Reviews
On Charles Campbell and the Underrepresentation of Caribbean Art in Canada
The Jamaica-born, Victoria-based artist has shown at the Brooklyn Museum and Pérez Art Museum Miami—but only recently had his first Vancouver solo show
On Charles Campbell and the Underrepresentation of Caribbean Art in Canada
The Jamaica-born, Victoria-based artist has shown at the Brooklyn Museum and Pérez Art Museum Miami—but only recently had his first Vancouver solo show
Trouble Me Venice: An Indigenous Curator’s View of the Biennale
Ryan Rice was part of an international delegation of Indigenous curators at Venice's preview week. Here are some of the triumphs and troubles he saw.
Ottawa Report: New Romantics, Old Punks
From a survey of early intersectional videos to a series of new fabric sculptures meant to be touched, Ottawa is showing both its tough and tender sides
Vancouver Report: Behind the Screen
By compiling online comments into books and translating Seventeen magazine headlines into bead art, Vancouver artists lift the veil on medium as message.
The Life That Georgia O’Keeffe Built
The famed American painter could create a world just as well as she could capture one. A new exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario shows how.
When Nature Becomes a Curatorial Commodity
Canada is known for its dependence on resource extraction. Can we discuss that history without exploiting the landscape anew?
Halifax Report: Minimal-ish
Immersive environments, achieved either through excess or extreme paring down, are dominating Halifax’s art scene at the moment, writes Amanda Shore.
Painted Grapes and Primal Cream
Claire Greenshaw's new show looks at the timelessness of drawing, using bawdy puns and art-historical allusions stretching from Blombos Cave to Sarah Lucas.
How One Toronto Artist is Critiquing Putin’s Reign
Felix Kalmenson gathered materials for a critical art installation during his first return to his Russian birthplace in 27 years.
Montreal’s All-Night Underground Art Maze
In Montreal, a subterranean network of passages links shopping malls and office buildings. Art Souterrain transforms them into a playground for art.
Winnipeg Report: The Slippage of Memory
Proust had his madeleine—and Winnipeg artists have their crocheted blankets, deli sandwiches and collaborative performances.