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
A Home Is Not a Building
What does it means to belong? Three recent exhibitions in Toronto tackle an increasingly pertinent question.
Rosalyn Drexler: Who Does She Think She Is?
Rosalyn Drexler, the proto-feminist painter, sculptor, playwright, novelist and former lady wrester, is criminally unknown. A new show aims to change this.
Miami Report: A Crack in the Facade
Each year, the international art set take over Miami for one week. But only some of the artworks they bring shed light on what's going on in the world.
Ydessa Hendeles: Dystopia, Trump and Twitter
In Toronto, Ydessa Hendeles uses pigs as a motif to explore the dehumanization and dystopia that seem to be gaining ground under Trump.
The Aesthetics of Senselessness
After the US election, what does contemporary art look like? A contemplation at La Biennale de Montreal, the day of Trump’s victory.
A Different Way for Teenage Girls to Go Wild
When I found out my baby was going to be female, I was terrified. But an artwork made with teenage girls reminded me how stereotypes fuel this fear.
On Inventing Women Artists in a Post-Truth Era
I want Sophie La Rosière to be real. Her biography and art seem real enough. And inventing a woman artist could, in some lights, constitute a feminist act.
9 Highlights from the First iNuit Blanche
iNuit Blanche—the first all-circumpolar, all-night art festival—achieved playful accessibility without shying away from the realities of many Inuit artists.
Emily Carr and Wolfgang Paalen: I Had an Interesting French Artist to See Me This Summer
Emily Carr is linked to the work of a young European Surrealist in a thoughtfully conceived and elegantly executed exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Rebecca Belmore at Toronto’s Nuit Blanche: From the Audience
Do events like Nuit Blanche encourage art audiences to disassociate from the art? And what if this occurs in response to a politically sensitive work?