Reviews
On Charles Campbell and the Underrepresentation of Caribbean Art in Canada
The Jamaica-born, Victoria-based artist has shown at the Brooklyn Museum and Pérez Art Museum Miami—but only recently had his first Vancouver solo show
On Charles Campbell and the Underrepresentation of Caribbean Art in Canada
The Jamaica-born, Victoria-based artist has shown at the Brooklyn Museum and Pérez Art Museum Miami—but only recently had his first Vancouver solo show
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.
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.
Roy Arden
Roy Arden has gained international recognition for his creation of a particularly trenchant brand of photo imagery.
Derek Sullivan
Nine pictures by Derek Sullivan hang on the wall.
Thomas Hirschhorn
For nearly two decades, the Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn has been filling art spaces and annexing pedestrian sites with what he likes to call “displays.”
Mark Ruwedel
The history of the settlement of the United States and Canada is psychologically invested with colonial ambitions—to penetrate a fertile wilderness that lies beyond settled borders.