Reviews
Brontez Purnell
In this project, the artist, writer, arthouse film director and frontman of the punk band The Younger Lovers exuded candid pathos and humour over Zoom
Brontez Purnell
In this project, the artist, writer, arthouse film director and frontman of the punk band The Younger Lovers exuded candid pathos and humour over Zoom
Neil Wedman
Neil Wedman’s exhibition “Untitled Flying Saucer Monochromes,” curated by Steven Tong, consists of five elegant, pearl-grey monochrome paintings and a smart accompanying essay by Jessie Caryl.
Terence Koh
“Is this man the next Warhol?” screamed the headline on the cover of the German art magazine Monopol. It was accompanied by a photograph of the New York–based Chinese-Canadian artist Terence Koh.
Yann Pocreau
Yann Pocreau is interested in architecture’s latent content, narrative potential and dormant histories. He envisions his work as a dialogue with the nature of the spaces he photographs.
Kristan Horton
In April 2008, Kristan Horton presented his first solo exhibition in New York, at the downtown gallery White Columns.
Shirley Wiitasalo
Many would agree that the evolution of colour-field painting was partly indebted to the invention of acrylic paint.
Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins
Wha Happened?”—finally, an exhibition that questioned the very essence of exhibition-making, a double entendre of exposure intentionally produced by artists in an artist-run centre.
Patrick Bernatchez
A man sits alone in his car at night, eating a hamburger and then casually smoking a cigarette as the camera slowly and gracefully travels around the vehicle.
Martin Golland
For magicians and illusionists, mentalism refers to a type of trick that relies on the power of suggestion.
Close to You: Crafty Pop Culture
Named after The Carpenters’ 1970 saccharine-sweet song of the same name, “Close to You” provides a survey of projects that translate pop culture icons into personalized and highly intimate craft objects in the domestic sphere.
Mnemonic Devices: The Persistence of Memory
Remembering is a decidedly melancholy activity in “Mnemonic Devices,” the current exhibition at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens. Still, the historical and personal content of its individual works makes for a deeply affecting—and memorable—show.
From the Archive
Divya Mehra Undoes White on White
“You have to tell Them, I’m not a Racist.” desecrates the white cube with gleeful impunity.
Trouble Me Venice: An Indigenous Curator’s View of the Biennale
Ryan Rice was part of an international delegation of Indigenous curators at Venice's preview week. Here are some of the triumphs and troubles he saw.
Rosalyn Drexler: Who Does She Think She Is?
Rosalyn Drexler, the proto-feminist painter, sculptor, playwright, novelist and former lady wrester, is criminally unknown. A new show aims to change this.