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Yael Bartana Lecture at the Art Gallery of Ontario Now Available Online
Christian Eckart: Beyond the Wall

Christian Eckart: Beyond the Wall

Calgary-born artist Christian Eckart has always asked a lot of painting, often stretching the medium to optimum effect—right out into sculpture, actually. In this current-issue feature, Mark Cheetham explores Eckart’s innovative, interwoven oeuvre.

Evan Penny: Larger Than Life

Evan Penny: Larger Than Life

Toronto sculptor Evan Penny's Jim Revisited—at three metres tall, his biggest work ever—presides over Penny's touring survey "RE FIGURED," which debuted in Germany in 2011 and will wind up at the Art Gallery of Ontario in the fall of 2012. In this David Balzer–penned feature from our Winter 2012 magazine, Penny shares some perspectives on the evolution of his uncannily hyperreal sculptures.

Jack Chambers: Victoria Hospital

Jack Chambers: Victoria Hospital

Victoria Hospital, a painting by Jack Chambers, is a careful (and in retrospect, perhaps haunting) portrayal of the London, Ontario, institution where Chambers was eventually diagnosed with leukemia. In this brief feature from our Winter 2012 issue, curator Dennis Reid reveals the evolution of the piece, which was co-initiated with another famed London artist, Greg Curnoe.

The Canadian Art Foundation International Speakers Series presents acclaimed artist Yael Bartana
Olmsted: Photography and the Democratic Pastoral

Olmsted: Photography and the Democratic Pastoral

What is a park? More than a century ago, Frederick Law Olmsted offered some answers. In this Canadian Art archives article, Max Kozloff reflects on Olmsted’s legacy as framed by photographers Robert Burley, Lee Friedlander and Geoffrey James.

Reece Terris: The Contractor

Reece Terris: The Contractor

After working in construction for 15 years, Reece Terris went to art school. Now, his works—from time-travelling apartments to guerilla bridges—marry trade tricks with inimitable insights. Find out more in this current-issue feature by Robin Laurence.

Jean-Pierre Gauthier: Ghost in the Machine

Jean-Pierre Gauthier: Ghost in the Machine

As a kid in the Gaspé, Jean-Pierre Gauthier spent hours taking toys apart to see how they worked. Now, as Katie Addleman shows in this feature from our current issue, he puts that mechanical curiosity to excellent artistic use in remarkable kinetic sculptures.

Barbara Solowan’s Top 3: The Art of Design

Barbara Solowan’s Top 3: The Art of Design

Award-winning Canadian Art art director Barbara Solowan travelled extensively in 2011 to take in visual creations of many kinds. Her favourites for the year look beyond the traditional bounds of art into fashion, fairs and some surprisingly fun corporate ventures.

David Liss’ Top 3: Rewarding Risks

David Liss’ Top 3: Rewarding Risks

David Liss, artistic director the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, is also one of our contributing editors. His top exhibitions for 2011 include an unconventional biennial, a disturbing moving-image show and a broad invitation to non-art practitioners.