MOCA Greater Toronto Art 2021 (GTA21) Digital Brochure

21 Greater Toronto artists and collectives address the most pressing issues of our time — and our city A new museum-wide triennial exhibition September 29, 2021 – January 9, 2022

moca.ca/GTA21 Presenting Sponsor

Greater Toronto Art 2021 (GTA21) centres on what feels most urgent to artists today.

The exhibition spans all three floors of the Museum in a range of media including drawing, sculpture, performance, painting and video.

Beyond the Museum walls, the exhibition features several public artworks, digital components, a variety of public programmes and learning initiatives, and an accompanying publication.

Greater Toronto Art embodies MOCA’s longterm commitment to Toronto’s artistic future.

It is defined by MOCA’s pledge to artists to commission new projects that add to a local and global discourse.

Artists Ashoona Ashoona and Alexa Hatanaka Ghazaleh Avarzamani Nour Bishouty Jesse Chun Tom Chung Common Accounts – Igor Bragado and Miles Gertler Julia Dault Azza El Siddique Kareem-Anthony Ferreira Aaron Jones

Pamila Matharu Native Art Department International – Maria Hupfield and Jason Lujan Oluseye Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum Jagdeep Raina Tony Romano Jennifer Rose Sciarrino Walter Scott Kara Springer Sahar Te The collective of Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour and Ryan Ferko

Programmes & Events Artist-Led Exhibition Tours Curator Talks Panel Discussions Lectures ArtworxTO: Year of Public Art Walking Tour Watch moca.ca/GTA21 for details ——— Charity by Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour and Ryan Ferko produced by the National Film Board of Canada in partnership with MOCA as part of GTA21, can be viewed online at charity.nfb.ca ——— Become a MOCA Member It’s more than a membership, it’s a community.

Image, previous: Tony Romano, No more workhorse, 2020. Wood and metal, 80 x 24 x 74 ft.

Photo by and courtesy of the artist.

Image, left: Azza El Siddique, Slip cast-clay. Photo by and courtesy of the artist.

Image, following: Kareem-Anthony Ferreira, House Calls from Uncle Sean (detail), 2020, oil, mixed media and canvas, 72 x 85 ½ inches. Courtesy of the artist, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles and Towards Gallery, Toronto.

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Image, above: Common Accounts, Parade of All the Feels (rendering), 2020. Courtesy of the artists.

Image, cover: Aaron Jones, Conscious Energy on the sea (detail), 2021, 109 x 146 in. Courtesy of the artist and Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto.