December has flown by, with lots on the go writing-wise. Here's the overview:
An interview in the National Post with heavy-metal-imagery artist Steven Shearer
A review in NOW of Heather Goodchild's latest show, a thoughtful take on the good life
A gallery-going summary of "art to slow down to" in the Queen West district in the Post's Toronto section
An interview with Shelagh Keeley, a Canadian artist who revels in the process of drawing, for the National Post
A cross-country survey on the state of Toronto's art scene for Canadian Art magazine
Another gallery-going survey, this time of "art of swaddlage" i.e. textiles, in the Queen West are for the Post's Toronto section
A report from Museums Canada's Visual Arts Summit for NOW Magazine
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An interview with Ian MacDonald, a welder and photographer in Kamloops, about his project on copper-mine co-workers
I will post more links when I can!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
December: From heavy metal to copper welders
Friday, November 30, 2007
Art schools - Panacea or problem?
While I love art as much as the next BFA holder, I also have a problem when there's a lack of consistency in the way art is taught in public schools. That's the topic I tried to address in an op-ed piece for NOW this week. Let me know what you think....
Read More......How to buy art
Art buying can be a bit of a tough call whether it's for oneself or for others. In a piece for this week's NOW, I poll top TO gallerists for their advice during the holiday season.
Read More......Bike art - ride it before it's too cold!
Tomorrow is the final day for Sound Cycles at Interaccess Gallery , which I wrote about for the National Post last week. Ride the art while you still can!
Read More......Knitting factory @ Illingworth Kerr
Yesterday the National Post ran my interview with Lee Plested, curator of a new knitting-oriented exhibition at the Illingworth Kerr Gallery in Calgary. Extra cozy and extra utopian.
Cowboys and Indians... but not how you think
I'm posting this late, but last week NOW ran my review of Kent Monkman at the Museusum of Contemporary Canadian Art in Toronto. Cowboys and Indians, but not how you think . Do go and check it out!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Sorry, Out of Gas
Though I'm too young to remember it, I'm very impressed with the Centre for Canadian Architecture's current exhibition on the 1973 oil crisis. I did an interview with centre director Mirko Zardini on the topic for the National Post last week, and appreciate the chance to look at a time when the future, as it sometimes looks today, looked not so bright.
