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wall with a large yellow panel displaying text and an artwork adjacent to another exhibit space\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272258%27%20height%3D%271550%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202258%201550%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272258%27%20height%3D%271550%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-09-at-4.30.29-PM.png\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ultp-image-caption\"><em>Rajni Perera: Futures<\/em> at the Doris McCarthy Art Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-a99b16\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-ff352b\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"mc-basic-paragraph\" >\n\n        <div class=\"mc-basic-paragraph mc-copy-long\">\n            <div class=\"mc-wysiwyg-content\">\n<p>This fall, the McMichael is delighted to see <em>Rajni Perera: Futures<\/em> presented at the Doris McCarthy Gallery at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus, the latest stop on a national tour showcasing the groundbreaking work of one of Canada\u2019s most compelling contemporary artists. <\/p>\n<p>Born in Sri Lanka and raised in Canada, Rajni Perera has emerged as a vital voice in the international art world. Working across the media of painting, sculpture, and photography, she envisions worlds where myth and science fiction collide\u2014dystopian realms where hybrid goddesses and mutated beings adapt to uncertain futures shaped by climate crisis and social inequality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row alignwide ultp-block-d03427  ultpBgPadding smL smR\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-508c86\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\"><div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-de80f5\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"lazyload ultp-image\"  alt=\"Colorful illustration of a figure in patterned attire holding a round object with a domed building behind\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271709%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201709%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271709%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled_Panorama-1C-LOW-RES-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ultp-image-caption\">Rajni Perera (b. 1985), <em>Traveller 5<\/em>, 2019, mixed media on paper, 152.4 \u00d7 101.6 cm, Royal Bank of Canada Art Collection, commissioned by the RBC Curatorial Department, Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid, \u00a9 Rajni Perera<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-f5ed56\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\"><div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-be9438\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"lazyload ultp-image\"  alt=\"Person wearing an ornate gas mask with decorative details and a pleated headpiece\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27852%27%20height%3D%271024%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20852%201024%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27852%27%20height%3D%271024%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/L2022.81_WEB.jpg\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ultp-image-caption\">Rajni Perera (b. 1985), <em>I take a journey, you take a journey, we take a journey together<\/em>, 2020, leather, trim, cotton, beads, metallic thread, beeralu lace, rubber gas mask, 25.4 \u00d7 22.9 \u00d7 17.8 cm, Paul and Mary Dailey Desmarais III, Photo courtesy the artist and Patel Brown, \u00a9 Rajni Perera <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-6861ab\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\"><div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-8658b7\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"lazyload ultp-image\"  alt=\"Abstract figure in vibrant patterned clothing against swirling multicolored background\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271080%27%20height%3D%271595%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201080%201595%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271080%27%20height%3D%271595%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/L2022.77_WEB.jpg\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ultp-image-caption\">Rajni Perera (b. 1985), <em>Storm<\/em>, 2020, mixed media on marbled paper, 76.2 \u00d7 61 cm, James McKellar, Photo courtesy of the artist and Patel Brown, \u00a9 Rajni Perera<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-8621c8\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-dd8fd7\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"mc-basic-paragraph\" >\n\n        <div class=\"mc-basic-paragraph mc-copy-long\">\n            <div class=\"mc-wysiwyg-content\">\n<p>Drawing on Sri Lankan and South Asian artistic traditions from miniature painting to textiles, as well as medieval armour and speculative futurisms, Perera gathers histories and symbols into her practice as she imagines what lies ahead. Her work is charged with both humour and critique, oscillating between dread and hope, survival and invention. At once timely and timeless, her vision reflects the anxieties and resilience of our present moment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"mc-image-carousel\" >\n    <div class=\"mc-image-carousel__container site-container\">\n        <div class=\"mc-image-carousel__heading\">\n                    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mc-image-carousel__content\">\n            <div class=\"mc-image-carousel__carousel\">\n                \n                    <div class=\"mc-image-carousel__carousel--item no-content\">\n                        <div class=\"mc-image-carousel__carousel--image\">\n                                                            <img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" 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Photos: Toni Hafkenscheid<\/p>\n<p>Curated by the McMichael&rsquo;s Chief Curator Sarah Milroy, <em>Futures<\/em> brings together works from every stage of Perera\u2019s career\u2014including new pieces created for the exhibition, which is accompanied by a richly illustrated publication. It features an interview with Perera by Milroy, as well as essays by the internationally recognized writers Fariha Roisin and Britt Wray, whose perspectives further expand the conversation around Perera\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>Since its debut at the McMichael in 2022, <em>Futures<\/em> has travelled to Carleton University Art Gallery (Ottawa, ON), Art Windsor-Essex (Windsor, ON), the McMaster Museum of Art (Hamilton, ON), the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019art de Joliette (Joliette, QC), the Surrey Art Gallery (Surrey, BC), and the Judith &amp; Norman Alix Art Gallery (Sarnia, ON). Following its current presentation at the Doris McCarthy Gallery , the exhibition will return west to the Kamloops Art Gallery in British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rajni Perera: Futures<\/em> is organized and circulated by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. <a href=\"https:\/\/dorismccarthygallery.utoronto.ca\/exhibitions\/futures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The exhibition is on view at the Doris McCarthy Gallery from September 18 to December 6, 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"mc-magazine align wp-block-acf-magazine-features\"  style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2; \">\n    <div class=\"mc-magazine__container mc-magazine__container--no-cta\">\n        <!