Canadian Art - Audio

David Hockney: Floral Arrangements

2011-10-27T16:03:00Z

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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.

Attila Richard Lukacs: Renewed Directions

2011-06-02T16:02:00Z

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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.

Myfanwy MacLeod & Reid Shier: From The Birds to the Beyond

2011-05-20T20:54:00Z

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.

Josh Thorpe and Mathew McWilliams: Friends in Art

2011-03-24T16:03:00Z

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.

Audio: Annie Cohen-Solal on Leo Castelli

2011-03-10T16:02:00Z

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.

Art School (Dismissed): Teachable Moments

2010-12-09T15:23:00Z

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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.

Traffic: Historical Concepts

2010-11-03T16:05:00Z

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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.

Heather Nicol: Lessons on Art School (Dismissed)

2010-05-13T13:58:00Z

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.

Ross King Lecture: From Manitoba to Matisse

2010-03-25T13:59:00Z

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.

In Conversation: Robert Gober on Charles Burchfield

2010-03-18T13:58:00Z

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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.