Taras Polataiko: Reflecting or Endorsing War?
Ahead of Taras Polataiko's new exhibition in Calgary, Jeffrey Spalding considers the depictions of soldiers and questions their implicit endorsement.
Jonathan Forrest: Exploding Abstraction’s Histories
The abstract paintings of Saskatoon’s Jonathan Forrest often evoke modernism’s past. Yet as Jeffrey Spalding observes while reviewing Forrest’s current Calgary show, they also generate wondrous reactions, delightful effects and bright future prospects.