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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”
Vancouver Gallery Puts Artists on Cargo Ships
Access Gallery has sent three artists on an unusual residency: travelling across the Pacific Ocean for 23 days from Vancouver to Shanghai in cargo ships.
Real Estate vs. Art: A Vancouver Dilemma
In Vancouver, people watch real estate like sports. Now, an artist reflects on gentrification, public art and market cruelty in the city's Chinatown.
The Artist Who Reclaims What ISIS Has Destroyed
Iranian-American artist Morehshin Allahyari uses 3-D printers to bring ISIS-destroyed artifacts back to life. Now, she offers them in a Toronto world debut.
New Film Is Next-Gen, Next-Level John Waters
The anti-mainstream zeal of Waters and Trecartin also lurks in Life of a Craphead’s (finally finished) film, Bugs. It screens soon in Montreal and London.
A Weekend With Queer Art Legend Charles Atlas
This weekend in Toronto, Charles Atlas’s faith in queer survival is celebrated with screenings, a book launch, talks and more. Jon Davies reports.
An Artist’s Ritual Bath for Trans and Queer Communities
A Toronto performance by Radiodress (aka Reena Katz) expands the Jewish tradition of mikvah by offering ritual healing baths to queer and trans individuals.
8 Reasons the Camera Obscura is Still Worth Celebrating
Camera obscura tech may be ancient, but its sculptural possibilities keep it a favourite of some artists. Giant gold nugget as imaging device? No problem.
When Is First Nations Art Also Outsider Art?
Paintings by late Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw artist Henry Speck are at the Outsider Art Fair in New York this week. But is that the right place for them?
Picturing Parenthood: A Conversation with Calgary Photographer Dona Schwartz
Perfect-belly pics and ideal-nursery fantasies get a reality check in Calgary photographer Dona Schwartz's new book and exhibition On the Nest.