Toronto Marks 20 Years of Nuit Blanche with 'Tomorrow’s Memories'
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The milestone edition of the all-night contemporary art event returns October 3, featuring over 70 projects and a selection of remounted classics.
Toronto is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nuit Blanche, an event that began in 2006 as the first of its kind in North America. The 12-hour contemporary art event returns Saturday, Oct. 3, starting at 7 p.m., with an estimated one million visitors expected to view more than 70 projects, according to CBC Toronto.
This year's official exhibition, themed "Tomorrow’s Memories," focuses on the downtown core around City Hall. According to a City of Toronto news release, the event explores how art reimagines, preserves, and creates memories. Featured works include *Museum of Lost Things* by Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky, *in Water, Together* by Alexandra Gelis, *UFO* by Brandon Vickerd, *Avataq* and *Avataq Gathering* by Couzyn van Heuvelen, *Simile Aria* by Maggy Hamel-Metsos, and *I Miss You: T.Dot Memories* by Francesca Nocera (aka SUN SUN), which was curated by Witch Prophet.
To mark the milestone, organizers are bringing back several past projects. Johnson Ngo, a programming supervisor at the City of Toronto and programming lead for the event, told CBC Toronto that the team sought works with monumental scale, interactive elements, or a focus on Indigenous place-keeping.
Notable remounts include:
* **Kelly Mark's *Everything and Nothing*:** A performance featuring a mystery cast of 26 people, including former Toronto mayor David Miller, taking place at Old City Hall. * **Brendan Fernandes's *On Flashing Lights*:** A "DJ warehouse" style rave featuring DJs Dino Brown, Krishawn, and Shaun J. Wright, relocated to City Hall's underground parking garage to better control the audience experience. * **Shelley Niro's *Blankets (Under) Cover*:** A series of 13 blankets installed on a larger scale on the south lawn of Nathan Phillips Square.