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Elizabeth McIntosh: Optical Energies

An Online Supplement to the Summer 2010 Print Edition of Canadian Art
Elizabeth McIntosh (left) <i>The Old Future 2010</i> and (right) <i>Slats</i> 2009 Courtesy Diaz Contemporary / photo Toni Hafkenscheid Elizabeth McIntosh (left) The Old Future 2010 and (right) Slats 2009 Courtesy Diaz Contemporary / photo Toni Hafkenscheid

Elizabeth McIntosh (left) <i>The Old Future 2010</i> and (right) <i>Slats</i> 2009 Courtesy Diaz Contemporary / photo Toni Hafkenscheid

In our summer 2010 magazine cover story “Done. Not Done. Might Be Done…,” contributor Adele Weder unpacks the optical energies and conceptual complexities embedded in the abstract imagery of Vancouver painter Elizabeth McIntosh. As McIntosh explains, “My view is that the rectangle of a canvas is an indefinite expanse,” a point made clear in this portfolio of new paintings and installation views from her recent solo exhibition at Toronto’s Diaz Contemporary.

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This article was first published online on June 10, 2010.

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