The May First Thursday: With or Without You
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The May First Thursday: With or Without You
May First Thursday/Kusama combo tickets are now sold out.
Life’s work is an amalgamation of professional and personal fulfilments, although separation between the two categories isn’t always distinct. Ebbs and flows of this process was the poetic prompt behind the exhibition Mitchell/Riopelle: Nothing in Moderation, from which May First Thursday takes its inspiration.
Headlining the event is Toronto-based Prince Innocence, a creative collaboration between Talvi Faustmann and Josh McIntyre. A one-time couple, who remain artistic partners, create sounds described as “shimmering synth pop wrapped in sleek R&B and cold-eyed soul”. This year is the expected release of their upcoming EP Blue Starr, and next month’s First Thursday appearance, an equally anticipated first museum performance.
Artists presenting projects include William Ellis, who with his former partner Jordan Tannahill started and ran the influential Toronto DIY space Videofag from 2012–2016. Videofag was a storefront multimedia space with a robust programming plan that launched a series of projects and artists, but also acted as home for its founders. Elsewhere in the building, Toronto performer and playwright, Dainty Smith (with collaborator Rania El Mugammar), will be showing a specially commissioned piece on the relationship of female power to Hunger, their project inspired by the work of Joan Mitchell and Jean Paul Riopelle.
Continuing with the theme and expanded definitions of coupledom, DJ duo LUXURY '66 and KTANA bring their collaboration and cohabitation to the decks in Walker Court, while DJ New Chance takes over Galleria Italia. And don’t miss a unique opportunity to see a curated art selection from Out of the Vaults and enjoy drinks and food from the Night Market.
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