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
Tiziana La Melia’s Winking References
A poet above all else, Tiziana La Melia turned her Mercer Union solo show into a riddle, where fixed meaning escaped and wonderment prevailed.
Canadian Biennial Both Dazzles & Disappoints
"Shine a Light: Canadian Biennial 2014" has many impressive artworks, but puts them in a substandard frame, Emily Falvey writes. Our artists deserve better.
Figurines Find New Life in Clare Twomey Piece
British artist uses ceramics to investigate history and display techniques. In doing so, Twomey creates her own haunting world, writes Mimi Joh-Carnella.
“5 over 4” at Cambridge Galleries
Cambridge Galleries May 2 to June 29, 2014
Theo Sims at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery
In this installation, Theo Sims reconstructed a visit to the Winnipeg studio of artist Aganetha Dyck with a written inventory of its contents.
Storytelling: The Contemporary Native Art Biennial
Initiated in 2012 by the commercial gallery Art Mûr, the Contemporary Native Art Biennial has the potential to play an interesting role in the Quebec scene.
Joshua Schwebel at AKA Artist-Run
Joshua Schwebel's work is no picnic—avant-garde, neo-Conceptual, meta-institutional, smart-ass critique. But slow down and you'll see why it's worth a look.
Wil Murray at P|M Gallery
Alberta-based artist Wil Murray’s latest body of work, Die Welt in Farben (2014), finds inspiration in commercial travel imagery.
Rita McKeough at the Kenderdine Art Gallery
Rita McKeough’s installation The Lion’s Share strategically yet playfully immerses its audience within the inner workings of a bizarre faux diner.
Douglas Coupland: everywhere is anywhere is anything is everything
Douglas Coupland has a lot of important things to say about how we live and experience art now. But does that an exhibition make? Clint Burnham reflects.