The Next Contemporary

Mallory Lowe Mpoka | Architecture of the Self:
What Lives Within Us
Book Launch at
Thursday, November 28
7PM-9PM

Please join us this Thursday, November 28th to celebrate the Toronto launch of artist ’s inaugural photo book “Architecture of the Self: What Lives Within Us”, published by

In this book, Lowe Mpoka skilfully assembles the fruits of this rich period of introspection: self-portraits, archival photographs, poems and personal narratives. Through an auto-ethnographic approach, she weaves her own narrative with the collective stories of her family archive, exploring themes such as memory, representation and subversion. At the heart of the book lies a profound reflection on the role of territory as a place of trauma and possibility, and its influence on the construction of identity, despite the weight of the colonial legacy.

Join us to raise a glass and hear Mallory Lowe Mpoka in conversation with to discuss the process of building this richly multi-layered publication.

𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞 𝐌𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐚 as part of 20th annual auction, lot 29.

𝙀𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨
19 x 38
2023
Edition of 3 (+ 2 AP)
Analog photography, wood engraving, Shou Sugi Ban wood burning Material: Inkjet print on archival cotton rag paper

The 20th Annual C Magazine auction is around the corner and we are looking forward to seeing one of the photographs of 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞 𝐌𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐚 along with many amazing other artists in this year’s selection.

Check out the catalogue through the link in the bio.

𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞 𝐌𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐚 as part of 𝙇𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨at opened July 13, 2024 runs till Monday, March 17, 2025.

Marking the Museum’s 10th anniversary, Light: Visionary Perspectives will dive into the omnipresence and impact of light, placing visitors at the centre of an immersive exhibition filled with contemporary installations by renowned artists.
By harnessing light in a myriad of different ways, the varied and dynamic installations will challenge perceptions and provide space for reflection. Set against the backdrop of the Aga Khan Museum’s stunning architecture that was designed to showcase the interplay of light, shadow, and form, Light: Visionary Perspectives will invite you to rediscover the world through illuminating artworks that explore the boundless possibilities of light.

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬:

Anila Quayyum Agha

Ghazaleh Avarzamani .avarzamani

Ala Ebtekar

Olafur Eliasson

Anish Kapoor .kapoor

Kimsooja

Sanaz Mazinani

Mallory Lowe Mpoka

Tannis Nielsen

Phillip K. Smith III

𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲
Bita Pourvash
Marianne Fenton

Recent acquisition:

Two of 𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙝 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙮 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙨 by 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 now is part of Gardiner Museum.

𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘩 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴
Ceramic, slip cast, glaze, gold decals, luster

More pieces from this series are available through The Next Contemporary.

Recent Acquisition:

𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐩𝐧𝐚𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞 is now part of the 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮, shown at the 2023.

𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙢 2

Mixed media, Weaving with Handmade Khadi Paper on Block Printed Industrially Produced Cotton

The Next Contemporary is pleased to present 𝘼𝙂𝙉𝙊𝙎𝙄𝘼 a video installation experience by 𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗣𝗵𝗶.

𝘼𝙂𝙉𝙊𝙎𝙄𝘼 /meaning the inability to process sensory information/ is a new media installation that harnesses the elusive process of memory-making and recalling them by making glitches in the natural process of remembering, providing the artist and the audience a free flow of recalling memories and embedded feelings.

🔊𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟕 𝐭𝐨 𝟗🔊

𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲 𝗠𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗮 as part of 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 curated by at the will be on view till 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡. Make sure to pay a visit before it comes to an end.

Genealogies of Sustenance explores experimental and traditional craft forms and techniques that meditate on themes of sustenance, ancestral and embodied memory, as well as plant life stories across regions in Africa and the Black diaspora. This exhibition brings together ceramic installations and film by Chiedza Pasipanodya, Mallory Lowe Mpoka, and Zainab Aliyu, artists whose visual and conceptual strategies sew together threads of hybridity, abundance, and transformative imagination.

𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲.

Huge congratulations to our amazing 𝐒𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐚 for her major solo exhibition 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙈𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 opening at DCA
Galleries

Sukaina Kubba is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores traveling objects, textiles and vehicles as carriers of cross-cultural histories.

For this exhibition, Kubba will present existing works alongside new works created during a month-long residency in DCA Print Studio.

𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙈𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 opens on 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟮𝟳 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹, and admission is free.

Today is the last day of 𝘼𝙨 𝙄 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙮 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚. The gallery is open from 12 to 6, make sure you pay a visit if you haven't yet.

Thank you to all the participant artists, the curators, visitors and the team who helped this beautiful show stand out successfully.
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𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗢 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 as part of 𝘼𝙨 𝙄 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙮 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚.

𝘾𝙮𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 “𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜”
2024
Pastel on Paper
115 × 77 inches

Her work focuses on translating subconscious and/or conscious memories into figurative and abstract narratives oscillating from mediums and techniques such as painting, 16mm film, animation, sound, and performance. It collides. Maya’s goal is to create sources of light. Where the internal and external can exist simultaneously. Where forgotten, repressed, and/or tender experiences can come to the surface. To focus on the moments in between. Collecting the breath. Reliving fragments of contemplation and repetition through drawing and performance.

𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲 𝗠𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗮 as part of Foire Plural ( ) starting today until Sunday April 14th.

𝙐𝙣𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨
Cameroon, Italy, Montreal, 2021- 2023
Natural dyeing, screen printing, embroidery
Red earth pigments, cotton, linen, acrylic, paper

See these works at the Loto-Québec kiosk ( ), on the second floor!
The Loto-Québec x artch x collaboration

Curators: Manon Pouliot and Sarah Kitzy Gineau-Delyon ( )