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Geoffrey Farmer: From Poor Materials to Rich Themes Vancouverite Geoffrey Farmer has earned an international name for himself by turning Arte Povera materials into rich meditations on history, psychology and other big themes. Now fans can get a look at his new explorations in a show at Catriona Jeffries.
Continue reading...04.02.2010 MONTREAL Marcel Dzama/Étienne Zack/Luanne Martineau openings 6pm MACM 185 Ste-Catherine O
04.02.2010 TORONTO Sandra Meigs opening 7-9pm Susan Hobbs Gallery 137 Tecumseth St
05.02.2010 WINNIPEG Sarah Anne Johnson opening 7pm Ace Art 290 McDermot Ave
06.02.2010 VANCOUVER “First Nations/Second Nature” opening 7pm Audain Gallery 149 W Hastings St
08.02.2010 BANFF Kristina Lee Podesva artist talk 4:30pm Banff Centre 107 Tunnel Mtn Dr
Dozens of openings, talks and other events happening from coast to coast this week, February 4 to 10, 2010.
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An exhibition honouring Eija-Liisa Ahtila, the Finnish artist whose experimental installations push boundaries in both art and film, opens in Montreal this week. Curator John Zeppetelli, also a filmmaker, has pulled together some of Ahtila’s key works.
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This week, Western Front kicks off “Learning from Vancouver,” a symposium and exhibition on the city. Interestingly, the person who might be learning (or relearning) the most about Vancouver right now is Caitlin Jones, the Front’s new director. In an in-depth interview, former NYCer Jones discusses market issues, web-art history and future hopes.
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George Orwell’s 1984 propelled terms like “doublespeak” and “Big Brother” into our lexicon, terms that crystallized fear of government control—and even inspired, decades later, some all-seeing reality TV. Now these themes drive an international group show in Kingston.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, Vancouver was the site of fruitful cross-disciplinary activity—artists wrote, and poets made art. Now, Adele Weder reviews a semiotic-aesthetic homage to the era, one curated by Hard Core Logo author Michael Turner.
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The sixth annual Exposure photography festival kicks off this week with 30 venues and nearly 40 exhibitions in Calgary, Banff and Canmore. Canadian Art’s top picks for the fest range widely, from conceptual group shows to intimate solo offerings.
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Karen Asher’s portraits of strangers and acquaintances in the urban landscape of Winnipeg offer an unusual, unnerving intimacy. In her current debut solo show at Platform, Asher exhibits 15 of her characteristically odd images.
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Jason de Haan is one the young stars of the new Calgary art scene and his Toronto exhibition “Like Dust” offers ample evidence as to why. Ranging across media, de Haan constructs a poetry of time and history out of marble, salt and other materials.
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Mystical views of nature meet demystified icons of the man-made world in paintings by Rick Leong and constructions by David Armstrong Six at Montreal’s Parisian Laundry. It is an unusual pairing that suggests multiple interpretations.
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Senior Canadian artist John Greer won a Governor General’s Award last March. Now, Galerie Samuel Lallouz mounts Greer’s first north-of-the-49th solo show since the prize, offering a peek at some recent works playing with the artist’s perennial themes.
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In the latest installation at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, Miroslaw Balka presents an abbreviated version of the lifelong walk from light into darkness. Now, reviewer Eldon Garnet raises pointed questions about the work and its approach.
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Straight from the Sundance Film Festival, Tamra Davis' moving documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child pays homage to her friend, the legendary artist, in his own words
World, North American and Canadian premieres to be introduced by specially invited artists, authors, curators and directors, including Susan Vogel, Joanne Tod and Barbara Fischer.
Our magazine and foundation currently have an opening for the position of production manager. Application deadline is February 26, 2010.
This fall, Canadian Art’s young patron group visited the home and studio of Jason McLean, where they toured the artist’s personal collection.
Canadian Art launched its much-anticipated winter issue at Leo Kamen Gallery in Toronto on Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
Places as finalist in competitive, first-ever best e-newsletter category
