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In the Atmosphere
On January 20, 2021, Jill Biden highlighted a Robert S. Duncanson painting at the US inauguration reception. Find out about Duncanson’s years in Montreal and connections with Canadian artists in this story from our Fall 2020 issue, “Chroma”
In the Atmosphere
On January 20, 2021, Jill Biden highlighted a Robert S. Duncanson painting at the US inauguration reception. Find out about Duncanson’s years in Montreal and connections with Canadian artists in this story from our Fall 2020 issue, “Chroma”
John Kissick: Fever Visions and Abstract Rapture
Painter, educator, writer—John Kissick is a man of many talents, and in the past decade he has built a reputation with rambunctious abstract paintings that pull from an encyclopedic array of painted motifs and textures drawn from a global pool of visual representation.
“This is Montreal!”: Fantasies of La Belle Ville
Montreal might be best known right now as the epicentre of a primally themed indie-pop explosion overrun by vintage-clad wild things identified as everything from We are Wolves and the Besnard Lakes to Les Breastfeeders and Creature.
David Askevold: Tributes and Two Hanks
The Canadian art community suffered a great loss this January with the passing of Nova Scotia–based artist and teacher David Askevold. This week a retrospective screening and reception in Halifax pays tribute to Askevold's legacy.
John Zeppetelli Audiocast: Collective Memory and the Making of Re-Enactments
Is it possible to make anything new? Even if you’re an artist who works in appropriation? In this audio interview, DHC-ART Foundation curator John Zeppetelli tackles these questions and others raised by the foundation’s current exhibition, Re-Enactments, which continues to May 25 in Montreal.
James Crump and Maia Sutnik at RAFF 2008
The 2008 Reel Artists Film Festival attracted record numbers, opening on February 21 with a conversation between filmmaker James Crump and AGO curator Maia Sutnik on Robert Mapplethorpe and Sam Wagstaff's controversial relationship. Hear what they have to say about the friends and the fest in this exclusive audiocast.
Trevor Gould: Revenge of the Primate People
In a world where social norms are determined by a strict adherence to the status quo, it is often the uneasy presence of an erratic, unfamiliar or otherwise abnormal figure or circumstance that leaves a truly lasting impression.
Robert Wiens: The Ethics of Conservation
Robert Wiens made his name in the 1980s as a postmodern sculptor of monumental fragments, but for more than a decade he has shifted the terms of his interest in fragmentation by making large-scale, meticulous watercolours showing limbs of tree species from Ontario’s old-growth forests.
Shary Boyle: The Monster Under the Bed
The multi-tasking artist Shary Boyle has been celebrated for her drawings, paintings and sculptures, but it is also worth recognizing her revitalization of obsolete overhead projector technology with whimsical and engrossing live animations.
Damian Moppett: A Trapper in the Woods
The Vancouver artist Damian Moppett achieves a fine balance between invention and homage
Stéphane La Rue: Painting a Whiter Shade of Pale
Stéphane La Rue has been a major figure on the Quebec painting scene for more than a decade.