Tag Archive | "Art"
Canada Takes Its Place on 1stdibs.com
1stdibs.com, that international bastion of all things costly and fine, has added a passel of Canadian dealers from Toronto and Montreal, many of which have been featured on styleNorth. On the one hand it's great news to see Canada standing shoulder to shoulder with the best in the world; one the other hand, I think the move bodes ill for those of us accustomed to paying depressed Canadian prices. I've often heard dealers moan that their goods would command higher fees in the U.S. and now they have half a chance of actually reaching those heights.
Pinups and Voodoo at the Green Iguana
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Believe it or not, it wasn't the wild exterior paint job that beckoned me into Toronto's Green Iguana, it was the display of art glass in the sunny window. What the heck is that about? I wondered. The fanciful mural is a leftover from the 2001 movie, Serendipity, starring John Cusak and Kate Beckinsdale. Shop owner Darrell Dorsk sells art glass and wild Haitian voodoo flags but the bulk of his business is in glass framing and the sale of pulp pinups ($12) and other kitschy ephemera from bygone eras.
The Other Side of Notre-Dame
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Peppered along Montreal's Notre-Dame West are a handful of decor and design shops that diverge completely from the street's identity as a destination for antiques. Surface Jalouse, Léo Victor, Point Rouge and Viva Galerie all break the traditional mold and reflect the street's inexorable march away from an industrial past toward a residential and very trendy future.
Stroll: Notre-Dame West, Montreal
Friday, July 24, 2009
After Rue Amherst, our number two priority in Montreal was to survey Notre-Dame West where about 25 antique dealers trade wares ranging from 20th century kitsch (Retro-Ville, No. 2652) to sublime 18th, 19th and 20th century rarities (Milord, above and below, No. 1870). The so-called Quartier des Antiquaires de Montreal (Antiques Quarter) exhausted us, there was just so much to see.
Outdoor Art in the City
Saturday, July 11, 2009
The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) pulled into Nathan Philips Square yesterday (until Sunday, July 12) and while it may be the largest of its kind in Canada, it won't be the only opportunity to enjoy and buy art outdoors in the city this summer (see below). This is the 48th installment of the juried, not-for-profit TOAE and the 2009 edition profiles approximately 500 visual artists and craftspeople.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
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