The Crystal Conversation

Eleven will feature an installation “The Crystal Conversation”, a gorgeous gala coat by Lundström, which acts as a canvas for over 15,000 crystals displaying the artwork of Canadian painter, Christi Belcourt. This exclusive one-of-a-kind coat was specially crafted for Lundström’s runway show at LG Fashion Week.

Fresh Clay
Alex Yeung – Toronto, Canada
Sculpture

Ceramic artist Alex Yeung, working as lead artist and conceptual director, will work with a team of ceramic artists to create a large scale response to the work of Viola Frey, d. 2004, a Berkeley California painter and sculpture whose own work broke the boundaries between applied and formal art.
www.gardinermuseum.com

Japan Foundation - 131 Bloor St. West, Suite 213,
The Colonnade 416.966.1600 x 229

Overture to Parallel Nippon
Yoshiro Tanguchi – Tokyo, Japan
Tadao Ando – Osaka, Japan
Toyoo Ito – Tokyo, Japan

Visual Art, Video Installation, Architecture

As an overture to Parallel Nippon, this presentation, specially produced for Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2009, will give visitors an adventurous and thought-provoking introduction to the exhibit. Our DVD presentation will include works by such prominent artists as Tadao Ando and Toyoo Ito. The architectural projects are grouped into four themes: Urban, Public, Cultural and Residential.
www.jftor.org

Jonathan Ball Exhibition
Visual Art

“Liss Gallery” presents an exhibition of Canada’s edgiest new artist; Jonathon Ball. During Nuit Blanche, please join us for a showing of this avant-garde and often controversial artist’s work. www.lissgallery.com

Music Inside / Out
Sound Installation

The event is a 12-hour presentation of James Tenny’s In a Large Open Space (Berlin, 1994). Over 100 musicians and singers rotate in throughout the evening, to specific positions in the upper balconies, walkways and lobbies of the Atrium and the new Koerner Hall. The audience wanders ‘inside’ the sound – we typically experience music from ‘outside’ the sound – and is able to experience the same moment of music from a multitude of different perspectives. Samples of electronic sounds created by RCM students, of all ages, accompany musicians. A complimentary lighting system is designed to showcase both the new building and the musicians.
www.rcmusic.ca

Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008
Group Exhibition, Visual Art

A star studded look at celebrity in western culture, Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008. Vanity Fair presents 160 iconic images by some of the most celebrated photographers of all time, from Steichen to Liebovitz. Presented by the ROM’s Institute for Contemporary Culture, this acclaimed exhibition examines changes in attitude towards the rich, famous and beautiful through the 20th century. A collaboration between Vanity Fair and the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Vanity Fair Portraits is presented by The Bay and will be displayed in the Roloff Beny Gallery on Level 4 of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. www.rom.on..ca/icc

Dance Dance Evolution!
Group Exhibition, Performance Art, Video Installation

Step out in your dancing shoes for an all-night, all-ages dance party at the library, showcasing a different decade of dance every hour. Dance instructors show off the moves. Then you get to try them.

Whether you are a newbie or a pro, get into the groove with:

Featuring instructions from Axé Capoeira Toronto, Arthur Murray Toronto, International School of Dance and Vibe Company.

Explore an exhibit related to the culture of dance – books, posters, articles, ephemera and more – from the library’s Special Collections.
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/nuitblanche

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Outdoor Film Presentation

Yay! (Yorkville at Yonge Association of Businesses) in partnership with the Toronto Jewish Film Festival presents this French classic comedy, loved by all who see it: “The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob”. The movie will be aired on a giant screen above 1 Yorkville Ave., to be watched from the sidewalk of Crêpes à GoGo.

One presentation at 9 pm and one at Midnight to laugh, sing and dance the night away..while eating crêpes!

Contest to win tickets to the 2010 Toronto Jewish Film Festival!

8 pm – Midnight

Renowned fine art photographer Marni Grossman is set to create a four part installation at the much-loved denim retailer Over the Rainbow. A top shopping spot for trendsetters, families and celebrities for nearly 35 years, Over te Rainbow is Canada’s #1 denim destination. Nuit Blanche crowds will shop and see Grossman’s installation ‘Soulscapes’. The innovative art installation is set to unveil a diversified assortment of her work over the past five years – a reflective journey in light, colour, texture and depth from across the globe. “Soulscapes captures the essence of humanity and the infinite subtleties of nature”, says Toronto native Grossman who currently lives in Big Sur, California.
www.rainbowjeans.com