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”
Indigenous Art Is So Camp
An international Indigenous art exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada reveals a feminist, camp aesthetic
At Our Expense
The Royal Canadian Mint’s recently unveiled Louis Riel commemorative coin highlights the limits of Métis representation
Stephanie Comilang Wins Sobey Art Award
The artist and filmmaker based in Toronto and Berlin wins $100,000 prize with video works addressing migrant experiences and social inequality
Maintaining Our Own Histories
Jamie Ross, Jade Yumang, Hazel Meyer and Tobaron Waxman discuss queer activism, archival legacies and strategies of resistance—from the highpoint of the sexual revolution to today
A Tale of Two Cities
In the 1970s, Michael Morris and Vincent Trasov developed Image Bank, a collective of artists concerned with exchanging ideas through the mail. Now, as a retrospective of their work moves from Berlin to Vancouver, expat writer Kate Brown discusses the possibilities of building friendships across borders
Editors’ Picks for Art Toronto 2019
Canadian Art’s editors share what they’re looking forward to at this year’s fair, which runs from October 24 to 27
The Rural Complex: Aligning Site, Place and Idea at the Bonavista Biennale
The month-long, multi-site exhibition challenged locals and visitors alike to look past the usual signposts of East Coast life and history
Hemispheric Thinking
Artists are looking beyond the border to think about solidarity across the Americas
Group Theory
For Black queer organizers in the 1980s and ’90s, creative labour was as important as activist practice, and vice versa
Blackface, Brownface and Redface in the Arts: A Bibliography
Exhibition highlights the history of racism in Canadian nation-building