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Abbas Akhavan: Every Artwork Is a Trap

Abbas Akhavan: Every Artwork Is a Trap

"Every artwork is a trap, because it is supposed to be a window to something else, or a closure to an idea: it’s a conceptual trap," says Abbas Akhavan.

Canadian Artists Confront Climate Change at Paris Summit

Canadian Artists Confront Climate Change at Paris Summit

Last week, Brandalism co-opted 600 advertising spots in Paris to protest commercial interests encroaching on climate talks, and four Canadian artists joined in.

A First Look at 2015 Miami Art Week

A First Look at 2015 Miami Art Week

Deputy editor David Balzer's first report from Miami Art Week is in. Take a look at this slideshow of his highlights from Art Basel's booths and curated sections.

Patrick Cruz Discusses Winning the RBC Canadian Painting Competition

Patrick Cruz Discusses Winning the RBC Canadian Painting Competition

Guelph-based artist Patrick Cruz discusses the painting that won him the $25,000 top prize in this year’s RBC Canadian Painting Competition.

Watch Jon Rafman’s LARPing, Tamagotchi-Fuelled Film

Watch Jon Rafman’s LARPing, Tamagotchi-Fuelled Film

Jon Rafman’s new live-action film focuses on the shifting relationship between humans and machines and that watershed Millenial toy: the Tamagotchi.

Shary Boyle and Shuvinai Ashoona Discuss Their Collaboration

Shary Boyle and Shuvinai Ashoona Discuss Their Collaboration

Shary Boyle and Shuvinai Ashoona have struck up a collaborative process of swapping and adding to each other’s drawings—with surprising outcomes.

Taryn Simon: A Primer

Taryn Simon: A Primer

Taryn Simon is as much a secret agent as she is an artist—get to know her work with our primer before seeing her talk for the Canadian Art Foundation.

The Wrong Biennial: Digital Art Gets Real

The Wrong Biennial: Digital Art Gets Real

The Wrong, a new digital-art biennial, has been quietly making waves within the scene, putting forth challenges to a still-hesitant art establishment.

Calgary Artists Light Up the Northern Night

Calgary Artists Light Up the Northern Night

Calgary-based artists Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett brought their light-installation project to Dawson City with ethereal results.

Nadia Myre Fuses the Personal and the Political

Nadia Myre Fuses the Personal and the Political

Emily Falvey looks at the work of 2014 Sobey Art Award winner Nadia Myre, and her interest in the material extremes of sculpture and performance.