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In the Atmosphere
On January 20, 2021, Jill Biden highlighted a Robert S. Duncanson painting at the US inauguration reception. Find out about Duncanson’s years in Montreal and connections with Canadian artists in this story from our Fall 2020 issue, “Chroma”
In the Atmosphere
On January 20, 2021, Jill Biden highlighted a Robert S. Duncanson painting at the US inauguration reception. Find out about Duncanson’s years in Montreal and connections with Canadian artists in this story from our Fall 2020 issue, “Chroma”
Meet the Burlington Artist in the Istanbul Biennial
Iraqi-Canadian artist Mahmoud Obaidi has exhibited all over the world. But his art is rarely shown in Canada itself.
A Public Art Tragedy (and Revival) in Seven Chapters
Revisiting the fate of two Toronto sculptures by renowned American artist Mark Di Suvero.
Passing Through
Grafton Tyler Brown was a painter whose identity changed from Black to white as he moved across the Pacific Northwest.
Haunted House
The Griebel brothers’ Museum of Fear and Wonder is a tribute to the vanishing world of roadside attractions—and the enduring appeal of the uncanny.
Take Back the Streets
Indigenous street art is unsanctioned, uncensored and rejects the colonial restrictions of the institutional art world.
Turning Toronto’s Negatives into Art Positives
Artist Christian Kliegel's installation at Art Toronto uses cast potholes as supports and landfill debris as counterweights.
Kris Knight’s New Paintings Offer a Softer Masculinity
The Toronto painter has spent a decade upending notions of traditional machismo. How will his solo booth at Art Toronto resound in the age of Trump?
A Vancouver Art Book Fair Diary
For one brief moment every fall, the VABF is the nucleus for much of Vancouver’s art scene. But are we really here for the books? Yes. And no.
This Woman’s Work
In Western Canada, women sculptors render visible the weight of hidden labour with industrial materials.
Alex Colville’s Studio, Revealed
Alex Colville's studio has been donated to Mount Allison University where, this month, it will be unveiled.