A close-up image of a man's hands, dressed in a suit, holding two black-and-white photographs. He is standing at a dimly lit bar with a half-full glass of white wine on the left side of the frame. The lighting creates a warm, reflective glow on the glass and table, adding a nostalgic and intimate atmosphere to the scene. One photograph shows two men, one seated and one standing, being photographed by a third man next to a camera on a tripod. The other image captures a group of people standing in front of a 1930s-era car.

EVENT: Artist Talk by Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn

September 13, 2024 - September 13, 2024

Critical Distance is pleased to present visiting artist Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn in partnership with York University. Drawing from the artist’s interdisciplinary PhD research, the talk will focus on Nguyễn’s film in progress, Visions in the Dark (working title). Set in early 20th-century Indochina and Paris, the film imagines the life of Khánh Ký (1885-1946), an aspiring Vietnamese photographer whose rise through the social ranks—documenting both anthropometric portraits and the colonial elites—reflects the tensions between ambition and a deep-seated desire for national liberation.

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PUBLIC ART: Billboard on Shaw by Ernesto Cabral de Luna

June 1, 2024 - September 22, 2024

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD), in partnership with Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC), is pleased to present the Public Art Billboard and Exhibition Essay Career Launcher featuring artwork by Ernesto de Cabral de Luna and a commissioned essay by Kay Rangel.

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