On through February 25, 2007. From the catalogue: “In an essay on Michaelangelo Antonioni’s film Zabriskie Point, Diedrich Diedrichsen considers incoherence as a utopian strategy against the rationalizing forces of bureaucracy and consumer society. He calls this “psychedelic critique.†Curator NEIL CAMPBELL has divided the show into three parts. The first is a survey of Vancouver painting from the 1960’s,
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VoCA recommends JAAKKO PERNU at Tatar Gallery in Toronto from January 25 to March 31. The Light Keeper, 1997. Image: Arthouse.oulu.net This Finnish artist makes sculptures from willow branches. Although his pieces have a formal quality, his inspiration comes from the history of wood craft in Finland.
December 15, 2006 Dear Young Collector, I hope this letter finds you well. As promised, here is my follow-up to my previous note. So. You’ve heard that it’s cool to buy contemporary art; you think you might want to buy something, but you don’t want to throw your money away. There’s so much art around – how do you know
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This year, VoCA suggests forgoing gifts altogether in favor of supporting our environment. Envrionmental Defence Canada If you can’t resist pressies, here’s a list of art and related gifts that last – and that support the arts in Canada: ART METROPOLE, Toronto – Founded in 1974 by renowned artist collective General Idea, this is your one-stop shop for amazing and
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In a piece titled Best in show: the experts’ choice in the Art Newspaper, Steve Wilson, co-founder of 21C Museum Foundation in Louisville, selected the very same film by Anthony Goicolea that VoCA had recommended on November 27 (please scroll down or click VoCA recommends in the sidebar). Image: Monte Clark Gallery The film was showing with Postmasters gallery at
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In the Globe and Mail recently, Canadian millionaire (and supporter of the arts) Sir Christopher Ondaatje called on the private sector in this country to support the arts. Ottawa’s planned National Portrait Gallery has suffered under several – equally stagnant – government administrations, and now word is that it might be moved to Calgary, where the private sector can make
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December 6, 2006 Dear Young Collector, As you probably realize, the international art world has become a spectacle unlike any other. Auction madness in New York and London seems to have peaked in the last number of years, with records being set as new collectors from China and Russia in particular enter the market. A few weeks ago, for example,
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Painter TOMMA ABTS has won the 22nd Turner Prize, Britain’s 25,000 Pound art prize for an artist under 40. Read all about it HERE Image: bbc.co.uk Image: anaba.blogspot.com Image: bbc.co.uk
New media art has been on VoCA’s mind lately. Particularly the many excellent and underrated video artists in Canada. VoCA’s top ten video artists:
Andrea Carson writes on contemporary art, architecture and design...