Montreal is one of my favourite cities, and I luckily had the opportunity to visit for work a few weeks ago. This was my first time visiting in the fall, and the city's many street trees were glowing with warm autumn colours. Although I was only in Montreal for thirty-six hours, I was able to see the Notre-Dame Basilica, explore the Barbie Expo in Cours Mont-Royal, visit our property Quartier DIX30 in Brossard, and enjoy a fantastic dinner with my colleagues at Maggie Oakes in Old Montreal.
Art Toronto 2017
Art Toronto is an annual international contemporary art fair where galleries around the world come to Toronto to showcase their newest works. This year's exhibition was fantastic and filled with colourful inspiration in a variety of different mediums. The following images highlight some of the show's most unique pieces, many of which I would have loved to take home. I've credited the artists where possible.
Lingering Appeal, 2017 Steve Driscoll
Sculpture #6, 2016 Simon Bilodeau
Ravine, 2017 Kim Dorland
(L) Self-Portrait (Malaga), 2017 and (R) Man in California, 2017 Erik Olson
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(L) Spill and (R) River (Standing with Standing Series), 2017 Wanda Koop
Flowers, 2017 Neil Farber & Michael Dumontier
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Ness Lee for the Drake
Life is like a box of chocolates - I can't afford it, 2017 Brad Phillips
Cranes Son Ten 11, 2017 James Verbicky
Unknown, Karine Giboulo
Moon, 2013 Dan Hudson
A Heart Makes a Bad Hula Hoop, 2014 Ben Skinner
Fossile BM04, 2016 Laurent Lamarche
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pr 56, 2016 Marten Elder
Skull, 2017 Erik Olson
Constructs (Going For It), 2016 Nicolas Grenier
Detail of Heavy Heavy (Hoop Dreams), 2016 Esmaa Mohamoud
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backdrop for shadows, 2017 Derek Liddington
The Palindromic Four Seasons, 2017 Douglas Coupland
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Eat the Rich Series, 2017 Damien Hirst
Not Over You, 2016 Mark Clintberg
(L) High-sign High Time, 2017 and (R) Power Dynamics, 2017 Jennifer Lefort
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Landscape Painting Version 7, 2017 Patrick Cruz
Various, 2017 Ross Bonfanti
Angel C699, 2017 Ross Bonfanti
Landscape Painting Version 7, 2017 Patrick Cruz
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(T) Sweetheart Sampler (PA721B0835), 2016 and (B) Special Round Assortment (PA721B0833) 2016 Peter Anton
PUNKBUDDHA "Untitled Masterpiece II" feat. Basquiat, 2017 Metis Atash
Big Heart, 2013 David Drebin
Crow with No Mouth, 2007 Knox Martin
You Look Great, 2017 Jade Rude
Various, 2017 Tess Michalik