Malcolm Levy
Malcolm Levy is a multidisciplinary artist and curator based in Toronto — founder and director of Refraction | IRL and programming director of Standard Time. He directed the New Forms Festival from 2001 to 2016, curated CODE Live during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and co-directed the International Symposium of Electronic Art in 2015. His abstract photography and video work has shown internationally, from Transfer Gallery in New York to Supermarkt in Berlin, Next Wave in Melbourne and ISEA.
For his Toronto, Malcolm keeps it to the rooms he returns to — listening bars, izakayas and a hometown winery — from a vinyl-only spot that fills up fast to a Parisian brasserie hiding in the middle of the city. Come early, stay late.
Rooms Coffee
Some of the best coffee in the city, in great settings. From a beautiful Japanese listening bar to the best lake surf shop in the city it's one of the best spots to hang, and depending which one, day into night.
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The Little Jerry
Legendary listening bar with great natural wines, food, and vibes as a whole. Only vinyl all the time. Come early as it fills up fast.
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Imanishi
My favourite izakaya in the city. Expect great food, sake and service. A go to time and again.
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Milou
Amazing food and ambience. A Parisian brasserie in the middle of Toronto. Great for dates and hangs.
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Jamils
Some of the best contemporary south asian in the city… Incredible vibes and team. Try the whole menu its worth it every time.
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Paradise Grapevine
The seminal city winery doing brilliant collabs with some of the best spots in the city. Wonderful vibes. Bloor is great for hangs and dates, Geary has one of the best patios in the city.
Malcolm Levy
Malcolm Levy is a multi-disciplinary artist and curator living in Toronto, Canada. His practice encompasses visual and video art, curation, design, writing, platforms, music and interactive art. Often these influences overlap on any specific project. Malcolm was the Director of the New Forms Festival from 2001 – 2016, and the Curator of CODE Live, the Digital Festival during the 2010 Olympics Games in Vancouver. He was the co-Artistic Director for the International Symposium of Electronic Art in 2015. Malcolm completed an MA in Media Studies at the New School of Media Studies, and teaches 'Contemporary Practices in Installation Art' at the Centre for Digital Media, a combined program from Emily Carr and SFU. His artistic practice focuses on abstract photography, video and further contemporary image making, and has shown his work internationally, selected exhibitions include Transfer Gallery (NYC), BAF (Vancouver), Supermarkt (Berlin), Next Wave (Melbourne) and ISEA (Sharjah), and was the Artist in Residence at Summit on Powder Mountain. Currently he is the Founder / Director of Refraction IRL, and the Programming Director of Standard Time.