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An exhibition showcasing the intersection of AI and design, featuring a VR representation of a futuristic world, film compilations highlighting AI's impact on visual media, and research projects by Latent Object Limited.

Agency of the Designer in the Age of AI

Agency of the Designer in the Age of AI

Jan 22

'Great Friends' is a collection of oversized friendship bracelets by Laura Carwardine, which play on the nostalgia of making and exchanging bracelets with friends. The increased size allows for easier appreciation of the details and brings vibrant patterns and colours into interior spaces.

Jan 19

Part artistic intervention, part hair salon, Ehiko Odeh’s installation will be an abstracted version of Golden Beauty Supply, an institution of Black haircare and beauty in Toronto, located at 860 Bathurst Street.

Golden Beauty Supply

Golden Beauty Supply

Jan 19

'Objects of Desire' by Ingrid Garcia showcases unwanted objects, prompting an exploration of their environmental impact—whether they once held value and faded or were designed for rapid obsolescence.

Objects of Desire

Objects of Desire

Jan 19

Using trees as the central vehicle of exploration, this multi-sensory exhibition by Lori Harrison and Pooja Pawaskar combines wood sculpture, objects, visual media and scent to create dialogue, allowing us to reconnect to our humanity and to the land.

Conversations With Trees

Conversations With Trees

Jan 25

'BoomBoom' is an interactive, heart-shaped installation by Gensler crafted from recycled mesh and programmed lighting. It serves as a focal point for community engagement and provides a warm winter escape for the Yonge + St. Clair neighbourhood.

Jan 19

Safoura Zahedi presents 'Journey Through Geometry', an immersive installation exhibition that explores geometry as a spiritual design tool and invites people to contemplate, connect, and partake in a spatial meditation.

Journey Through Geometry

Journey Through Geometry

Jan 22

This year, 'Dying.exhibit' will present a series of participatory and interactive that engage the public by inviting interaction and provoking expression to think about their relationship with life and death through art and design.

Dying.exhibit 2024

Dying.exhibit 2024

Jan 19

'BLOOD, WATER & BATHURST STREET' is a participatory, textile-based mapping project by Naomi Daryn Boyd that explores the histories, communities, and journeys that have shaped these lands. Visitors are invited to engage with the tactile map and contribute their own stories of place.

BLOOD, WATER & BATHURST STREET

BLOOD, WATER & BATHURST STREET

Jan 19

A sculpture by Eric Lachance comprised of over 100 discarded/found chairs.

At what point does irrational thought become rational?

At what point does irrational thought become rational?

Jan 19

Mjölk is proud to present three new works: an art glass vase by Luca Nichetto made in Murano, Italy, and a wall lamp and sofa by Thom Fougere made in Canada.

Jan 25

A collaborative project between illustrator Salva Modarres and goldsmith Pasha Moezzi creating a story-telling peep show box inspired by the "shahr-e-farang" devices used as public entertainment in early twentieth century in Iran.

Shahr-e-Farang: Peep Show

Shahr-e-Farang: Peep Show

Jan 19

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