Pursuits Inc., 51 Jackes Avenue, Toronto, ON (2026)

is an internationally focused art advisory firm, headed by Marla Wasser, that guides private and corporate clients through each step of the collecting process with transparency and discretion. Our vision extends beyond merely brokering art. We are committed to reflecting the unique interests and personality of the collector, working closely with them to facilitate a deeper appreciation of the art

world. Exhibitions:

RAM: Rethinking Art & Machine
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax
January 16 - March 22, 2015

The Art, Inspiration and Appropriation of Andy Warhol
The Children's Museum, January 15, 2009 - May 23, 2009

RAM: Rethinking Art & Machine
THEMUSEUM, September 15, 2011 - January 22, 2012

10/28/2025

Congrats to the 2025 team! From the debut of the vibrant Arte Sur section to the monumental installations, the fair was full of surprises, inspiration, and had some pretty special unforgettable moments.

Here are a few highlights that caught our eyes:

✨Marie-Claude Marquis - hand painted typography on vintage plates, infusing pop culture and nostalgia into everyday objects. Presented by .

✨Russell Banx - delicate graphite drawing depicting interior sensitivity and communicative subtleties of body language. Presented by .pangee.

✨Gerardo Ramírez- a dance of form and colours by the Costa Rican artist who has lived and worked in Toronto for 50 years. Presented by .

✨Jeremy Holmes - intricate wooden sculptures where hardwoods like white ash are soaked, softened, and bent into abstract compositions. Presented by .

✨Aline Setton - architectural paintings and installations exploring the oscillating relationship between bodies, pictorial language, and built structures. Presented by .

✨Hedy Yang - hand painted stoneware capturing the pastel hues of the Californian landscape. Presented by .

Art Toronto reminded us why we love experiencing art in person- every corner offered a new perspective, a story, a detail to get lost in.

09/22/2025

🚀 Intergalactic Planetary, artist debut Canadian exhibition, has just opened at Arts and runs until December 14, 2025.

Coincidentally, our founder Marla Wasser has been a huge fan of Snelling’s work and has owned an incredible piece titled “Bad Motel” for years. It is such a great honour to see Snelling’s collaboration with the Koffler Arts here in Toronto!

Step inside the exhibition space and you are immersed in a world of cacophonous imagery: tucked-away dining room cluttered with found objects, towering cardboard-and-wood structures with glowing screen “windows,” a life-sized bed evoking a love hotel, neon signage guiding the way through a maze of posters, images, and fragments of pop culture.

Inspired by cities like Shanghai, Tokyo, Berlin, and across the U.S., the Beastie Boys–inspired title mirrors Snelling’s eccentric style. Peep-show screens and voyeuristic vignettes invite you to linger on the details—yet together they form a universal whole, uniting Wong Kar-wai stills with glimpses of Ryan Gosling and Daniel Radcliffe in one eclectic constellation.

Themes of taboos and desire surface throughout. In one corner, a video piece “Tell Me You Love Me” shows the artist engaging in Sh***ri, Japanese rope art, bound with masks, wigs, toys, Hello Kitty, and even George Clooney’s face cutout—blurring play, restraint, and performance.

Forgotten architectures also reappear: miniatures of Naples’ failed Vele di Scampia, Berlin’s infamous Bierpinsel tower, and the abandoned Mäusebunker (“Mouse Bunker”) research facility. Each serves as a memory of spaces once buzzing with promise, now left in ruin.

This is a show best experienced in person—don’t miss it.

🪐 Intergalactic Planetary: Tracey Snelling
📍 Koffler Arts, 180 Shaw St. #104, Toronto
🗓 Sept 18 – Dec 14, 2025

07/18/2025

of the week: 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 by Marcel Dzama🌙✨

At Los Angeles, Canadian artist conjures a dreamlike world of dancing figures, mythic creatures, and celestial skies.

Made in the quiet of night, these lush ink-and-watercolor scenes channel Goya and Lorca- blending surrealism with sharp political undertones. Allegory, protest, and poetry collide in jungles both real and imagined.

Even amid darkness, Dzama gives us wonder.

🗓️ On View: June 28–August 8
📌 606 N Western Ave, Los Angeles

Image Credits:
1. Installation view, Marcel Dzama: Empress of Night, David Zwirner, Los Angeles, 2025. Courtesy of David Zwirner and the artist.
2. Zoomed-in view of Marcel Dzama, The sleep of reason produces monsters, 2025.
3. Marcel Dzama, Blue water blues, 2024.
4. Marcel Dzama, I never came from your rib you came from my va**na, 2025.
5. Installation view, Marcel Dzama: Empress of Night, David Zwirner, Los Angeles, 2025.

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