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Friday, September 29, 2006
Nuit Blanche
In an initiative to demonstrate T.O’s commitment to the arts, they launched Nuit Blanche, an all-night “art thing.” Way to be edgy-teenage-blase, Bay Street ahahahah.
http://nuitblanche.livewithculture.ca/
http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/whats_goin_on/
Here’s part of the official press release:
The literal translation of Nuit Blanche is “white night” a term used to describe a natural phenomenon that occurs at high latitudes where the dusk meets the dawn for a night without darkness. Colloquially, Nuit Blanche refers to a “sleepless night.” While Toronto embraces this celebration of art planned to run from sunset to sunrise, a sleepless night is exactly what we have to look forward to this fall.
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche will be a uniquely Toronto adaptation of the highly successful Paris event created by the City of Paris in 2002. This annual event is at once a “high” art event (past commissions in Paris included works by Bill Viola, Sophie Calle, and James Turell) and a free populous event accessible to everyone. Nuit Blanche is such an enormous success in Paris, that similar celebrations are now held in Rome, Brussels, Madrid, Montreal and Riga, among others. Toronto is the newest addition to this international list.
It sounds like it’ll be fantastic; check out the CBC tip sheet if you’re feeling overwhelmed.
Bon nuit, everyone!
In an initiative to demonstrate T.O’s commitment to the arts, they launched Nuit Blanche, an all-night “art thing.” Way to be edgy-teenage-blase, Bay Street ahahahah.
http://nuitblanche.livewithculture.ca/
http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/whats_goin_on/
Here’s part of the official press release:
The literal translation of Nuit Blanche is “white night” a term used to describe a natural phenomenon that occurs at high latitudes where the dusk meets the dawn for a night without darkness. Colloquially, Nuit Blanche refers to a “sleepless night.” While Toronto embraces this celebration of art planned to run from sunset to sunrise, a sleepless night is exactly what we have to look forward to this fall.
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche will be a uniquely Toronto adaptation of the highly successful Paris event created by the City of Paris in 2002. This annual event is at once a “high” art event (past commissions in Paris included works by Bill Viola, Sophie Calle, and James Turell) and a free populous event accessible to everyone. Nuit Blanche is such an enormous success in Paris, that similar celebrations are now held in Rome, Brussels, Madrid, Montreal and Riga, among others. Toronto is the newest addition to this international list.
It sounds like it’ll be fantastic; check out the CBC tip sheet if you’re feeling overwhelmed.
Bon nuit, everyone!
// posted by naomi @ 12:16 p.m. 
