Check out this article on how Prime Minister Stephen Harper is trying to repair the damage caused by his cultural slash-and-burn: “The new funding will reportedly include $100 million for arts festivals, music, and comedy across the country and $60 million for the Cultural Spaces Canada program, which constructs and maintains theaters, museums, and other cultural buildings….” Hmm….Mr. Nice Guy?
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…And reports back, next week. From the streets of New York City. Image: firstrung.co.uk Stay tuned for reports on the Calder exhibit at the Whitney, Chagall and Russian Jewish Theatre at the Jewish Museum, VoCA favorite Pipilotti Rist at the MoMA and maybe a couple other things…
After he launched Stuart, a social networking and portfolio showcase site for artists, and just when we were wondering what Charles Saatchi would get up to next, we’re entirely unsurprised by what he’s done. He’s launching a sort of Big Brother-slash-American Idol for emerging artists. The world of young contemporary art(stardom) is already a circus by any measure, so why
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Aurélien Froment: Théâtre de poche and The Apse, the Bell and the Antelope Pavilion Projects, Montreal Screening and dinner at Dépanneur Le Pickup Aurélien Froment. Image: maisondescartes.com January 31, 2009 7pm $ 25 VoCA highly recommends you check out this one-night-only event, featuring two works and a meal with Parisian artist Aurélien Froment, who makes a diverse array of works
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Jeppe Hein The Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver January 30 – March 29, 2009 Jeppe Hein, Moving Neon Cube, 2004. Image: euroassistance.com This is Danish artist Jeppe Hein’s first exhibition in Canada. His work often appears Minimalist, but then goes on to engage the viewer in surprising ways, reminding us of Max Dean’s robotic chair and other pieces. Jeppe Hein trained
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“Art is my life, and the life of my people. I want my work…to live and carry on the rich tradition of our people. I have always felt the importance of passing on my knowledge and my skills….Our art connects us to our past and intertwines us in the present and makes way for the future.” First Nations artist Walter
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Is Cambridge/Waterloo the new arts capital of Canada? With rumours of the Venice Biennale crossing the pond, the Musagetes Foundation, the excellent Cambridge Galleries – currently showing a nice exhibit of Italian design maverick Enzo Mari‘s work – and the Perimeter Institute, the region is getting behind the arts in a way that leaves other regions in the dust. Enzo
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The Audio Dome at NSCAD. Image courtesy NSCAD. The Audio Dome is a glass, bell-shaped venue for sound art at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. It’s located at the north-facing entrance of the Port Campus in the Loggia and is situated approximately 8 feet from the ground allowing the speaker to focus the sound downward for a
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ARTISTS’ FLEA MARKET Saturday, January 17th and Saturday, January 24th, 10 am – 6 pm. Board of Directors, Toronto A ‘real’ flea market in Amsterdam. Image: z.about.com At a time when everyone – surely – is tiring of the never ending art fairs popping up around the globe, and there is an excess of mediocre contemporary art being produced, it
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VoCA would love to see a Canadian cultural institution bring The Puppet Show, on view from Saturday at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, here. It originated at the ICA at the University of Pennsylvania and will travel next to the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington (May 16 – September 13, 2009). See it if you can! The Puppet Show poses
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Andrea Carson writes on contemporary art, architecture and design...