New Espace, New Perspectives
With issue 107, ESPACE begins a new cycle. While staying true to its former objective as a contemporary art magazine focussed on sculpture, ESPACE now turns to the future. Thus, as noted by Serge Fisette (…)
Beyond sculpture, the shadow ?
While it might seem futile to search out an exhaustive and unilateral (re)definition of contemporary sculpture given the varied directions it takes, it would appear a contrario necessary to rethink sculpture based on studies<span
Sculpture today: Somewhere between enclosure and expansion
What notions do we agree on today about the term “sculpture”? Painting is easily defined. Sculpture, on the other hand, does not refer, even etymologically, to a single category: to sculpt originally meant to
The possibles of sculpture
“The possible of sculpture, or I shall suffocate! “ 1
The above epigraph, associated with the thought of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, can be traced back to Sören Kierkegaard.2 The initiator of existentialism, Kierkegaard
Jeff Thomas. Reclaiming One’s History in Public Space
In December 2012, Jessica Gordon, Sylvia McAdam, Sheelah McLean and Nina Wilson launched the Idle No More movement in Saskatoon to oppose Bill C-45 proposed by the Harper government. This omnibus bill, which became
Confronting destinies: Pierre Huyghe and Philippe Parreno
In Paris last fall, critical attention crystalized around exhibitions by two darlings of the French scene and relational aesthetics, Pierre Huyghe and Philippe Parreno. The overlapping exhibition dates unconsciously led to a sort of
Bozica Radjenovic. Unraveling Tension
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
Almonte, Ontario
October 26—
December 21, 2013
The long-term effects of war on people’s personal lives are difficult to envision for those of us who have never experienced its violence. I
Gareth Lichty. Gabion Tower
Gabion Tower
Cambridge Sculpture Garden
Cambridge, Ontario
September 2012—
September 2014
For an artist who is a sculptor by training, background and inclination, Kitchener-based artist Gareth Lichty does an awful lot of weaving. His work
Heteropolis. Published by Adaptive Actions
Heteropolis. Published by Adaptive Actions. Montreal, 2013, 320 pages, soft cover. Colour / black and white. Bilingual, French and English texts.
Stephen Wright, Toward a Lexicon of Usership
Stephen Wright, Toward a Lexicon of Usership, Ed. Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum, 2013, 68 p.
The Van Abbemuseum in the Netherlands