-- Section Header -->\n        <div class=\"mc-magazine__section-header site-container\">\n            <div class=\"mc-magazine__left\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"mc-magazine__title mc-uppercase\"><span>Related<\/span> \r\nArticles<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"mc-magazine__right mc-button--wraper\">\n                <button class=\"mc-button mc-button--chevron mc-magazone_control--left\" aria-label=\"Left slider\">\n                    <span><?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"52\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 52 32\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\">\n<path d=\"M0.0878906 15.9971L1.3252 17.2344L1.32617 17.2334L15.6494 31.5576L16.8867 30.3203L3.4668 16.9004H52V15.1504H3.40918L16.8818 1.67773L15.6445 0.439453L0.0878906 15.9971Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <button class=\"mc-button mc-button--chevron mc-magazone_control--right\" aria-label=\"Right slider\">\n                    <span><?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"52\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 52 32\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\">\n<path d=\"M51.9131 16L50.6758 17.2373L50.6738 17.2354L36.3506 31.5586L35.1133 30.3213L48.5342 16.9004H0V15.1504H48.5889L35.1191 1.68066L36.3564 0.443359L51.9131 16Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Carousel -->\n        <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel site-container\">\n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/watch\/shelley-niros-artistic-practice-captured-in-a-short-film-by-david-hartman\/\" title=\"Shelley Niro\u2019s Artistic Practice Captured in\u00a0a\u00a0Short Film by David Hartman\u00a0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1914\" height=\"1009\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271914%27%20height%3D%271009%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201914%201009%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271914%27%20height%3D%271009%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-06-at-9.25.36-PM.png\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"watch\" title=\"Watch\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Watch<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/watch\/shelley-niros-artistic-practice-captured-in-a-short-film-by-david-hartman\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Shelley Niro\u2019s Artistic Practice Captured in\u00a0a\u00a0Short Film by David Hartman\u00a0<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 4, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Shelley Niro\u2019s <em>Erratic Love<\/em> offers a powerful introduction to the artist\u2019s multidisciplinary practice, weaving together Haudenosaunee histories, personal memory, and connections to the natural world. Learn more about the sculpture\u2019s rich symbolism and watch David Hartman&rsquo;s documentary exploring the ideas and experiences that have shaped Niro\u2019s work for more than four decades.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/joseph-tisiga-theft-of-scarcity-2025\/\" title=\"Joseph Tisiga, Theft of Scarcity, 2025\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1462\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272048%27%20height%3D%271462%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202048%201462%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272048%27%20height%3D%271462%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/571219149_1650751672954769_8132137406844387088_n.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"acquisitions\" title=\"Acquisitions\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Acquisitions<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/joseph-tisiga-theft-of-scarcity-2025\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Joseph Tisiga, Theft of Scarcity, 2025<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 3, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">In <em>Theft of Scarcity<\/em>, Joseph Tisiga transforms a communal feast into a powerful meditation on abundance, protection, and the enduring effects of colonial dispossession. Learn how this newly acquired work connects histories of scarcity and resistance with contemporary conversations about community and survival.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/on-the-road\/helen-mcnicoll-national-gallery-of-canada\/\" title=\"Helen McNicoll\u2019s\u00a0Easter Lillies\u00a0at the National Gallery of Canada\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1223\" height=\"1500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271223%27%20height%3D%271500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201223%201500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271223%27%20height%3D%271500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2019.4.35_WEB.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"on-the-road\" title=\"On the Road\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">On the Road<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/on-the-road\/helen-mcnicoll-national-gallery-of-canada\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Helen McNicoll\u2019s\u00a0Easter Lillies\u00a0at the National Gallery of Canada<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 2, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Renowned for her luminous paintings of women and children outdoors, Helen McNicoll brought a fresh and modern vision to Canadian Impressionism. Learn more about <em>Easter Lilies<\/em> from the McMichael collection and <em>Helen McNicoll: An Impressionist Journey<\/em>, a landmark retrospective now on view at the National Gallery of Canada.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-margeaux-williamson\/\" title=\"Excerpt from\u00a0Margaux Williamson\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272000%27%20height%3D%272000%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202000%202000%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272000%27%20height%3D%272000%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-1.png\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"on-view\" title=\"On View\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">On View<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-margeaux-williamson\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Excerpt from\u00a0Margaux Williamson<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 2, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">This article presents an excerpt from Jessica Bradley\u2019s catalogue essay on Margaux Williamson\u2019s mid-career survey <em>Interiors<\/em> (2021\u201322), reflecting on the artist\u2019s evolving painting practice. Bradley highlights Williamson\u2019s ability to build immersive, contemplative compositions in which ordinary interiors become sites of visual and emotional inquiry.