Reviews
A Sprawling New Anthology on Race, Art and Value
Saturation evokes visual intensity, sonic density and institutional perceptibility—all with the awareness that representation in cultural structures is not enough
A Sprawling New Anthology on Race, Art and Value
Saturation evokes visual intensity, sonic density and institutional perceptibility—all with the awareness that representation in cultural structures is not enough
Re-Enactments: Rediscovering the Collective Past
The DHC/Art Foundation’s latest exhibition Re-Enactments boldly suggests that we have reached an era where new ideas can only arise through a rediscovery of the past.
“Signals in the Dark”: Reviewing Art in the Shadows of War
In this review of “Signals in the Dark: Art in the Shadows of War,” writer Ashley Johnson notes that while “it’s questionable how effective art can be in changing public perception of war, but it’s important to continually challenge the military mindset,” as he believes is the case in this “extraordinary” exhibition.
Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal
Last October, Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal celebrated its 10th incarnation with an openingnight bash in the recently renovated Video Rooms, located in the working-class neighbourhood of Saint-Henri.
Jude Griebel
Folk tales, memories and Lewis Carroll inhabit the mind of Jude Griebel.
Vik Muniz
Warhol’s idea that a copy of a copy is an original is one of Vik Muniz’s most powerful propositions.
Sue Lloyd
Unravelling the threads of meaning in the 13 images that constitute Sue Lloyd’s newest body of digital work, “VOID,” resembles the impossible task of reading for univocal meaning in Virginia Woolf ’s experimental novels.
Kent Monkman
The 19th century was an extraordinary period of colonization and cultural expansion. The European powers vied with one another to seize land and explorers were dispatched to open and record these new worlds, annexing territories as they went.
Monica Tap
The desire to make paintings that reflect the ephemeral character of moving pictures is a time-honoured aspiration.
Dean Drever
Potential pain lurks in Dean Drever’s show “Big Guns,” which features works that raise questions about who has the right to inflict violence upon others.
David Urban
As its title suggests, David Urban’s “Actual Fiction” amounts to a one-man status report on the elusive ideals of reality and truth: an ugly-beauty, eat-the-document affair.
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.