I have been called a pretentious art douche by one of my roommates, but I’m really not. I may be interested in the stuff but I don’t walk up to every expression of creativity and start interpreting hidden symbols and meanings. I do find truth in the quote, “art is anything you can get away with.” (Apparently said first by Marshall McLuhan, not Andy Warhol).

So, maybe we’re alike. We appreciate art but admit we don’t understand or respect every piece we encounter. If that’s the case, and you also think a white canvas with three black squares on it is a piece of crap, then I’m writing this article for you.

There’s an event starting at 6:55pm on Saturday October 3^rd, ending the next morning, and you’re invited.

Originating in Paris 2002, Toronto’s Nuit Blanche is now in its fourth year, offering the city 130 free and accessible contemportary art projects brought to you by almost 500 artists from around the world.

Here are some picks that my roommates and I found interesting, and that can be enjoyed from a non-douchey perspective:

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What: Scotia Bank Nuit Blanche
Where: All across the city
When: October 4, 2008 from 6:52 pm – sunrise
Website: Nuit Blanche.

Once again it’s almost that magical time when art permeates the entire city from the streets to the galleries, and just about anywhere you can imagine. It will be for one night only, but it will last all night long. This grand tradition of art for the people started in Paris and spread to Brussels and then through cities all over the world. Two years ago it landed in our fair city, and on October 4 from 6:52 pm ’till sunrise, the third Toronto edition will take place simultaneously, but for timezones, with Nuit Blanche in Paris and Brussels.

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