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/curators-notebook\/artists-on-contemporary-canadian-landscapes\/\" title=\"Curator\u2019s Notebook: Artists on Contemporary Canadian Landscapes at the McMichael\u00a0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1440\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272160%27%20height%3D%271440%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202160%201440%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272160%27%20height%3D%271440%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two colorful paintings displayed side by side on a gallery corner.\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FreshAir-Install_IMG_7829_WEB.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"curators-notebook\" title=\"Curator's Notebook\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Curator&rsquo;s Notebook<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/curators-notebook\/artists-on-contemporary-canadian-landscapes\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Curator\u2019s Notebook: Artists on Contemporary Canadian Landscapes at the McMichael\u00a0<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 2, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">As part of a national series marking the twentieth anniversary of <em>Beyond Wilderness<\/em>, the McMichael hosted a panel discussion examining the evolving role of landscape in contemporary Canadian art. Artists Sky Glabush, Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka, and Michelle Sound reflected on how place, nature, and personal history continue to shape artistic practice today.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/barry-ace-fox-tail-moccasins-2016\/\" title=\"Barry Ace,\u00a0Fox Tail Moccasins, 2016\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271710%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201710%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271710%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2022.1.A-.B_detail-scaled.jpeg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"acquisitions\" title=\"Acquisitions\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Acquisitions<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/barry-ace-fox-tail-moccasins-2016\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Barry Ace,\u00a0Fox Tail Moccasins, 2016<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 1, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Now on view in <em>Early Days<\/em>, Barry Ace\u2019s <em>Fox Tail Moccasins<\/em> reflects the artist\u2019s distinctive approach to merging Indigenous cultural traditions with the visual language of modern technology. Learn how Ace draws on Anishinaabe teachings, historical imagery, and innovative materials to create works that bridge past, present, and future.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/watch\/on-the-road-moridja-kitenge-banza-2\/\" title=\"On the Road:\u00a0Moridja\u00a0Kitenge Banza\u00a0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1760\" height=\"1080\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271760%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201760%201080%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271760%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/KITE2023012_WEB.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"curators-notebook\" title=\"Curator's Notebook\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Curator&rsquo;s Notebook<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/watch\/on-the-road-moridja-kitenge-banza-2\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">On the Road:\u00a0Moridja\u00a0Kitenge Banza\u00a0<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 1, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Join us in celebrating the recent achievements of Congolese-born, Montreal-based artist Moridja Kitenge Banza, from the launch of his first monograph to the debut of the inaugural Congo Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Plus, enjoy a newly released short film on his practice.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/directors-choice\/directors-choice-david-milne-passing-car\/\" title=\"Director\u2019s Choice: David Milne,\u00a0Passing Car, 1913\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1704\" height=\"1378\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271704%27%20height%3D%271378%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201704%201378%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271704%27%20height%3D%271378%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-07-at-2.17.40-PM.png\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"directors-choice\" title=\"Director's Choice\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Director&rsquo;s Choice<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/directors-choice\/directors-choice-david-milne-passing-car\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Director\u2019s Choice: David Milne,\u00a0Passing Car, 1913<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">mai 7, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">In this Director\u2019s Choice essay, Sarah Milroy explores David Milne\u2019s <em>Passing Car<\/em>, 1913, a vibrant depiction of modern New York painted at the height of the artist\u2019s early career. The article considers Milne\u2019s innovative painterly language, his complicated relationship with urban life, and the lasting significance of this rare surviving city scene in the McMichael collection.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/melanie-authier-venture-myth-2023\/\" title=\"Melanie Authier, Venture Myth, 2023\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"849\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27849%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201000%20849%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27849%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Authier_VentureMyth.jpeg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"acquisitions\" title=\"Acquisitions\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Acquisitions<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/melanie-authier-venture-myth-2023\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Melanie Authier, Venture Myth, 2023<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">mai 7, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Melanie Authier\u2019s dynamic abstract paintings create immersive spaces charged with movement, light, and shifting sensation. Highlighting a recent acquisition to the McMichael\u2019s collection, this article explores how Authier transforms memory, atmosphere, and the language of painting into richly layered contemporary abstraction.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/artist-spotlight\/artist-spotlight-bess-larkin-housser-harris\/\" title=\"Artist Spotlight: Bess Larkin Housser Harris\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1969\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271969%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201969%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271969%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1974.2-scaled.