Anna Frlan: Interbellum III Ottawa school of Art Gallery January 10—February 22, 2013 Anna Frlan uses nothing but steel in her art making. The infinite possibilities of steel’s liquid state keep drawing her back to the welding machine. To her, the magic of manipulating the flowing red hot metal more than compensates for the…
In the early spring of 2013, for a period of six weeks, British-born, Berlin-based artist, Tino Sehgal, instigated a variety of emotions in visitors, ranging from delight to trepidation, at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. Whether positive or negative, reactions were rarely indifferent to the two artworks exhibited. Kiss, 2002, is a living embodiment…
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 and controlled, it also…
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 and critic of the government (which…
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 and television programs confirms that zombies, vampires, spirits and ghosts…
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
Ingrid Bachmann, Pinocchio’s
Dilemma, 2007
May 11—June 11, 2012
Roland Poulin, Ultime dialogue
Battat Contemporary, Montréal
November 01—December 22, 2012
Penelope Stewart: Apian Screen
Musée d’art de Joliette
June 3—December 30, 2012
Lyla Rye: Cyclorama
Visual Arts Centre of Clarington,
Bowmanville, Ontario
September 9—October 14, 2012
Iain Baxter, N.E. Thing Co. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Jed Lind, Gold, Silver and Lead Toronto Sculpture Garden The art world is not immune from criticism, when it comes to artistic practise and the effects art production has on the environment. Sometimes making a statement actually damages the environment. N.E. Thing Co. Paint into Earth,…
