Ryan Sluggett, Untitled, 2009 Still image from commissioned artwork for the 2009 Canadian Art Gallery Hop Gala, Toronto. Ryan Sluggett is represented by Trépanier Baer Gallery.

In a special commission for the 25th anniversary of Canadian Art magazine, Ryan Sluggett—an Alberta artist currently working, studying and living in Los Angeles—uses images from our 100-issue archive to create whimsical, complex animated films. Sluggett adeptly layers Lawren Harris’ arctic paintings with General Idea’s fin-de-siècle ice floe and many other iconic works. The result is an intense yet playful narrative melding past, present and future with wit and aplomb.

In their one-evening-only gala installation, Toronto duo Daniel Borins and Jennifer Marman present an array of electronic flashes and lights in a winding black corridor. Evoking the night sky’s shooting stars as well as paparazzi-camera glamour, this is an environment on the edge of dreams, a place where northern lights and disco dancefloors magically sparkle and intertwine.

Borins and Marman, Superstarry Night, a special installation for the 2009 Canadian Art Gallery Hop.

In a unique gala performance of Logopagus, a star of last summer’s Quebec Triennial, artist duo Doyon-Rivest connects critical contemporary art with seductive advertising. Appropriating breezy ad conventions and irreverent performance traditions alike, this signature mix of costume and communication is a must-see—Mad Men meets the Yes Men.

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