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"artist-spotlight\" title=\"Artist Spotlight\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Artist Spotlight<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/artist-spotlight\/artist-spotlight-bess-larkin-housser-harris\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Artist Spotlight: Bess Larkin Housser Harris<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">mai 7, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">The paintings of Bess Harris capture the spirit of the landscape through a vivid, intuitive approach shaped outside formal academic training. An artist, writer, and critic deeply embedded in Canada\u2019s modernist art community, she made significant yet often overlooked contributions to Canadian art history.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/news-and-events\/mcmichael-collaborators-at-the-2026-biennale\/\" title=\"From\u00a0Kleinburg\u00a0to Venice: McMichael\u00a0Collaborators\u00a0at the 2026 Biennale\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1678\" height=\"1552\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271678%27%20height%3D%271552%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201678%201552%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271678%27%20height%3D%271552%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.22.00-AM.png\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"news-and-events\" title=\"News &amp; Events\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">News &amp; Events<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/news-and-events\/mcmichael-collaborators-at-the-2026-biennale\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">From\u00a0Kleinburg\u00a0to Venice: McMichael\u00a0Collaborators\u00a0at the 2026 Biennale<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">mai 7, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">As the 2026 Venice Biennale opens, this article highlights Canadian artists with close ties to the McMichael whose work is part of the international exhibition. From Bonnie Devine to Abbas Akhavan, discover how these artists\u2019 practices connect conversations taking place at the McMichael to the global contemporary art stage.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-uses-of-enchantment\/\" title=\"Excerpt from Uses of Enchantment\u00a0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271080%27%20height%3D%271350%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201080%201350%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271080%27%20height%3D%271350%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MAY-AT-THE-McMICHAEL.png\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"on-view\" title=\"On View\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">On View<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-uses-of-enchantment\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Excerpt from Uses of Enchantment\u00a0<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">mai 7, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Marking the third anniversary of <em>Uses of Enchantment: Art and Environmentalism<\/em>, this article revisits Shary Boyle\u2019s haunting explorations of apocalypse, fantasy, and environmental anxiety. Featuring an excerpt by writer Ruth Jones, it examines how Boyle\u2019s imaginative works reflect contemporary fears surrounding climate change and ecological collapse.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/directors-choice\/directors-choice-macdonald-lichen-covered-shale-slabs\/\" title=\"Director&rsquo;s Choice: J.E.H. MacDonald,\u00a0Lichen-Covered Shale Slabs, 1930\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2045\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%272045%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%202045%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%272045%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HR.1969.7.3_WEB-scaled.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"directors-choice\" title=\"Director's Choice\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Director&rsquo;s Choice<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/directors-choice\/directors-choice-macdonald-lichen-covered-shale-slabs\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Director&rsquo;s Choice: J.E.H. MacDonald,\u00a0Lichen-Covered Shale Slabs, 1930<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">avril 1, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Explore how this striking work reveals J.E.H. MacDonald\u2019s bold and experimental late style, capturing the physical intensity and modernist vision of his encounters with the Canadian Rockies.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/mina-kumarluk-napartuk-sealskin-wall-hangings\/\" title=\"Sealskin Wall Hangings by Mina Kumarluk\u00a0Napartuk\u00a0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271676%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201676%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271676%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6003-scaled.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"acquisitions\" title=\"Acquisitions\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Acquisitions<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/mina-kumarluk-napartuk-sealskin-wall-hangings\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Sealskin Wall Hangings by Mina Kumarluk\u00a0Napartuk\u00a0<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">avril 1, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">A recent gift of Nunavik wall hangings highlights the remarkable legacy of Inuit artist Mina Kumarluk Napartuk\u2014discover how her work bridges tradition, community, and innovation in Arctic textile art.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-people-of-the-watershed\/\" title=\"Excerpt from\u00a0People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"999\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27805%27%20height%3D%27999%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20805%20999%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27805%27%20height%3D%27999%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover-page.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"on-the-road\" title=\"On the Road\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">On the Road<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-people-of-the-watershed\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Excerpt from\u00a0People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">avril 1, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\"><em>People of the Watershed<\/em> brings John Macfie\u2019s photographs of northern Indigenous communities into focus\u2014discover how this intimate and far-reaching project captures lives, relationships, and a moment of profound change.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                    <\/div>\n        \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fall, the McMichael is delighted to see <em>Rajni Perera: Futures<\/em> presented at the Doris McCarthy Gallery at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus, the latest stop on a national tour showcasing the groundbreaking work of one of Canada\u2019s most compelling contemporary artists. 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