Remembering R.M. Vaughan
Sholem Krishtalka remembers author, critic and artist R.M. Vaughan for both his astute criticism of institutions and his love for connecting people
Drawn Criticism: An Art Review in Pictures
Canadian artist and critic Sholem Krishtalka reviews a visceral Berlin art exhibition in 17 hand-drawn panels.
Kippenberger Survey Mixes Comedy with Tragedy
Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin February 23 to August 18, 2013
Dark Matter Brings Gravity to Arsenal Toronto
Arsenal Toronto November 29, 2012, to April 20, 2013
Van Gogh Up Close: Not the Movie
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa May 25 to Sep 3 2012
Toronto Curating Itself: An Unhistory
For many years, difficult questions have haunted the Toronto art scene: Why is Toronto unable to make an account of itself? When will a strong regional survey be mounted? In this provocative essay, Sholem Krishtalka examines these ongoing problems.
Un-home-ly
Oakville Galleries
Thomas Hirschhorn Interview: Eye Contacts
The North American premiere of Thomas Hirschhorn’s Das Auge (The Eye) has generated much debate in Toronto this spring. Find out more about Hirschhorn’s take on ethics, form and audience in this pre-opening interview with critic Sholem Krishtalka.
Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby
Toronto, Jessica Bradley Art + Projects
Will Munro: A Legacy
Critic and artist Sholem Krishtalka reviews the current Will Munro exhibition at the AGO, finding in this first posthumous show an important opportunity to view Munro’s work as part of a canon—one that is diverse, porous, insistent and influential.