VISUAL ARTS
JESSICA JANG: CLOUD HANDS has taken the methodology of Chinese geomancy (feng shui) and rock connoisseurship (both acknowledge transformation and transcendence in holistic development) and has incorporated it in the form of sculptures and paintings. Mountain ranges and clouds are popular in this exhibit, as that’s where vital energy (qi) in feng shui is thought to commonly reside. Xpace (303 Lansdowne Ave., Unit #2, 416-849-2864). Until May 5. KADER ATTIA: THE FIELD OF EMOTION is an installation of 18 wooden busts, arranged before a projection of the eponymous antiwar film by French film director Abel Gance, inspired by the injury and disfigurement of First World War soldiers. Power Plant (231 Queens Quay W., 416-9734949). Until May 13. LAURA THIPPHAWONG: THE
BEAST IN ME is a collection of surreal landscapes with hallucinatory scenes peppered with evocative images from nature and myths. Thipphawong has taken the late 19th-century Symbolist movement, psychoanalytic theory and magical realism to make work that implores viewers to enter a world of dreams and nightmares. Don’t miss the
Stroke of Luck attendee-contributed art installation and performances celebrating newcomers to Canada, Friday 7-10 p.m. (pwyc-$5). Coldstream Fine Art (80 Spadina Ave., Suite 208, 647-401-6469). Until April 28.
LISTENING TO ART, SEE
ING MUSIC is an immersive musical soundscapes and video installations, with music from the Mediterranean, Syria, Turkey, Iran and Central Asia. Discover related Middle Eastern instruments and artifacts from the permanent collection as well. Aga Khan Museum (77 Wynford Dr., 416-646-4677). Until April 22. ROCK GODS: FIFTY YEARS OF ROCK PHOTOGRAPHY This is an exhibition as well as
book release of legendary rock photographer Robert Knight’s latest work, Rock Gods: Fifty Years of Rock Photography. Liss Gallery (140 Yorkville Ave., 416-787-9872). Until Saturday.
THE SUNSHINE EATERS is an original multi-sensory experience highlighting how artists and designers look to the land and its plants in order to imagine and conjure hope at times of local and global crises. This exhibit builds “a bridge across the gulf of difference and privilege we’ve always taken for granted as an intractable status quo.” —Murray Whyte. Onsite Gallery (199 Richmond St. W., 416-9776000, ext. 262). Until Sunday. YAYOI KUSAMA: INFINITY MIRRORS This 88-year-old artist has created six kaleidoscopic environments with imaginative landscapes that you will see yourself endlessly reflected in. This is the only Canadian stop. The show dives “into Kusama’s complex world, revealing it not to be all rainbows and moonbeams, as the selfie generation might have you believe.” —Murray Whyte. Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas St. W., 416-979-6648). Until May 27. YOKO ONO: THE RIVERBED is a three-part installation and a repository of dreams. “Her work is hopeful, gentle, experiential and more than a little oblique.” —Murray Whyte. Gardiner Museum (111 Queen’s Park, 416-586-8080). Until June 3.