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In this interview, British artist David Hockney speaks with Canadian Art editor Richard Rhodes about his current Toronto show. As Rhodes notes, Hockney’s drawings on iPhones and iPads provide both classical and high-tech rewards.
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Attila Richard Lukacs is best known to most as a figurative painter, so his current Vancouver show of abstract canvases might be a surprise to some. But this in-depth Lukacs interview by journalist Hadani Ditmars points out key precedents.
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With her massive public bird sculptures gracing the cover of Canadian Art's spring issue, Myfanwy MacLeod was a key speaker at the 2011 Gallery Hop Vancouver, which took place at venues throughout the city on April 30. This audio file documents her conversation at the event with curator Reid Shier.
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In this audio interview with Canadian Art editor Richard Rhodes, artists Josh Thorpe and Mathew McWilliams discuss finding their place in the art world, sharing an interest in the legacies of minimalism and maintaining a friendship that dates back to public school in Vancouver.
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Listen to a Toronto lecture by French author and academic Annie Cohen-Solal on Leo Castelli, one of America’s most influential art dealers and the central figure in her bestselling biography Leo & His Circle.
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In the Winter 2010–11 edition of Canadian Art, Leah Sandals takes a tour through an unusual show housed in a long-decommissioned Toronto schoolhouse and which featured dozens of artists who teach. Here, you'll find a bonus portfolio of six images from the event.
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One of the biggest exhibitions ever on Canadian conceptualism opened in Toronto this fall. Now, Ross Skoggard talks to Barbara Fischer, one of several curators nationwide who collaborated on the show and discovered its fresh insights into our artistic history.
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Artists who teach form the intriguing focus of three-day extravaganza "Art School (Dismissed)," taking place this weekend in Toronto. In an interview with Canadian Art editor Richard Rhodes, curator Heather Nicol reveals how the event, hosted in an abandoned public school, came together.
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On Thursday, March 25, at 7pm at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, bestselling author Ross King delivers a much-anticipated lecture on the Group of Seven’s influential (but until recently, overlooked) experiences in Europe. Here, in an audio chat, King reveals more.
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Co-curated by acclaimed artist Robert Gober, “Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield” received high praise during an LA stop last fall. Now, with the show on at Buffalo’s Burchfield Penney Art Center, critic Ashley Johnson talks with Gober about regionalism, realism and reinvention.
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Last week, bestselling author Ross King delivered a much-anticipated Toronto lecture on the Group of Seven's little-known European influences. Now, a brief chat reveals why the Saskatchewan-bred, UK-based author took on the topic, which is soon to be a book and exhibition as well.
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In the winter 2009 print edition of Canadian Art, writer Daniel Baird examines the portrait projects of artist Arthur Renwick. This special online supplement offers more examples of Renwick's striking photography, as well as samples of a very different form of Renwick's creative work—his blues-inspired music.
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In Stephen Andrews’ new works, currently on view at Paul Petro in Toronto, the artist’s critically acclaimed perspectives are pushed to a more metaphysical place. As Bryne McLaughlin observes in a chat with the artist, there is much here to reflect upon.
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An Te Liu’s Monopoly-styled house was a highlight of the “Leona Drive Project,” which repurposed rundown suburban bungalows for art. In this audio interview, Liu speaks to Canadian Art editor Richard Rhodes about the development of his project.
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“Promise” is the theme of the 2009 Gallery Hop, so we’re wrapping up web week with a look to futures near and far. Details on Saturday’s talks, an audiocast with panellist Emily Vey Duke and a video chat with Matthew Teitelbaum provide excellent prep for all tomorrow’s parties.
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Free exhibition at the Power Plant highlights our nation’s emerging painting stars
Award in Portrait Photography category recognizes Donald Weber's artist project in the Fall 2010 issue
More than 300 GTA teens enjoy free downtown-Toronto gallery talks during this fall’s School Hop
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
