The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. ~Aristotle
Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Nul/Flirting with the Puck 2008. Image: canadianart.ca 1. Kinetic works by the former Sobey Art Prize winner Jean-Pierre Gauthier at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia from December 18, 2009 to March 15, 2010. A drawing by Dan Perjovschi. Image: romanianculturalcentre.org.uk 2. The curators at the ROM finally see the light and bring in Romanian artist Dan Perjovschi
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Here is part three of fascinating article written by former Winnipegger Edwin Janzen, an artist and writer currently based in Ottawa. The article was previously published in Drain magazine – you can read the full article, HERE, (under Related Essays) or click HERE for last week’s post on VoCA. Stay tuned as we publish it serially, every week. Winnipeg band
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LOATHED: THIS article by Toronto architecture critic Christopher Hume tells of a developer who skirted the law by hiring thugs to deface a building that was slated for heritage protection. Now the building can’t be designated, so he’s able to just tear it down. Gordon Matt-Clark, Conical Intersect, 1974-5. Image: thesprawlnetwork.com Such little respect for our architectural heritage is astounding.
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It’s kind of interesting that the new Art Gallery of Alberta, which is slated to open on January 31st, will be collaborating with the National Gallery of Canada to bring works from the NGC to Alberta audiences. Goya Disasters of War, 1810 – 20. Image: tate.org.uk It’s a great idea that bridges the Canadian geographic gap nicely and brings excellent
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Rumour has it that some artists aren’t pleased with the way the Vancouver Olympics is being handled. Image: mediacoop.ca We’ve been hearing rumblings for some time now of artists being censored, their ‘anti-Olympics’ works removed or under threat of removal and constraints being put on artists who are being commissioned to make works to showcase Vancouver’s visual art scene. Much
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Organized as part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics cultural mandate, CODE is a program of art, music, film and Canadian culture that is available online as a website where audiences can interact and take part. The CODE Screen website, with a nice piece by Aganetha Dyck. Image courtesy CODE Screen 2010/Peter Dyck. It’s a great way of bringing Canada’s culture
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Here is part two of fascinating article written by former Winnipegger Edwin Janzen, an artist and writer currently based in Ottawa. The article was previously published in Drain magazine – you can read the full article ,HERE, (under Related Essays) or click HERE for previous posts on VoCA. Stay tuned as we publish it serially, every week. The City of
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Nothing to Declare: Current Sculpture from Canada PLUS Recent Snow: Projected Works by Michael Snow 11 December, 2009 – 7 March, 2010 The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto Michael Snow, still from SSHTOORRTY, 2005. Image: Arttorrents.com We went to the Power Plant’s opening last night of two exhibitions. The first, a fairly simple display of new sculpture, gave us
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Tibi Tibi Neuspiel, Lincoln / Booth. Image: beautifuldecay.com For those of you who are interested in the ‘what is art criticism’ debate, there’s recently been a lively discussion among my fellow Canadian bloggers, sparked by THIS post that VoCA wrote a few weeks ago. Check out Gabby Moser’s blog HERE for her thoughts, Jennifer McMackon’s blog Simpleposie HERE, for another
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Andrea Carson writes on contemporary art, architecture and design...