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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”
6 New Toronto Art Spaces to Watch
Basements, commercial buildings and even old air-conditioner repair shops are playing host to a new generation of emerging artists in Toronto.
Toronto Art’s Queer, Punk Past
Move over, Pictures Generation: 1980s appropriation art was invented in Toronto. Find out why in Philip Monk's book Is Toronto Burning?
My Body Is the City: Larissa Fassler’s Feminist Geographies
Observing daily city life is the foundation of Larissa Fassler's practice. Throughout, the Berlin-based Canadian artist performs a type of spatial feminism.
Svea Ferguson’s Top Tabs: All the Words, and All the Feels
Calgary artist Svea Ferguson is known for evocative wall works and sculptures in cut linoleum and vinyl. Here are five websites that inspire her practice.
Mitch Mitchell Turns Family Secrets into Art
Repetitive labour has long been used in some cultures to exorcise past trauma. Mitch Mitchell connects the practice to printmaking, with profound results.
New AGNS CEO: Audiences More Vital Than Architecture
Libraries have adapted to people’s needs better than a lot of museums have, says Nancy Noble, new director of Atlantic Canada's biggest art museum.
Eastern Promises: An Artist Looks at the Beaverbrook’s Big Reno
Could New Brunswick's Beaverbrook Art Gallery ever be on a par with institutions in Boston and New York? Artist Claire Shiplett hopes so.
DIS Placed: Q&A with the Curators of the Berlin Biennale
"People constantly repeat the cliche that Berlin is over, but it's only just begun." Canadian writer Tess Edmonson talks with Berlin Biennale curators DIS.
Witness Blanket Melds 800+ Residential-School Artifacts
It likely all began with a single brick from Alberta. Now, The Witness Blanket is a huge installation built from 800-plus residential-school artifacts.
Scott Conarroe’s Top Tabs
Photographer Scott Conarroe shares a few favourite links: a Swiss outsider artist's online grotto, a Google Earth of the Roman Empire, and a glacier atlas.