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Wonder Valley: Mark Ruwedel and Joseph Tisiga

wonder valley: What, after all, is a more expansive and expanding topic here in the world most diverse city than an exhibition of artists whose works examine the immigrant condition Yonder presentation can only offer a slice; nonetheless, it a big one, with 16 artists and collectives looking to get their arms around what is, unequivocally, a defining issue of our time, according to Toronto Star. Full marks for intentions: this is an institution trying hard to be relevant and succeeding. Chris Cran, Blur Max , 2016 Joseph Tisiga, The Game Is Not A Game, 2016Mark Ruwedel, Wonder Valley 130, 2014 By Murray Whyte Visual arts Wed., Sept. 21, 2016 Opening Yonder: It the biggest, most ambitious project the Koffler Gallery has ever undertaken, spilling out of its own walls and into the hallways at Artscape Youngplace, but its subject matter suggests it could never be big enough. At the Koffler Gallery, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. If retrospective sounds like an end point, though, guess again: here in Toronto, Cran is showing brand new work that shows his brushes, and his wit, to be as sharp as ever. Opening Sept. 21 at 6 p.m., until Nov. 27, Cran, Anon Anon: This summer at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Chris Cran, the renowned Calgary-based painter of pop-cultural absurdities laced with a wry formalist sense of play, enjoyed a voluminous, well-deserved career retrospective of 100-plus works. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.