Today, we noticed a very interesting post on Regina Hackett’s excellent blog, Another Bouncing Ball, out of Seattle. Kris Martin, Mandi VIII, 2006. Image: ps1.org via another bouncing ball. It discusses how American politicians are negotiating the so-called ‘War on Terror’, coupled with some images of contemporary art that offer varying perspectives on the situation.
You may remember, if you’re in Toronto, or Calgary, that the Canadian Art Foundation screened the excellent documentary, Herb and Dorothy, at last year’s Reel Artists Film Festival. Megumi Sasaki’s touching documentary, Herb and Dorothy. Image: now-movies.com The film tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of
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Do you ever notice how sometimes you go into a shop, or eat at a restaurant, and you can just tell–usually by the outfit and the attitude–that you’re being served by an artist or, more likely, an art student. They seem bored, and clearly dislike their job. Rikrit Tiravanija makes art. Image: columbia.edu Every job holds creative potential, and every
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Given the recent kerfuffle over Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum being voted worst of the decade’s architecture by the Washington Post, VoCA would love to have your thoughts on the new condo that Daniel Libeskind is designing for downtown Toronto: And a daylight shot. Image: downtownrealty.ca WE FOUND AN IMAGE OF A MORE RECENT RENDERING – it’s the one on the
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It’s interesting to think about how new technologies are being used, particularly by artists. Google Maps is a tool for finding a location that we’re all familiar with; Google Streetview – recently introduced to major cities in Canada – is a tool for placing yourself, virtually, in a particular location (and being able to look around). Click HERE to check
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The debate continues. Barnett Newman, Voice of Fire, 1967. Image: gala.univ-perp.fr Yesterday, VoCA reader Earl Miller posted a comment HERE in response to the post ‘Should VoCA be More Critical?’ He says that, given the amount of ‘bad’ art in the world, it’s important as an art journalist to find art that he likes or feels is important, but flawed.
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Rather than a list of ‘best of’ from 2009, which has already been done by Sarah Milroy in the Globe and Mail and elsewhere, here is a list of things that we’d like to see happen in the Canadian cultural landscape in 2010. Brendan Flanagan, Tar Pit. Image: brendanflanagan.ca 1. More museum/gallery collaborations across the country – like the Art
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Whether I’m painting or not, I have this overweening interest in humanity. Even if I’m not working, I’m still analyzing people. -Alice Neel
If you’re in Toronto, have you noticed these strange statues popping up all over town? Advertising uses the language of art! The Wind Mobile ad, in front of the Black Bull pub at the corner of Queen and Soho Streets. Image: VoCA Created in the same vein of Molson’s legendary campaign, Joe Canadian’s “Rant”, this statue is pitched as an
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Andrea Carson writes on contemporary art, architecture and design...