It was announced by National Gallery director Marc Mayer on Friday night that Toronto artist Shary Boyle will represent Canada at the Venice Biennale in 2013. Boyle was chosen by a jury that included Power Plant director Gaëtane Verna, Mackenzie Art Gallery curator Timothy Long, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia curator Sarah Fillmore and Mayer himself. A news release from the National Gallery describes Boyle’s work as “[mining] the history of porcelain figurines, animist mythologies and arcane techniques to create a symbolic language uniquely her own.” Boyle and Canada’s Venice Biennale curator, Josée Drouin-Brisebois, are currently in Venice checking out the Canadian pavillion, and our hope is that Boyle takes the year to create a gigantic version of this porcelain sculpture.
NEVER MISS A TORONTO LIFE STORY
Sign up for This City, our free newsletter about everything that matters right now in Toronto politics, sports, business, culture, society and more.