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SUMMARY:Glorious Catastrophe by Gillian Iles
DESCRIPTION:Koffler Arts welcomes Toronto artist Gillian Iles to the Koffler Gallery to present her exhibition\, Glorious Catastrophe  (March 26 – June 7\, 2026). In this exhibition\, Iles delves into the chaos of the current moment by exploring paradoxical themes of devastation\, wonder\, precarity\, power\, dereliction\, and glory. \nThe installation\, which includes paintings\, sculptures\, videos\, and projections\, inhabits the entire gallery space. Much of the work is precariously installed\, gesturing toward the fragility of the world right now. Paintings on Tyvek and glassine are strung up with thread\, and furniture pieces rest on tea cups. \nGlorious Catastrophe has three parts: the one-eyed man is king and Not like the other are companion pieces that explore ideas of us and them\, using the metaphor of a hunting blind. the one-eyed man is king places the viewer outside the blind\, akin to the role of a target. Not like the other brings the viewer inside the blind\, looking out at images framed by the geometric shapes of the windows. All and nothing juxtaposes contradictory moments – the confluence of the glorious and catastrophic. Iles includes international and local references through a metaphoric lens\, from the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona\, Spain to the 2025 Central Texas floods to Toronto’s encampments during the COVID-19 pandemic. \nThe dualities present in the exhibition speak to a world in division\, while capturing a suspended moment in which outcomes are yet to be determined\, and an opportunity for something different or better remains in the air. Throughout\, there is an allure of intersections\, potentials\, and the mysteries they contain. \n \nLearn more about related programs for this exhibition here. \nFor media inquiries please contact: Laura Chapnick-Klein lchapnick@kofflerarts.org
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/glorious-catastrophe-by-gillian-iles/
LOCATION:Koffler Arts\, 180 Shaw St\, unit 301\, Toronto\, ON M6J 2W5\, Canada\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6J 2W5
CATEGORIES:Art & Design,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk: Lisa Steele on Vera Frenkel
DESCRIPTION:Canadian artist Vera Frenkel has created an extensive body of work spanning from the 1970s to today. As an early innovator in embracing new technologies\, her videos\, installations\, and online projects explore themes such as cultural memory\, migration\, and the influence of language and media on identity and community. \nJoin us to a lecture accompanying As If By Chance…\, a two-channel video and print installation\, on which Lisa Steele offers an overview of Frenkel’s artistic career and contributions. \n \nLisa Steele is an artist\, curator\, and educator born in Kansas City\, Missouri\, based in Toronto since 1968. Recognized as a leading Canadian video artist\, her practice also involves performance\, installation\, and photo/text works. And since 1983\, Steele has collaborated exclusively with her partner\, Kim Tomczak\, creating works that examine themes of fear\, faith\, love\, and the power of society over individual freedom. Together\, in 1980\, Steele and Tomczak co-founded Vtape\, an artist-run video art distributor. She is also Professor Emeritus\, Daniels Faculty of Architecture\, Landscape\, and Design\, University of Toronto.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/gallery-talk-lisa-steele-on-vera-frenkel/
LOCATION:Koffler Arts\, 180 Shaw St\, unit 301\, Toronto\, ON M6J 2W5\, Canada\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6J 2W5
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Talks & Panels
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T183000
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SUMMARY:Gallery Tour: Allegra Charleston on Glorious Catastrophe
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a delightfully irreverent Exhibition Walkthrough of Glorious Catastrophe | Gillian Iles with Susie Burpee’s charmingly eccentric persona\, Allegra Charleston\, who dares to laugh in the face of convention. \nCharleston’s art commentary challenges the art world’s seriousness with sharp wit\, playful antics\, and a flair for the absurd. Don’t miss the chance to tour this exhibition with an “art critic” who believes in approaching art with a good\, old-fashioned belly laugh. \n– \nTraversing both dance and theatre\, Susie Burpee is a multi-faceted artist and award-winning performer based in Toronto/Tkaronto. Known for her character-driven choreographic works\, Susie has received Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Choreography and Performance\, and she is a recipient of the K.M. Hunter Artist Award for Dance. \nSusie studied Character and Bouffon with Philippe Gaulier\, where her alter ego and lifelong companion Allegra Charleston was born. Susie and Allegra have been revelling in the Canadian art world for many years\, delivering thought-provoking performances in service of levity\, gravity and empathy. \nSusie holds an MA in Drama\, Theatre\, and Performance Studies from the The University of Toronto and teaches regularly in post-secondary dance programs. She is now Executive Director of Balancing Act\, a national initiative to support parents and caregivers in the performing arts. Susie is a mother\, and her work in the arts is wholly informed by maternity and care-centred practices.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/gallery-tour-allegra-charleston-on-glorious-catastrophe/
LOCATION:Koffler Arts\, 180 Shaw St\, unit 301\, Toronto\, ON M6J 2W5\, Canada\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6J 2W5
CATEGORIES:Comedy & Improv,Exhibitions,Talks & Panels
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SUMMARY:Dance Performance: feral beauties
DESCRIPTION:Choreographer Maxine Heppner with Oriah Wiersma\, Junia Mason & Eric Cadesky. \nExperience an immersive\, site-specific dance performance\, conceived by Maxine Heppner\, in which her choreography responds to the exhibition Glorious Catastrophe | Gillian Iles. \nAs you move through the gallery in a small group\, you will encounter dancers embodying aspects of the complex tensions between humans’ urbanity\, wildness\, and precarity in contemporary times. The music’s auditory landscape underscores the fragile balance between civilization and wilderness. This intimate\, evolving encounter invites viewers to reflect on their own place within the natural order\, highlighting both the beauty and sometimes folly of attempts to shape the world around us—even as it shapes us. \nCash bar available before and after. \nTimed tickets: 5:30 pm\, 6:00 pm\, 6:30 pm\, and 7:00 pmEach 30-minute performance allows for 12 guests. Ticket includes one drink.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/dance-performance-feral-beauties/
LOCATION:Koffler Arts\, 180 Shaw St\, unit 301\, Toronto\, ON M6J 2W5\, Canada\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6J 2W5
CATEGORIES:Dance,Exhibitions,Performing Arts
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