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”
Christian Eckart: Beyond the Wall
Calgary-born artist Christian Eckart has always asked a lot of painting, often stretching the medium to optimum effect—right out into sculpture, actually. In this current-issue feature, Mark Cheetham explores Eckart’s innovative, interwoven oeuvre.
Evan Penny: Larger Than Life
Toronto sculptor Evan Penny's Jim Revisited—at three metres tall, his biggest work ever—presides over Penny's touring survey "RE FIGURED," which debuted in Germany in 2011 and will wind up at the Art Gallery of Ontario in the fall of 2012. In this David Balzer–penned feature from our Winter 2012 magazine, Penny shares some perspectives on the evolution of his uncannily hyperreal sculptures.
Jack Chambers: Victoria Hospital
Victoria Hospital, a painting by Jack Chambers, is a careful (and in retrospect, perhaps haunting) portrayal of the London, Ontario, institution where Chambers was eventually diagnosed with leukemia. In this brief feature from our Winter 2012 issue, curator Dennis Reid reveals the evolution of the piece, which was co-initiated with another famed London artist, Greg Curnoe.
Olmsted: Photography and the Democratic Pastoral
What is a park? More than a century ago, Frederick Law Olmsted offered some answers. In this Canadian Art archives article, Max Kozloff reflects on Olmsted’s legacy as framed by photographers Robert Burley, Lee Friedlander and Geoffrey James.
Reece Terris: The Contractor
After working in construction for 15 years, Reece Terris went to art school. Now, his works—from time-travelling apartments to guerilla bridges—marry trade tricks with inimitable insights. Find out more in this current-issue feature by Robin Laurence.
The Canadian Art Foundation International Speakers Series presents acclaimed artist Yael Bartana
Talk to take place January 26 at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Jean-Pierre Gauthier: Ghost in the Machine
As a kid in the Gaspé, Jean-Pierre Gauthier spent hours taking toys apart to see how they worked. Now, as Katie Addleman shows in this feature from our current issue, he puts that mechanical curiosity to excellent artistic use in remarkable kinetic sculptures.
David Liss’ Top 3: Rewarding Risks
David Liss, artistic director the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, is also one of our contributing editors. His top exhibitions for 2011 include an unconventional biennial, a disturbing moving-image show and a broad invitation to non-art practitioners.
Isa Tousignant’s Top 3: Into the Deeps
Montreal critic and Canadian Art contributing editor Isa Tousignant saw many shows this year, but the ones that rose to the surface were also the ones that pulled her down to the depths—be they suburban basements, contested histories or poetic darknesses.