Our clients in the news: Group of 8, Group of 20, but no Group of Seven

It may not be the most spectacular story of the G20 weekend, but we’re happy nonetheless to read  about William Huffman of the Toronto Arts Council‘s acts of aesthetic insurgency in choosing the art for the summit sites last week:

Instead of reaching for the expected landscapes and “the usual icebergs,” he enlisted the Art Dealers Association of Canada to source and gather what he describes as “the next steps in Canadian art” into a pair of exhibitions that seek to explore Canada’s geographical and cultural diversity and to tell a story that can be digested during a brief and busy visit. The result is a series of prominent artworks by Canadians ranging from Jean-Paul Riopelle and Norval Morrisseau to Ivan Eyre, Gershon Iskowitz and Brian Jungen.

via Group of 8, Group of 20, but no Group of Seven – The Globe and Mail.