Richard Clements, Day Treadeth On Night Paul Kuhn Gallery Calgary, Alberta May 17—June 30, 2013 However we see our world, it is very much through the acquisition and use of language, especially speech, that we individually make our peace with it. Even though speech seems to be deeply, consciously organized
Ai WeiWei: According to What? Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario August 17—October 17, 2013 Ai WeiWei came to town. Or, more accurately, Ai WeiWei’s art came to town, the artist himself is still under house arrest back home in China, owing to his activities as a dissident
Philip Monk, Glamour Is Theft : A user’s guide to General Idea, 1969-1978 © 2012 Philip Monk, Art Gallery of York University, 256 p. www.yorku.ca/agyu ; www.artbook.com. Hard covered and fully illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams and excerpts of the FILE Megazine, the book
It has often been said that the “society of the spectacle” is outmoded in a world dominated by interactive networks and the virtual, by reference points for authenticity and transparency. This diagnosis is manifestly wrong. —Gilles Lipovetsky and Jean Serroy, L’esthétisation du monde (2013).
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Intersection articulée. Architecture relationnelle 18, 2011 Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal Triennale québécoise 2011
Debord’s critique of our alienated consumer society, which is caught within the illusion of a life of merchandise and fantasy desires, is useful for understanding the many woes and wrongs that this system engenders. But, I believe it is also a critique that vilifies objects
A passionate lover of the visual arts, René Blouin has been part of the art scene since the 1970’s. As a gallery owner, he is also a big wheel in the “cultural industry.” He hates the expression, but being realistic knows that he is involved
The question “is there a life after death?” has fascinated people for ages. As far back as the eighteenth century, novels such as Frankenstein and The Cavern of Death 1 captured the imagination of the public. Even today, just a quick look at the line up of films
Clint Neufeld: Pipe Dreams of Madame Récamier Koffler Gallery Off-Site at General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto January 10—March 2, 2013
Andrea Carvalho, Made to Measure: and more ideas on space The Larcham Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario November 3 — December 8, 2012 Curated by Chai Duncan
Sculpture creates the issue of where? Responding to it before it is asked. —Michel Serres
How does one create a space without end, without borders, not even a physical extension? Some maps do not represent geographical territories, and yet they help one find one’s way, navigating a system, visualizing possible itineraries and traffic flows. “I map the social and political