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Canadian Art


Spring 2008

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Spring 2008
Notebook
Features
  • A China Portal
    The Canadian artist Ken Lum remembers an inspiring encounter in Paris with the late Chinese artist Chen Zhen
    by Ken Lum
  • Nasgaard’s Canadian Abstraction
    Roald Nasgaard’s book Abstract Painting in Canada celebrates the history of non-representational art in our country. But what about its future?
    by Robert Linsley
  • A Trapper in the Woods
    The Vancouver artist Damian Moppett achieves a fine balance between invention and homage
    by Nancy Tousley
  • Archaeologies of the Present
    A curator’s view of the scramble for influence among biennials, museums and art fairs in today’s art world
    by Jens Hoffmann
  • Back-door Beauty
    Fifteen years of frottage painting by Gerald Ferguson
    by Gary Michael Dault
Spotlight
  • Woodworkers
    Alexandre David, Stéphane La Rue and Quebec’s new minimalism
    by Isa Tousignant
Canadian Art International
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  • Will Munro: Ecstatic Legacies

    In 2010, at the age of 35, Toronto artist/DJ/promoter/activist Will Munro succumbed to brain cancer. Here, David Balzer reviews the first big survey of Munro’s work, which makes apparent how talented, prolific and perceptive this creator was.

  • Painting Canada: Artistry in the UK

    The Dulwich Picture Gallery’s recent Group of Seven show was one of the UK museum’s biggest hits ever, drawing 41,000 visitors. The attention was deserved, writes Sarah Milroy, as the exhibition offered new insights even to seasoned Canadian-art observers.

  • David Altmejd: In the Belly of the Beast

    The Occupy movement has galvanized the way we think about haves and have-nots. But where do artists fit in? As Joseph R. Wolin observes in this review of David Altmejd’s show at the Brant Foundation, context can be as powerful as content in determining the split.

  • A Stake in the Ground: When Language Wounds

    What happens to identity when our relationship to land and language is disrupted? This is a key question raised in “A Stake in the Ground,” an exhibition of works by 25 First Nations artists, curated by Nadia Myre, that’s currently at Montreal gallery Art Mûr.

  • Canadianartschool.ca: Tips for a Successful Winter Term

    Our education and careers site has just posted more stories and tips to help students achieve a great winter term. Highlights include a profile of internationally renowned fashion designer Jeremy Laing, a Q&A on grad schools and more.

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