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
Parker Branch’s Artful Arrangements
At DNA Artspace in London, the collective Parker Branch combine thrift-store junk to create strange works that question the act of exhibition-making.
Problem Child: The Provocations of Jonathan Hobin
Jonathan Hobin's newest photographs continue his controversy-courting tendencies, but Emily Falvey argues that they fail to challenge stereotypes.
MAW Collective Forget the Punchline
At their exhibition at CK2 in Montreal, MAW Collective upend humorous approaches to art, leaving viewers lingering for a punchline that never comes.
Calgary Biennial Takes Conservatism to Task
By infiltrating the city using guerrilla tactics, the Calgary Biennial hit hard at self-centred conservatism and offered a reminder of civic responsibility.
“Material Girls” Takes up Space at the Dunlop
At the Dunlop Art Gallery in Regina, feminist art forgoes body-oriented approaches to embrace colourful and materially lush work that fills the gallery.
This Is Your Brain on Jeremy Shaw
Jeremy Shaw gets visitors' pulses racing at Vancouver's Contemporary Art Gallery, where he delves into the futuristic world of Quantum Humans.
Douglas Coupland Doesn’t Care About You
The Vancouver artist and novelist's new touring survey promises an interactive experience that is deeply contemporary. But how social is the art, really?
Landon Mackenzie Brings New Life to Emily Carr Paintings
At the Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr's works gain renewed relevancy thanks to a careful, nuanced pairing with contemporary painter Landon Mackenzie.
Andrea Robbins and Max Becher Document Overlaps Between Church and State
Photographers Andrea Robbins and Max Becher depict overlaps between religion and state, but resist a documentary approach and look to a broader landscape.