Alberta Biennial 2013: “The News From Here”
Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton January 26 to May 6, 2013
Monika Sosnowska: Twisting History
Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver June 28 to August 25
Nancy Tousley Curates Alberta’s Growing Art Confidence
Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton January 26 to May 6, 2013
Banff Residency Report: Experiences in Common
This spring in Banff, art and theory enthusiasts gathered for the residency On the Commons, which featured artist Pedro Reyes and academics Michael Hardt and Lauren Berlant. Now, Toronto curator/writer Tatiana Mellema reports on the group’s explorations.
Ragnar Kjartansson: Rocky Mountain Rag
The mythology of Canada’s wilderness has enjoyed a remarkable longevity, and the Rocky Mountains are no exception. Drawn to the remote, ageless nature of the Rockies after a brief visit in 2008, the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson returned to Banff the following year with the musician Davíd Thór Jónsson to create The End (2009).
If We Can’t Get It Together
In the face of internationalization, political volatility and mass migration, identities—and the communities to which they belong—have become more fluid than ever.