Toronto Biennial of Art
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Leila Zelli foregrounds Iranian women’s protest movement at the Toronto Biennial
The artist’s videos and installations reinterpret acts of resistance staged in the streets and on social media
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Sameer Farooq’s library of flatbreads at the Toronto Biennial serves as a map of the city’s diasporic communities
The artist has been researching flatbreads and tandoors, the community ovens where they are often baked, in countries around the world since 2020
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Toronto Biennial spotlights 36 artists—from international stars to emerging Canadian talents—at venues across the city
The biennial’s third edition, organised by co-curators Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. López under the theme “Precarious Joys”, spans artist-run spaces, major museums and the airport
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Turner Prize and Sobey Award winners and Judy Chicago highlight Toronto’s second biennial
Whereas the inaugural biennial focused on the city’s lakefront shoreline, this pandemic-delayed sophomore edition is organised along Toronto’s creeks and ravines
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From plastic waste to indigenous heritage, old and new biennials tap into contemporary concerns and issues
Toronto gets a new waterfront biennial while Istanbul stays fresh by shifting to dramatic new locations