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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”
Brent Wadden: A Painter Who Weaves
This Glace Bay–born artist made an international breakthrough while living in Berlin. Now, his weavings-cum-paintings show at Frieze London and Art Basel.
7 Things We Want to See at Nuit Blanche Toronto
The 11th annual dusk-till-dawn event hits Toronto this Saturday. Here, our editors’ best bets.
Indigenous Artists Remix NFB Footage in Four Films
The NFB invited artists including Kent Monkman and Caroline Monnet to create films from its archival clips. The results are remarkable—and they’re online.
Annie Pootoogook: 1969–2016
A tribute in English and Inuktitut to Annie Pootoogook—a hugely influential artist who forever changed the face of Inuit art
Vejas Kruszewski: Toronto Fashion Designer’s Avant-Garde Apocalypse
Two years ago, Vejas Kruszewski graduated from high school in Montreal and moved to Toronto. Now, he's a $220K Louis Vuitton prize recipient.
John Bentley Mays: 1941–2016
Former Canadian Art editor Sarah Milroy remembers influential author and critic John Bentley Mays.
Sascha Braunig Makes Uncanny Art for an Artificial World
Born in BC and based in Maine, Sascha Braunig makes paintings that are often described as uncanny. But there is glamour, resistance and emotion here, too.
Agnes Martin, Style Muse
Agnes Martin, poster child for spartan living, finds a following in the fashion world. But what does it mean to make a creative recluse into a style muse?
Auction Pick: Suzy Lake Celebrates the Strength of Women
Collector and art consultant Danna Heitner tells us why she is charmed by Suzy Lake's vintage print Maquette: Re-Reading Recovery #7.
Duane Linklater Imagines Indigenous Futures
Artist Duane Linklater includes work by his grandmother, Ethel, and son, Tobias, in a Toronto show that spans generations and geographies.