Coming Soon: Canada’s Largest Andy Warhol Exhibit
Toronto’s art scene, both underground and mainstream, has seen several huge names breeze into town the last couple of years – Basquiat most noticeably among them. It’s fitting, then, that one of Basquiat’s good friends is the focal point of Toronto’s next must-see gallery attraction – Andy Warhol!
LA’s Revolver Gallery focuses on exclusively Warhol pieces for sale, but it’s owner, GTA-born Ron Rivlin wanted to take his show on the road. “Being a native of Toronto, the city holds a very special place in my heart. It is an important part of the person I am today, and I feel compelled to give back to Toronto with this exhibition,” he said.
What pieces can we expect to see? For now, that’s largely under wraps. What we do know is that there will be more than 120 pieces, including Warhol’s most famous works – the Campbell’s Soup cans, original silk-screen portraits of Marilyn Monroe, and Mick Jagger, to start. Though unconfirmed, we’re hoping the expansive show will include some of Warhol’s more memorable collaborations, like Keith Haring or the aforementioned Basquiat.
This exhibit goes far beyond Rivlin’s personal (and enviable) collection, including pieces from other private collectors, museums, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The multi-level attraction will also include elements from Warhol’s infamous New York City studio, The Factory, as well as audio and video installations. There’ll even be an app you can download on your arrival.
In the exhibit’s 6-month run, Torontonians can also look forward to event series and lectures.
A similar, but smaller-scale, Warhol exhibit also run by Revolver saw upwards of 50,000 attendants in two months – so make sure you stop by this one! Find it at 77 Bloor St W from July 1 to December 31. See you there!
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Toronto Green Initiatives: Evergreen Brickworks
Toronto is a rapidly changing city, and among all the construction and improvements, our green initiatives can get lost. One of the most significant efforts comes from Evergreen Brickworks. Though you probably know it as an event space, their team has been consistently hustling to solve the problem of urban sustainability for all of us.
We believe we can solve even the most pressing urban environmental issues by bringing diverse people together, inspiring them with possibilities and engaging them in identifying solutions and taking action. The need has never been more urgent. – Evergreen Brickworks
Though all of Evergreen’s initiatives strive for the greater good, they focus their efforts in four key areas.
CityWorks
This arm of Evergreen focuses on creating sustainable, liveable cities. It’s estimated that in ten years, the population of the GTA and Hamilton will be over 9 million. In the intervening years, we’ll have to build new housing and infrastructure capable of supporting our booming population. CityWorks is a think tank and lobby group that creates alternatives to traditional city planning and brings awareness to them. If urban planning solutions and transportation interests you, check out We Are Cities, their nationwide idea-generating campaign writing the next chapter of Canadian cities.
With aging infrastructure and a booming population, transportation has quickly become an issue every Torontonian has an opinion on – and for good reason! Harnessing the power of conversation has made public transit and gridlock front-burner issues in City Hall – but Evergreen believes conversation can help create a solution, not just highlight a problem. Enter Move The GTHA, a conversation hub for public and private organizations interested in solving this problem together. Check out their work or pledge your support!
Children
Evergreen’s childrens programs aim to bring the great outdoors to urban kids. With the belief that understanding nature will create more confident and empathetic people, Evergreen encourages the greenification of playgrounds, creating new projects like the Watershed Champions for kids to participate in, and holding affordable day camps so every kid can get a taste of the outdoors. Urban greenspace is definitely in short supply, so if you believe Toronto’s kids should get outside a bit more often, see how you can help.
Greenspace
The great outdoors doesn’t just benefit kids – everyone in a city benefits when there’s more fresh air and open space. Part of the magic of Evergreen Brickworks is experiencing the almost undisturbed nature in the middle of a city – and we agree that recreating this experience all over Toronto can only mean good things for all of us. Evergreen uses a variety of programs to encourage this, including urban gardening, farmer’s markets, and larger initiatives like the Lower Don Project.
