Essays
On the Life and Death (and Life) of Dancemakers
In November, the board of directors at Dancemakers said it would close, after a 46-year run. Then in February, a new board took the reins, with a new, in-process vision
On the Life and Death (and Life) of Dancemakers
In November, the board of directors at Dancemakers said it would close, after a 46-year run. Then in February, a new board took the reins, with a new, in-process vision
Art in 2017: A View from Turtle Island
Strong exhibitions in Winnipeg, Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto highlight an Indigenous critic’s year-end bests.
Art in 2017: A View from Toronto
Sometimes public art is the only art that the public ever sees. Here are outstanding examples from this year.
Art in 2017: A View from Montreal
This year, as Canada 150 converged with Montreal’s 375th anniversary, one critic looked to artworks that offered a space for decolonial reimaginings.
Art in 2017: A View from Saskatoon
When one door closes, another opens. Reflecting on a year of unprecedented change in the Saskatoon art scene.
Art in 2017: A View from St. John’s
It was a year of making voices heard through protest and artistic expression—and also of a fraught, heartbreaking coming apart.
Art in 2017: A View from Vancouver
It's not just Vancouver residents who have to navigate housing precarity. The city's galleries do, too.
Eddie and Me
Thinking about the conception, financing, and journey of the King Edward VII statue as a way to understand the ravages of colonialism.
Living with Crisis
Art, anxiety and vulnerability in the age of late capitalism.
A Surrealist in the Gaspésie
In 1944, while Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, André Breton retreated to the Gaspé Peninsula. There, he wrote his landmark Arcanum 17.
The Remai Effect
The new Remai Modern opened with a splash in Saskatoon last weekend. The question is: Where does it go from here?