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
Found in Translation: Missing Links
The typical take on translation favours something more lost than found. But as Tess Edmonson reports, the Deutsche Guggenheim’s recent show on translation showed it to be productive and positive for culture and language.
Laura Kikauka: Garage-Sale Gold
From Air Supply and Justin Bieber to soap operas and trashy mags, guilty pleasures often remain locked away in the hidden closets of the soul. Thankfully, writes Jason Schiedel, kitsch-embracing artist Laura Kikauka has purged her practice of shame.
3X3X3: Triple Effect
This fall, Halifax’s Eyelevel Gallery and Centre for Art Tapes joined forces with France’s Videospread to present three moving-image works in three public spaces through the city. As Lizzy Hill notes in this review of “3X3X3,” the effects were myriad.
Robert Youds: Light Industry
Trained as a painter, Victoria’s Robert Youds has become known for light-based sculptures that exchange artifice and authenticity in fresh, new, surprising ways. John Luna reviews his current show at Deluge Contemporary, noting an array of illuminating effects.
Jeremy Borsos: Frieze Frames
The first Montreal exhibition of BC artist Jeremy Borsos features a wall-sized, 27-channel projection drawn from home-movie footage that Borsos acquired on eBay. Caroline Bem reviews, and notes the contrasting narrative and formal approaches in Borsos’ archive art.
Michael Dumontier: From Miffy to Minimalism
Drawing on influences from modernist design to children’s books, Winnipeg artist Michael Dumontier creates pared-down works full of warmth and wonky humour. Alison Gillmor reviews his current Plug In ICA exhibition, which runs to April 1.
Janieta Eyre: The Born Identity
Who am I? What do I believe? How do I experience separations, whether between myself and others, or simply within myself? Identical twin Suzanne Zelazo mulls these questions in her review of Janieta Eyre’s current Montreal show.
Divya Mehra
Artspeak, Vancouver
Laurel Woodcock
University of Waterloo Art Gallery
Leslie Reid
Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa