Interviews
Expanding Access: An Interview with Michelle Jacques
As Jacques embarks on a new position as Remai Modern’s New Head of Exhibitions and Collections/Chief Curator, she looks back at her achievements at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Expanding Access: An Interview with Michelle Jacques
As Jacques embarks on a new position as Remai Modern’s New Head of Exhibitions and Collections/Chief Curator, she looks back at her achievements at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Nick Cave Makes Armour for the World’s Violence
The American artist, who is included in a current group exhibition in Toronto, discusses his famed soundsuits, which he began making after the 1991 police beating of Rodney King
Ceramic Superstitions: An Interview with Dagmar Atladóttir
The Icelandic ceramicist discusses superstition, invented traditions and rejected knowledge.
This Artist Wants You to Adopt an Oil Well. Here’s Why.
Alana Bartol’s Orphan Well Adoption Agency helps Canadians make an emotional connection to the energy industry—and some of its consequences.
10 Years of DHC/ART Foundation
On the 10th anniversary of DHC/ART, founder Phoebe Greenberg reflects on the changing Montreal art scene and her initial inspirations.
In Visible Colours
A groundbreaking film and video festival made for and by women of colour in 1980s Vancouver was an important precedent for the return of identity politics.
Bringing Skatepark to Still Life
Vancouver artist Andrew Dadson paints landscape in a way that highlights how it will keep changing—with or without him.
Fugitive Portraits
These old Canadian newspaper ads describe people who tried to escape slavery. What do they say now about Black presence—and Indigenous oppression—in Canada?
“Kierkegaard and Cunt in the Same Sentence”: Talking with Chris Kraus
After leading a writing workshop in Winnipeg, Chris Kraus discusses Kathy Acker, lingering taboos in art writing and vampirizing the art of others.
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Jarrett Martineau: In Conversation
The acclaimed culture-makers discuss creative kinship, defining Indigenous art, defying colonial categorization and more.
Rebecca Belmore Wants Us to Listen to the Land
Twenty-six years ago, artist Rebecca Belmore prompted Canadians to speak to the land. Now, her newest artwork urges us to listen to it.