Paul P.
Paul P.’s recent work lulls viewers into pleasantly melancholic reveries. P. is part of a cadre of young Canadian artists (which also includes Scott Treleaven and Luis Jacob) who are currently breaking...
View ArticleBalint Zsako in Review: Mythic… and a Little Bit Dirty
Balint Zsako is a perfect example of the apple falling just far enough away from the tree. Born in Budapest in 1979, Zsako has absorbed the best aspects of his parents’ practices without becoming...
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Talia Shipman
In the last few years the photographers Hedi Slimane, Mario Testino and David LaChapelle, who are more often identified with fashion than with fine art, have mounted shows in major American and...
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Michael Dumontier: Drawing on Minimalism, and Maturity
In 2008, the remaining three members of Winnipeg’s Royal Art Lodge quietly ended their collaboration so they could focus on their burgeoning solo careers. Marcel Dzama’s dark-haired women and Neil...
View ArticleSpring Hurlbut: Deadfall Dialogues
For the past several years, Spring Hurlbut’s work has examined themes of life and death using motifs of stillness and motion. Her photography, installations, videos and sculptures, which use...
View ArticleJennifer Murphy
Using the word “collage” to describe Jennifer Murphy’s work oversimplifies it. While the cutting and arranging of images plays a large part in Murphy’s process, she eschews the traditional pictures-on...
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Jason McLean: Diaries of Place
The words “Location Location Location” adorn the top of a recent drawing by Jason McLean. Rendered in white block letters outlined in red, the words float above text fragments, wandering lines,...
View ArticleDerek Sullivan
Derek Sullivan’s exhibition “Albatross Omnibus”—the Power Plant’s 2011 commission—was inspired by the history of the artist’s book, an art form that arose in the 1960s and 70s in conjunction with...
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Canada at the New York Fairs: Art from the Upper North Side
From West Side piers to East Side schoolhouses, work by Canadian artists could be found throughout New York during last week’s art fairs. Highlights included Armory projects by the Art Dealers...
View ArticleSuzy Lake: Interview With A Maker of Change
For more than 40 years, Detroit-born artist Suzy Lake has been living in Canada, producing groundbreaking work in film, video, performance and photography that is rooted in conceptualism, feminism, and...
View ArticleReport: Canadian Art Highlights at the New York Fairs
From the Upper East Side to the Bowery, Canadian artists and galleries had a strong showing at last week’s art fairs in New York. Canada’s presence was strongest at the Volta fair with six dealers...
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