Features
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”
10 Artists Who Are Reinventing History
From our Fall 2017 issue, themed on “The Idea of History”: A national survey of 10 artists whose works look back while looking ahead.
Meet the Canadians Who Published Solange’s Art Book
Montreal publisher Anteism has found success in the competitive art-book realm.
This Issue: The Idea of History
A look back at an issue from our past reveals the perils of taking history for granted.
Tasting Fear in the Salt-Brined Sculptures of Elvira Finnigan
In the wake of 9/11, Finnigan began experimenting with crystallization to preserve community and acknowledge loss.
We Lost an Entire Generation
Indigenous peoples remain ghettoized within, and largely absent from, what is often considered to be AIDS art.
Meet Momenta Biennale, the Successor to Montreal’s Mois de la Photo
With a curator from France, the new Momenta Biennale de l’image aims to put Canadian and international artists on the same platform.
9 Films Art Lovers Need to See at TIFF
With 340 films screened over just 11 days, the Toronto International Film Festival is an event for which serious homing-in chops are required. Here’s an edit.
A Play of History
“Historical continuity is the Achilles heel of Toronto artmaking.” I wrote these words eight years ago. Today I wonder: What does this mean?
Wood Land School Goes to Documenta: A Talk on Indigenous Institutional Critique, Part 2
A discussion on colonialism, preservation, radicalism, care and refusal at Documenta 14’s Under the Mango Tree.
Ending Nostalgia at the Heritage Museum
Nostalgic props—from period costumes to horse rides—create a false sense of the past at many museums. A curator, with artists, is aiming to subvert that.