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Mallory Lowe Mpoka | Architecture of the Self:What Lives Within UsBook Launch at  Thursday, November 287PM-9PMPlease joi...
11/27/2024

Mallory Lowe Mpoka | Architecture of the Self:
What Lives Within Us
Book Launch at
Thursday, November 28
7PM-9PM

Please join us this Thursday, November 28th to celebrate the Toronto launch of artist โ€™s inaugural photo book โ€œArchitecture of the Self: What Lives Within Usโ€, published by

In this book, Lowe Mpoka skilfully assembles the fruits of this rich period of introspection: self-portraits, archival photographs, poems and personal narratives. Through an auto-ethnographic approach, she weaves her own narrative with the collective stories of her family archive, exploring themes such as memory, representation and subversion. At the heart of the book lies a profound reflection on the role of territory as a place of trauma and possibility, and its influence on the construction of identity, despite the weight of the colonial legacy.

Join us to raise a glass and hear Mallory Lowe Mpoka in conversation with to discuss the process of building this richly multi-layered publication.

๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฐ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐š as part of  20th annual auction, lot 29.๐™€๐™ข๐™—๐™ค๐™™๐™ž๐™š๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ19 x 382023Edition of 3 (+ 2 AP)Analog photo...
10/25/2024

๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฐ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐š as part of 20th annual auction, lot 29.

๐™€๐™ข๐™—๐™ค๐™™๐™ž๐™š๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ
19 x 38
2023
Edition of 3 (+ 2 AP)
Analog photography, wood engraving, Shou Sugi Ban wood burning Material: Inkjet print on archival cotton rag paper

The 20th Annual C Magazine auction is around the corner and we are looking forward to seeing one of the photographs of ๐Œ...
10/25/2024

The 20th Annual C Magazine auction is around the corner and we are looking forward to seeing one of the photographs of ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฐ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐š along with many amazing other artists in this yearโ€™s selection.

Check out the catalogue through the link in the bio.

๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฐ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐š as part of ๐™‡๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ: ๐™‘๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จat  opened July 13, 2024 runs till Monday, March 17, 2025. Ma...
07/25/2024

๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฐ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐š as part of ๐™‡๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ: ๐™‘๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จat opened July 13, 2024 runs till Monday, March 17, 2025.

Marking the Museumโ€™s 10th anniversary, Light: Visionary Perspectives will dive into the omnipresence and impact of light, placing visitors at the centre of an immersive exhibition filled with contemporary installations by renowned artists.
By harnessing light in a myriad of different ways, the varied and dynamic installations will challenge perceptions and provide space for reflection. Set against the backdrop of the Aga Khan Museumโ€™s stunning architecture that was designed to showcase the interplay of light, shadow, and form, Light: Visionary Perspectives will invite you to rediscover the world through illuminating artworks that explore the boundless possibilities of light.

๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ:

Anila Quayyum Agha

Ghazaleh Avarzamani .avarzamani

Ala Ebtekar

Olafur Eliasson

Anish Kapoor .kapoor

Kimsooja

Sanaz Mazinani

Mallory Lowe Mpoka

Tannis Nielsen

Phillip K. Smith III

๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ
Bita Pourvash
Marianne Fenton

Recent acquisition:Two of ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ ๐™‚๐™ง๐™š๐™ฎ ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™จ by ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ now is part of Gardiner Museum.๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด Cer...
06/19/2024

Recent acquisition:

Two of ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ ๐™‚๐™ง๐™š๐™ฎ ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™จ by ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ now is part of Gardiner Museum.

๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด
Ceramic, slip cast, glaze, gold decals, luster

More pieces from this series are available through The Next Contemporary.

Recent Acquisition:๐’๐ฐ๐š๐ฉ๐ง๐š๐š ๐“๐š๐ฆ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ž is now part of the ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ, shown at the  2023.๐™ƒ๐™–...
06/17/2024

Recent Acquisition:

๐’๐ฐ๐š๐ฉ๐ง๐š๐š ๐“๐š๐ฆ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ž is now part of the ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ, shown at the 2023.

๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™ข 2

Mixed media, Weaving with Handmade Khadi Paper on Block Printed Industrially Produced Cotton

The Next Contemporary is pleased to present ๐˜ผ๐™‚๐™‰๐™Š๐™Ž๐™„๐˜ผ a video installation experience by ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ. ๐˜ผ๐™‚๐™‰๐™Š๐™Ž๐™„๐˜ผ /meaning the ina...
05/03/2024

The Next Contemporary is pleased to present ๐˜ผ๐™‚๐™‰๐™Š๐™Ž๐™„๐˜ผ a video installation experience by ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ.

๐˜ผ๐™‚๐™‰๐™Š๐™Ž๐™„๐˜ผ /meaning the inability to process sensory information/ is a new media installation that harnesses the elusive process of memory-making and recalling them by making glitches in the natural process of remembering, providing the artist and the audience a free flow of recalling memories and embedded feelings.

๐Ÿ”Š๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ• ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ”Š

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฎ as part of ๐™‚๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š curated by  at the  will be on view till ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก. Make sure to ...
05/01/2024

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฎ as part of ๐™‚๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š curated by at the will be on view till ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก. Make sure to pay a visit before it comes to an end.

Genealogies of Sustenance explores experimental and traditional craft forms and techniques that meditate on themes of sustenance, ancestral and embodied memory, as well as plant life stories across regions in Africa and the Black diaspora. This exhibition brings together ceramic installations and film by Chiedza Pasipanodya, Mallory Lowe Mpoka, and Zainab Aliyu, artists whose visual and conceptual strategies sew together threads of hybridity, abundance, and transformative imagination.

๐๐ข๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ.

Huge congratulations to our amazing ๐’๐ฎ๐ค๐š๐ข๐ง๐š ๐Š๐ฎ๐›๐›๐š for her major solo exhibition ๐™๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™ˆ๐™š ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™– ๐™๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง opening at DCAGall...
04/21/2024

Huge congratulations to our amazing ๐’๐ฎ๐ค๐š๐ข๐ง๐š ๐Š๐ฎ๐›๐›๐š for her major solo exhibition ๐™๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™ˆ๐™š ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™– ๐™๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง opening at DCA
Galleries

Sukaina Kubba is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores traveling objects, textiles and vehicles as carriers of cross-cultural histories.

For this exhibition, Kubba will present existing works alongside new works created during a month-long residency in DCA Print Studio.

๐™๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™ˆ๐™š ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™– ๐™๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง opens on ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น, and admission is free.

Today is the last day of ๐˜ผ๐™จ ๐™„ ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™š. The gallery is open from 12 to 6, make sure you pay a visit if you haven't ...
04/20/2024

Today is the last day of ๐˜ผ๐™จ ๐™„ ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™š. The gallery is open from 12 to 6, make sure you pay a visit if you haven't yet.

Thank you to all the participant artists, the curators, visitors and the team who helped this beautiful show stand out successfully.
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๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† as part of ๐˜ผ๐™จ ๐™„ ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™š.๐˜พ๐™ฎ๐™ข๐™—๐™–๐™ก ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ โ€œ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œโ€2024Pastel on Paper 115 ร— 77 inches Her work f...
04/17/2024

๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† as part of ๐˜ผ๐™จ ๐™„ ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™š.

๐˜พ๐™ฎ๐™ข๐™—๐™–๐™ก ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ โ€œ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œโ€
2024
Pastel on Paper
115 ร— 77 inches

Her work focuses on translating subconscious and/or conscious memories into figurative and abstract narratives oscillating from mediums and techniques such as painting, 16mm film, animation, sound, and performance. It collides. Mayaโ€™s goal is to create sources of light. Where the internal and external can exist simultaneously. Where forgotten, repressed, and/or tender experiences can come to the surface. To focus on the moments in between. Collecting the breath. Reliving fragments of contemplation and repetition through drawing and performance.

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฎ as part of Foire Plural ( ) starting today until Sunday April 14th. ๐™๐™ฃ๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™™ ๐™๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™จCameroon, Italy,...
04/12/2024

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฎ as part of Foire Plural ( ) starting today until Sunday April 14th.

๐™๐™ฃ๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™™ ๐™๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™จ
Cameroon, Italy, Montreal, 2021- 2023
Natural dyeing, screen printing, embroidery
Red earth pigments, cotton, linen, acrylic, paper

See these works at the Loto-Quรฉbec kiosk ( ), on the second floor!
The Loto-Quรฉbec x artch x collaboration

Curators: Manon Pouliot and Sarah Kitzy Gineau-Delyon ( )

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