More than 250,000 people live in the Don Watershed, and it’s growing more quickly than ever. They’ve added new and enhanced trails, revitalized neglected green spaces, added public art, gateways and access routes, as well as creating an educational program to reintroduce people to Toronto’s expansive ravine system.
Food
Ontarians are lucky to live in a naturally fertile region – local produce and meat abounds most of the year. However, with faster and cheaper foreign options flooding our market, it’s more important than ever to support local farmers and keep our food production right here at home. Evergreen Brickworks’ Toronto farmer’s market is year round, and has added more than $3.5 million to our economy, all of which goes back into supporting Ontario’s farmers. They also offer classes on growing your own food and how to cook with local groceries, which makes fresh and affordable eating accessible to even more people. If you have a passion for local and sustainable eating, check out their food programs for meaningful ways to get involved.
Evergreen Brickworks may serve the GTA exclusively, but Evergreen’s initiatives have outposts all across Canada. This network has the ability to affect change in many areas of our lives and wellbeing, which makes Evergreen a crown jewel in Toronto’s plan for a greener tomorrow.
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Office Space at Emerald Park
Earlier this week, we mentioned that we’re starting occupancy at Emerald Park this week. We’ve completely sold out of residential units, but we do have some office space on the 3rd floor available. If you’re on the hunt for office space in a hot Toronto neighbourhood, then this office space is calling your name! Continue reading
Occupancy at Emerald Park
Even though we seem to be weeks away from spring and there’s still plenty of snow and ice on the ground, we’re seeing green at Bazis! And by green, we mean emerald … as in Emerald Park! We’ve got not one, but two updates this week, starting with a quick post on occupancy. Continue reading
Moving Cities: Transit VS Driving
City-dwellers: are you a public transit commuter or a car enthusiast? With cities getting bigger and more populated, it seems like there is less room for driving and an almost dire need for more transit. We take a look at reasons you might choose driving over public transit, or the other way around. Continue reading
Top 5 Walk Scores in Toronto
Toronto is the 2nd most walkable city in Canada, according to Walk Score, coming in right after Vancouver. With a score of 71, it means that most errands in Toronto can be accomplished on foot and that Toronto also has a pretty impressive public transportation system.
The Walk Score measures walkability on a scale of 0-100 based on how walkable the routes are to run basic errands like visit the grocery store, grab a bite to eat, and drop off the kids to school. The Transit Score, which we will also talk about, calculates the distance to closest transit stop on each route, and the route frequency. Both are important to us, and both are important to many residents in the city.
This week on the blog we take a look at the top Walk Scores in the city: Continue reading
Saying Goodbye to 2014 at E Condos
What can we say? 2014 has been an awesome year for us at E Condos. With so much happening at Yonge and Eglinton and our project making its way into demolition and construction, we can easily say that 2014 has been our best year yet! We wanted to check in with the E Condos team for one last time this year and see what’s going on at the site. Read on for the details. Continue reading
12 Days of Christmas Giveaways!
On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
Ahh, Christmas is so close! Do Christmas carols just pop into your mind automatically with the first snow fall? Do you have visions of sugar plums dancing in your head as soon as December comes around? Since we have two developments in Yorkville, Exhibit and 1 Yorkville, we really get into the holiday spirit thanks to the beautiful holiday windows and festive cheer displayed everywhere in the community. Walk by The Bay or Holt Renfrew and you can’t help but get excited for Christmas shopping!
Well, we got so excited we did do a little shopping – 12 days of gifts worth, to be exact! That’s right – our popular 12 Days of #BazisXmas Giveaways is back and it starts on December 4th, 2014! Continue reading
Update at the Eglinton Crosstown LRT
It’s been a while since we updated you with the progress of Eglinton’s newest transit route, the Eglinton LRT, and we just want to tell you that a lot has happened since our last look at it. You may have heard rumblings about the traffic backups in the area, especially during rush hour, but as they say, “no pain, no gain.” Continue reading