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
Making an Entrance
Thirty years ago, a landmark exhibition offered models of collective resistance and refuge for and by Black women
The Weight of Inheritance
In the spring of 2016, I was gifted a ton of Joyce Wieland’s marble, and with it a piece of her legacy
If the Body Is an Assembly, How Does It Assemble?
In a personal account, an artist, runner and scholar considers space and the everyday, in theory and creative practice
A Year in Language (Barriers)
To wrap up the year, Canadian Art editors look back at 2019 and consider the exhibitions and experiences that stayed with us most
Indigenous World-Building at the Vancouver Art Gallery
The final exhibition of a three-part international curatorial project fosters shared kinship, sovereignty and care
The Hottest August
Brett Story’s new documentary shows our hopes and plans for a future of climate change
A Year in Relations
To wrap up the year, Canadian Art editors look back at 2019 and consider the exhibitions and experiences that stayed with us most
Emily Carr Painting Shows Why Canada’s Art Laws Need to Change
An Emily Carr canvas went up for sale at Sotheby’s New York this fall—raising more questions about Canada’s art export laws
Drawing Breath
Inuit artists are showing their culture is alive and well—but is mainstream media ready to pay attention?
Some Other Refusals
The Automatists built a generation of genre-defying art. But they also left instructions for how to question the canon that praised them