The Perfect Card for a Winter’s Day
Stay warm on this snowy Monday friends! We feel especially cozy looking at Alëna Skarina’s 2016 Xmas card.
Are Disability Fetishists Exploiting People with Disabilities?
VICE commissioned Deshi Deng to illustrate their column exploring the topic of whether or not disability fetishists are exploiting people with disabilities.
Read the article here:
http://www.vice.com/read/are-disability-fetishists-exploiting-people-with-disabilities
Cleaning Up Christmas
Just in time for Christmas! Maurice Vellekoop recently created this illustration for the The Walrus‘ article about the history of Saint Nicholas.
An Odd Sea Book Launch
Blair Drawson announces a launch of his new book, An Odd Sea.
Thursday, December 8th, 7 to 9 pm, in the lobby of OCADU, 100 McCaul Street, Toronto.
An Odd Sea, in 256 pages of text and with 41 black and white illustrations, retells Homer’s Odyssey with naughty humour and a freewheeling disregard for time or historical fact.
Please join Blair on Dec. 8. Pick up a copy. Pay for it. Have it signed, if you like. Only $39.50!
Dating with a Disability
Deshi Deng recently completed this illustration for the online VICE article about the difficulties of dating with a disability.
Read the article here:
http://www.vice.com/read/the-difficulties-of-dating-with-a-disability
Four Demons By James Turner
Steve Dunk is printing four letterpress images for James Turner’s submission to the exhibition:
Hyakki Yagyo: Night Parade of 100 Demons at Northern Contemporary Gallery opening October 20th, 2016 at 7pm. Also in the show are Reactor artists Clayton Hanmer and Deshi Deng.
Located at 1266 Queen St. West, the show runs until October 31, 2016
Hyakki Yagyo: Night Parade of 100 Demons
Northern Contemporary will exhibit Hyakki Yagyo: Night Parade of 100 Demons, opening October 20th, 2016 at 7pm and running until October 31, 2016.
Here’s the gallery link…Â http://www.northerncontemporarygallery.com/upcoming
October 13, 201612 Ways to Look Your Worst
Men’s Health magazine comissioned Maurice Vellekoop to illustrate ’12 Ways to Look Your Worst.’ Check out these clothes, accessories, and grooming trends that have since faded out.
Smuggling Porn into Jails
Deshi Deng’s latest illustration for Vice.com for an article about people smuggling porn into jails.
Hollywood: The Art Of The Movie Poster
These are two personal works by Deshi Deng recently exhibited at the Northern Contemporary Gallery’s group show, “Hollywood: The Art Of The Movie Poster.”
The exhibition features over 20 artists who have created posters reinterpreting their favourite movies. The exhibition is on view until June 28th.
Artists exhibiting are Allison Burda & Cameron Gee, CLöWNBäBÿ/Kartigan, Deshi Deng, Gleb FoRo, Jeffrey Royiwsky, Jim Sage, Joaquin Varela, Jos Theriault, Keith Einmann, Lisa Vanin, M. Glass, Matthew Daley, Matthew Haskill, Michael Pagdon, Pong Ping, Raz Latif, Robert John Paterson, Robert Quance, Roman Arabia, Sophie Paas-Lang, Tiffany Huta, Uuule Brennar, Virginia Deil and Will Gaydos.
June 24, 2016
Agnes Yi
New work by Agnes Yi.
