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Reading Between The Lines
Published on 2011-07-04 12:29:33
“Artist’s Statement” by Charlotte Young Pretension desperately exposed. Click Here For Video Link
United States of Shea
Published on 2011-07-04 12:10:47
Shea Hembrey @ TED Talks “How I became 100 artists” If you haven’t already checked this out, you should.   Shea Hembrey’s project to create the work of 100 artists and the results are funny, touching and sometimes brillian
Alien Invasion
Published on 2011-05-01 16:20:37
Tessa Farmer @ Saatchi Gallery — London Tiny, weird and wonderful. Tessa Farmer’s mise-en-scene “Swarm” so deftly and readily engaged my imagination in a way that multi-million dollar animated films never could.Farmer uses d
Slick
Published on 2011-05-01 10:29:20
Richard Wilson @ Saatchi Gallery — London At my first glance of Richard Wilson’s installation “20:50″ I thought I was looking at a tinted sheet of mirrored glass. It was magical how it reflected the beautiful sunny day off
Dazed and Confused
Published on 2011-04-15 18:22:02
Mike Nelson “The Coral Reef” @ Tate Britain — London There is no coral nor reef in Mike Nelson’s thusly titled piece, but it is indeed an immersive experience. Walking through the piece, which is a series of twelve or so sma
Portrait of Our Times
Published on 2011-04-14 17:43:39
Christian Marclay’s “The Clock” @ Hayward Gallery — London I loved this. The concept and it’s execution are, well dare I say, brilliant. Marclay’s “The Clock” is essentially a montage of scenes and
Could Have Fooled Me
Published on 2011-03-27 13:44:16
Nobuaki Onishi @ Georgia Sherman Projects ended Mar. 12 Japanese artist Nobuaki Onishi could have made me think that I was looking at a nail, a mirror, or a leather show if he wanted to. His technique for creating real finishes on resin is that goo
Armory Show 2011 Favorites
Published on 2011-03-27 13:17:40
With thousands of artworks vying for attention, the works of these fourteen artists stood out from the visual avalanche. Thomas Broome for his clever word lines. Erwin Wurm for his twisted sense of humor. I love Roland Flexner’s s
Oh Balaclava
Published on 2011-01-22 09:00:35
CIA @ AGYU Jan. 19, 2010 Those attending the opening of AGYU’s current exhibition by The Center for Incidental Activisms (CIA) were yelled at, ordered to wear balaclavas, shoved and then forced to witness an act of vandalism. The vandal was a b
Celestial Ashes
Published on 2011-01-09 11:31:19
Spring Hurlbut @ Georgia Scherman Projects from “Deuil” 2008 I missed the show back in 2008, but was fortunate enough to stumble upon a couple of these Spring Hurlbut prints in the backroom viewing space at Georgia Scherman. I liked thi
Art + Dine Disappoints
Published on 2010-05-14 12:18:44
Art + Dine Presents: W/ Betty Ann Jordan @ The Drake Hotel — Toronto “Art After Photography” May 13th Betty Ann Jordan is a Canadian art writer and consultant who currently leads tours for Queen Street West’s 1st Thursdays.
White Cubed
Published on 2010-05-13 15:19:45
Susana Reisman @ Peak Gallery — Toronto “Selective Affinities” til May 29 In Selective Affinities Susana Reisman gives everyday objects what I call “the museum treatment”. That is, taking everyday objects and present
The Multifaceted Moment
Published on 2010-05-13 12:22:38
Barbara Probst @ Jessica Bradley Art Projects — Toronto “Exposures” til May 29 Barbara Probst’s ongoing Exposure series takes multiple photographs using different cameras all synchronized to capture the same moment. The
The Nouveau Romantics
Published on 2010-05-11 14:20:07
Carlos and Jason Sanchez @ Nicholas Metivier Gallery — Toronto til May 22nd Carlos and Jason Sanchez are Montreal based photographers who create emotionally and politically charged imagery using staged photography in the vein of Jeff Wall. Thei
Keith Carter’s Oddities
Published on 2010-05-01 09:50:16
Keith Carter @ Catherine Edelman Gallery — Chicago “Seen & Unseen” til May 1 It is probably a bit unfair that I saw Eggleston’s show at the Art Institute Chicago a couple of days before seeing the work of Keith Carter for
Most Viewed — April 2010
Published on 2010-05-01 09:36:10
1. Xiao Guo Hui’s Twisted Pleasures 2. Guido Van Der Werve @ Prefix 3. A Tiny View 4. Culture Sculpture 5. Poison Pen Perfected
Rock ‘n Roll in Colour
Published on 2010-04-30 14:12:40
William Eggleston @ Art Institute Chicago “Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008″ til May 23 William Eggleston is widely credited with bringing colour photography into the realm of fine art. It’s almost ironic that h
Cal Lane: Alchemist
Published on 2010-04-20 13:44:04
Cal Lane @ Art Gallery of Mississauga
“Sweet Crude” til Apr 25
I became interested in Cal Lane’s work a few months ago after seeing an advertisement for her upcoming show, Sweet Crude, in Canadian Art. In the ad, the artist wit