ART TORONTO CANADAN’S ART FAIR

ART TORONTO

CANADAN’S ART FAIR 

OCTOBER 25 - 27, 2019 

"Art Toronto is Canada’s international contemporary and modern art fair, located at the Metro TorontoConvention Centre in the city’s downtown core. Providing unique access to the Canadian art market, the fair is one of the most important annual art events in Canada. Now in its 20th year, Art Toronto presents important artwork from leading Canadian and international galleries combined with PLATFORM, our engaging series of lectures and panel discussions from prominent art world figures, curated projects, an extensive VIP Program, and top-tier cultural offerings throughout the city."

Nicholas Metivier Gallery presented at ART TORONTO Aida Muluneh’s collection, The Distant Gaze. The Distant Gaze was a collection initially inspired by images of Ethiopian women documented at the turn of the century by foreign photographers. The piece “The Return of a Departure” is a reflection on the current state of migration in Africa. The fact that many Africans are being sold into slavery from Libya and other points is deeply disturbing, and the lack of engagement by various leaders questions the progress of our humanity. The image was shot in a lake in Langano in Ethiopia. The process was an exploration for me on the history of slavery and the number of people who perished on the shores of the past and also the present. With the current situation—not only in Africa but globally—the plight of black people resonates not as progress towards our human rights but a regression to a state of oppression.