The Spectacle of Art
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).
Articulated Intersect and the Spectacle System
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Intersection articulée.
Architecture relationnelle 18, 2011
Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
Triennale québécoise 2011
Center Stage: Recuperating the object in Debordian discourse
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.
The End of the Comet? (Interview with René Blouin)
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
Ghost stories..
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
Clint Neufeld: Pipe Dreams of Madame Récamier
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
Andrea Carvalho, Made to
Measure: and more ideas on space
The Larcham Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario
November 3 — December 8, 2012
Curated by Chai Duncan