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Opinion | The new Joyce Wieland exhibit is soaked in love of this great and huge country

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Time-Machine-Series-1961

Joyce Wieland. Time Machine Series, 1961. Oil on canvas, 203.2 x 269.9 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift from the McLean Foundation, 1966. © National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo: AGO 65/25 


Heather Mallick is a ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½-based columnist covering current affairs for the Star. Follow her on Bluesky 

In the worst political summer so far this century, the best destination is “Heart On,†the new Joyce Wieland exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario. I would move in if I could.

Our hearts are sore and our minds fretful. “Heart On†reminds us that Canadians have lived through terrifying times before, fearing American political collapse, man-made pollution, and swarms of malevolent multinational corporations. It’s like the 1960s again but with a deadline.

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Heather Mallick

Heather Mallick is a ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½-based columnist covering current affairs for the Star. Follow her on Bluesky 

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