun 1. 410 Spadina Rd. 416-487-8733.

Mark Christopher Gallery Scott Christie, to May 11, reception 7-10 pm May 1. 1594 Queen W. 416-705-3052.

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Arctic Explosure: Photographs Of Canada’s North, May 3-Jun 1. $15, stu/srs $12. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-893-1121.

Metro Hall Richard Renaldi, to Jun 1. 55 John. 416-397-9887.

Miles Nadal JCC Rafael Goldchain, to May 20. 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211.

MOCCA Material Self: Performing The Other Within; In Character: Self-Portrait Of The Artist As Another. May 1-31, Contact festival launch 7 pm May 2. Jim Naughten, to Aug 18. 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067.

Moniker Gallery Vanessa Yuen, May 1-14, reception 7-11 pm May 1. 452 Richmond W. 647-699-8803.

Montgomery’s Inn Deborah Barndt, May 1-Aug 31. 4709 Dundas W. 416-394-8113.

Neubacher Shor Contemporary Carbon group show, May 2-31, reception 6-9 pm May 2. 5 Brock. 416-546-3683.

O’Born Contemporary Dominic Nahr, to May 31. 131 Ossington. 416-413-9555.

Olga Korper Ken Matsubara, May 3-31, reception 2-5 pm May 3. 17 Morrow. 416-538-8220.

Paul Petro Robert Flack and Will Munro, May 2-31, reception 7-10 pm May 2. 980 Queen W. 416-979-7874.

Project Gallery Z-Ro Collective, May 8-14. 1109 Queen E. 416-890-5051.

Power Plant Pictures From Paradise: A Survey Of Contemporary Caribbean Photography, May 1-25, reception 5-7 pm May 3, panel 6 pm May 4 (at Gladstone Hotel). 231 Queens Quay W (in shipping containers behind gallery). 416-973-4949.

Queen Gallery Iranian Contemporary Photographers, May 1-14. 382 Queen E. 416-361-6045.

Queen’s Park station and other subway screens Gideon Mendel, May 1-31. College and University. scotiabankcontactphoto.com.

Reference Library Annie MacDonell, May 5-30. 789 Yonge. 416-395-5577.

The Rex Andrew Fleming, May 1-31, reception 10 am-2 pm May 4. 194 Queen W. 416-598-2475.

Royal Ontario Museum Michael Awad, May 3-Sep 28. $16, stu/srs $14.50; Fri 4:30-8:30 pm $10, stu/srs $9. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000.

Ryerson Image Centre Collecting And Curating Photographs: Between Private And Public Collections symposium, May 1-3 (ryerson.ca/ric/lectures/uplectures.html). Curious Anarchy: The Collection of Maia-Mari Sutnik; Stan Douglas, Zanele Muholi, Aleesa Cohene and Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, May 1-Jun 1. 33 Gould. 416-979-5164.

Spoke Club Ryan Emberley and Tara Noelle, May 2-30, reception 7-10 pm May 2. 600 King W. 416-368-8448.

Steam Whistle Brewing The Hunt Club group show, May 7-31, reception 7-11 pm May 7. 255 Bremner. 416-362-2337.

Stephen Bulger Joseph Hartman, May 10-Jun 7. 1026 Queen W. 416-504-0575.

TIFF Bell Lightbox Joseph O Holmes, May 2-Jun 15. 350 King W. 416-599-8433.

Todmorden Mills Xposé: CAPIC, May 21-Jun 1. 67 Pottery. 416-396-2819.

Toronto Image Works Steven Beckly, May 1-31, reception 2-5 pm May 3. 80 Spadina. 416-703-1999.

University of Toronto Art Centre Through The Body: Lens-Based Works By Contemporary Chinese Women Artists; Archiving Public Sex, to Jun 28, curator/artist tour 6-7 pm May 7. 15 King’s College Circle. 416-978-1838. Verso Gallery Julie Jenkinson, May 1-Jun 1, reception 4-6 pm May 3. 1160 Queen W. 416-533-6362.