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
Will Munro: A Legacy
Critic and artist Sholem Krishtalka reviews the current Will Munro exhibition at the AGO, finding in this first posthumous show an important opportunity to view Munro’s work as part of a canon—one that is diverse, porous, insistent and influential.
Roman Signer: A Careful, Clumsy Grace
In Swiss artist Roman Signer’s topsy-turvy oeuvre, chaos is a courted guest and disaster is never far away. But as Mitch Speed observes at an unusual Zurich show of Signer’s models and drawings, the artist also has an unapologetic and energizing fascination with the world.
The Berlin Biennale: Reality Check
The sixth Berlin Biennale attempts to question art’s relationship to reality and pinpoint wider societal self-deceptions. As Diana Sherlock reports, the massive show contains much to disrupt common assumptions of our crisis-prone times.
This is Uncomfortable: Awkward Artistries
Human interactions can be laced with feelings of unease, an anxious mood that several video artists embrace in the group show “This is uncomfortable.” Adi Baker reviews, noting that the exhibition induces a sense of both danger and delicacy.
Empire of Dreams: City Sounds
A big summer exhibition of Toronto artists centres on experiences of the built environment. Yet as Sky Goodden writes, the show deals as much with absence and illusion as it does with the physical and the concrete.
Pop Life: Bad Art, Good Gossip
The National Gallery’s “Pop Life” promises a clearer picture of art and the market, along with a bit of controversy. As Jon Davies observes, the show struggles to find coherency and currency—but some rich experiences redeem the effort.
Andrew Morrow: Projecting Painting
Andrew Morrow once trained in classical animation. As Petra Halkes observes, it was perhaps just a matter of time before Morrow’s canvases turned into movies—or video projections, as was the case in his most recent show.
The Anglers: Regional Revelations
Might Kitchener-Waterloo be a centre for experimental abstraction? Robert Linsley ponders the odds as he surveys a recent show of work by three emerging artists in the area—Barb Hobot, Lauren Hall and Patrick Cull.
Adaptation: Interspecies Investigations
When humans, animals and the natural world meet, the outcome can be unpredictable. The Power Plant’s current exhibition, “Adaptation: Between Species,” charts the effects of these interspecies relationships with a survey of works by 22 international artists. As Sky Goodden notes, the results range from the intense to the introspective.
Kutlug Ataman: Home Movies
The Istanbul-born, London-based video artist Kutlug Ataman traded in his trademark large-scale installations for a reserved presentation style when he recently showed his work at London’s Whitechapel Gallery. But as Gabrielle Moser reflects, the video piece still resonates with messages about the evolving nature of family and official histories alike.