MyWar: Computerized Combats
Internet images, blog excerpts and video games on armed conflict provide ammunition for artistic explorations in “MyWar,” a powerful group show in Kingston. Vanessa Nicholas reviews, finding some excellent and explosive works.
MyWar: Computerized Combats
Internet images, blog excerpts and video games on armed conflict provide ammunition for artistic explorations in “MyWar,” a powerful group show in Kingston. Vanessa Nicholas reviews, finding some excellent and explosive works.
Paul Butler and Lynne Heller: White-Cube Wit
Last month, Gallery 44 paired two artists whose work investigates systems and standards of art display: Paul Butler and Lynne Heller. As Vanessa Nicholas notes, the result was an ironic, self-critical treatment of the exhibition space itself.
El Anatsui: Reshaping the Everyday
Earlier this month, a major retrospective of Ghanian artist El Anatsui opened at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Now, Vanessa Nicholas observes how Anatsui transforms geography, community and the everyday into strong and striking works.
Shary Boyle: Flesh and Blood
An exhibition of new Shary Boyle works at the Art Gallery of Ontario is one of the highlights of Toronto’s current art season. As reviewer Vanessa Nicholas notes, the show offers a potent mix of the fantastical and the corporeal.
Shaun Gladwell: Of Mad Max and Mounties
Australian artist (and Venice Biennale alum) Shaun Gladwell is currently having his first Canadian solo show in Toronto. Vanessa Nicholas reviews, noting Gladwell’s fascination with breakdancing, movies, video games, skateboarding and other alternative art forms.
Holger Kalberg: Back to Basics
In his recent Toronto exhibition, Vancouver artist Holger Kalberg presented hybrid works of painting and collage. As Vanessa Nicholas observes, Kalberg’s bold works paid homage to both mediums’ roots while offering a fresh, contemporary feel.
Kelly Jazvac: Vinyl Virtuoso
Noting that Kelly Jazvac’s energy, humour and materials are reminiscent of Robert Rauschenberg’s famed Gluts series, writer and curator Vanessa Nicholas reviews Jazvac’s recent Toronto exhibition of vinyl sculpture.