This Art Works! Canadian values (whatever those are) and a blanket fort
A magical statue is your guide to art that works for change...or is that just the hallucinogenic gin?
In this episode of This Art Works!, The Head experiences a close call with the museum's security guard. Meanwhile, Basil AlZeri and his mom call it in to make traditional za'atar in his "Mobile Kitchen Lab." Craft artist Paddy Leung demonstrates your must-have travel accessory for the summer: the "I <3 Canadian Values" patch — to show the world you share those values, whatever the heck they actually are. And finally, artists Sara Udow and Jennie Suddick of Crazy Dames build a groovy blanket fort with help from special guest, Toronto City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam.
There are artists who make pretty pictures to hang on your mantle. This Art Works! is not about those artists. A new original series for CBC Arts, This Art Works! is a subversively surreal showcase of provocative projects by Canadian artists tackling today's most pressing and controversial issues. Using a variety of artistic methods (ball-gags, street signs, blanket forts, and menstrual blood just to name a few), the artists let their imaginations run wild to make art work for social change. With a supporting cast of comedians, This Art Works! fuses the wholesomeness of children's television with an absurdist comedic bent, creating a bizarre world unlike any other.
Created by art collective Madeleine Co. and produced in partnership with OCAD University, This Art Works! is the gleeful mix of '90s nostalgia, comedy, and contemporary art practice you didn't know you needed. Watch the first five episodes online now!