The Auto BLDG, 9th Floor
158 Sterling Road, 9th Floor
Toronto ON
M6R 2B7
Tuesday–Thursday: 10am–6pm
Friday: 10am–9pm
Saturday–Sunday: 10am–6pm
Monday: Closed
- Accessibility
- Accessible entrance
- Accessible washrooms
- Elevator
- AODA-compliant building
Parking: Located at 152 Sterling Road in the Hines Parking Garage, just west of the museum. This is an underground parking lot. Hourly and daily rates apply.
Note: When exiting the parking lot, please use stairwell D for the most convenient access to the Auto BLDG.
- Getting There
By subway: The Auto BLDG is a 10-minute walk from both Lansdowne Station and Dundas West Station.
By streetcar: The Auto BLDG is a 5-minute walk from the closest streetcar stop at Dundas St West and Sterling Rd. This can be reached by the 505 Dundas and 506 Carlton streetcars.
UP Express: The Auto BLDG is a 10-minute walk from Bloor Station, which is two stops on the UP Express from Toronto Pearson Airport and one stop from Union Station.
About The Auto BLDG, 9th Floor
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Artworks at The Auto BLDG, 9th Floor
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Acariciar el corazón del hueso (Caressing the heart of the bone)
Acariciar el corazón del hueso (Caressing the heart of the bone) (2023-2024) is a newly commissioned sculptural loom-altar that combines wooden pieces, fabrics, and needles. The project is a response…
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Flatbread Library
The Flatbread Library is a long-term research project focused on the political and social significance of the tandoor, a large clay oven used in South Asia, the Middle East, and…
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I Lay My Ear Against the Weave’s Ear
I Lay My Ear Against the Weave’s Ear (2019–ongoing) is a series of works, including a newly commissioned piece, where Elina transforms her grandmother’s weaving tools into musical instruments. For…
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Make Trouble
Make Trouble (2024) is a newly commissioned four-panel photo-based installation. The work stems from Sandra’s ongoing research on being and place. It draws inspiration from Fred Moten’s 2007 lecture, “Black…
Mama, are you listening? (upstreams) (ribbons) Lerato le le golo (la go hloka bo ka ntle)… (Mme Crawford)
Dineo draws inspiration from Afro-diasporic spiritual aesthetics and the concept of biological “architecture.” She employs materials such as water, soil, and various minerals to establish a connection with “nature.” Her…
Paintings by Rudy Loewe
Spaces of Return continues the artist’s work with Anansi, a character from West African folklore. In the traditional stories, Anansi is sometimes described as a man, sometimes as a spider.…
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Paintings by Santiago Yahuarcani
Examen de bancos en la cueva del saber (Examination by the pipe-smoking shamans at the knowledge cave) (2021) and Sesión de tabaco (Tobacco smoking session) (2022) underscore the profound spiritual…
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Temple of Love – Tutti Sistemati
Temple of Love – Tutti Sistemati is a commissioned sculptural video installation that introduces a new version of Temple of Love. Inspired by Roland Barthes’s book A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments…
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Textiles by Stina Baudin
Internal Algorithms (Listen to your ancestors, they have all the answers) (2023) is a large textile artwork featuring a rhythmic black-and-white design that encourages viewers to stop and observe the…