Ecology: Between Ethics and Aesthetics
At the start of this 21st century, the issues that ecology raises unfold on a true battleground. The supposition that made André Malraux herald this century as irreligious seems hardly credible when the decisions (…)
Ecological Art: Pushing the Limits of the Exhibition
Does the gravity of ecological content exonerate artists from having to be concerned with form? The formal meagreness of some exhibitions “dedicated to the cause” might lead one to think so. These assembled ecologically
Black Gold: The Esoteric and the Ecological
Our society’s rituals of consumption are marked out in prehistoric time. Ossified imagination fuels the quest for energy, propels drilling deeper and deeper into the ground. However, the forthcoming risks associated with oil extraction
Nature in Brackets: The Position of an Art Centre
Over the last fifteen years, numerous curators and critics have tried, through theoretical exhibitions, to redefine the role of art in relation to ecology – to find the right relationship between them.1 Perspectives
Plastic Undone: Montalti’s Ephemeral Icons
Plastic exists as a significant node in a network of cultural, economic, environmental and political interests. It takes on many roles: domestic servant, caretaker, medical support, kitchen aid, industrial worker. The material is pervasive,
World of Matter, or Complex Thought about Terrains
When I speak of complexity, I am referring to the primary meaning of the Latin word “complexus,” “that which is woven together.”
-Edgar Morin
While the environmental issue has been and continues to be
The Cloud in Video: Notes on Isabelle Hayeur’s Aftermaths
The evolutionary span of Isabelle Hayeur’s photographic and videographic body of work is related to her capacity to cast an ever-deeper gaze at environmental issues (urban sprawl; the impact of the petroleum, housing, and
Nicolás Uriburu: Greenpeace to the Rescue!
The collaboration between Nicolás Uriburu, an Argentinian artist who has played a role the ecological art field since 1960, and Greenpeace, a non governmental organization founded in 1971, stands out as an exception. Indeed,
Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky: Veneers
MacLaren Art Centre
Barrie, Ontario
December 4, 2014—
March 8, 2015
To say we live in a society utterly devoted to the superficial, to the surfaces of things, certainly isn’t the most profound thing one
Nicolas Fleming: Something that accompanies one everyday and everywhere
AXENÉO7
Gatineau
December 17, 2014—
February 7, 2015
Presenting an exhibition of new site-specific work at AXENÉO7 titled Something that accompanies one everyday and everywhere, Montreal artist Nicolas Fleming combines unusual display tactics to re-image
Jon Rafman: A Profound Dissonance
Galerie Antoine Ertaskiran
Montréal
October 15—
December 6, 2014
“A profound dissonance” is how Giorgio Agamben explains the condition of being contemporary. He continues: “the contemporary is he who firmly holds his gaze on his
Milutin Gubash, exhibition catalogue
Milutin Gubash, exhibition catalogue, co-published by Rodman Hall Art, Centre/Brock University, Carleton University, Art Gallery, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Southern Alberta Art Gallery and Musée d’art de Joliette, 2013, 192 pages. Colour ill. Eng/Fra.