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Lisa Lipton: Sobey Finalist Slideshow

Lisa Lipton: Sobey Finalist Slideshow

Get to know Lisa Lipton, an East Coast drummer and artist who is taking a turn in this year’s Sobey Art Award spotlight.

On the Road with Daniel Joyce: British Columbia

On the Road with Daniel Joyce: British Columbia

Daniel Joyce finishes his Canadian road trip with a stop in British Columbia, which, surprisingly, brings back memories of the art community in Halifax.

Neil Farber and Michael Dumontier: Brainn Trrustt

Neil Farber and Michael Dumontier: Brainn Trrustt

Winnipeg artists Neil Farber and Michael Dumontier—nominees for last year’s Sobey Award—work together on projects including wryly illustrated bookworks.

Robert Fones: Continuous Forms

Robert Fones: Continuous Forms

Sarah Robayo Sheridan assesses Toronto artist Robert Fones's long-standing involvement with letters, arguing that his focus has found a new urgency.

Karen Kraven’s Top Tabs

Karen Kraven’s Top Tabs

Karen Kraven shares a few of her favourite links: the history of synthetic fabrics, napkin art and a film about just how long it takes to make a bucket.

The Apartment: Vancouver’s Changing Scene

The Apartment: Vancouver’s Changing Scene

Michael Turner recounts the history of the Apartment, an influential Vancouver gallery that helped to launch an eastward shift in the city’s art scene.

Jon Rafman: Sobey Finalist Slideshow

Jon Rafman: Sobey Finalist Slideshow

Sobey Art Award finalist Jon Rafman's work probes the perverse and darkly hilarious corners of the Internet.

Robert Smithson’s Vancouver Sojourn: <em>Glue Pour</em>, 1970

Robert Smithson’s Vancouver Sojourn: Glue Pour, 1970

Adam Lauder reappraises Robert Smithson‘s Glue Pour project, noting its resonance with wider narratives of Vancouver art and Conceptual art's history.

Hito Steyerl: A Primer

Hito Steyerl: A Primer

Brush up on the internationally renowned work of German artist Hito Steyerl, who will be giving a talk for the Canadian Art Foundation later this fall.

Abbas Akhavan: Sobey Finalist Slideshow

Abbas Akhavan: Sobey Finalist Slideshow

Sobey Art Award finalist Abbas Akhavan's installation art offers a thoughtful, occasionally mournful, interrogation of our habits of perception.