by Katie Lawson
The particular height of the plinths used to exhibit the work encourages practices of public voyeurism, desire to behold and scrutinize these precious objects
Tawlst: The History of Touches at Angell Gallery
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Joanne Tod: Slipstream at Nicholas Metivier
by David Saric
these desolate passages position the viewer as an urban explorer, imaginatively unlocking the possibilities that interlocking stairwells and doorways present, creating a multifaceted phenomenological experience
Skawennati: AVS at ELLEPHANT
by Carter Brown
Founded in Montréal, ELLEPHANT has a first-time Toronto address for a very unique exhibition featuring the Mohawk artist Skawennati.
William Kentridge at Barbara Edwards Contemporary
Catherine MacArthur Falls
whether Kentridge speaks of the memory of a nation or of an individual, in the end, the power of the project may lie in its partiality, in its bittersweet admonition that nothing can ever be truly captured or remembered as a whole
Tara Cooper and Jenn Law at loop
by Katie Armstrong
The two separate shows, Cooper’s God Love Brigus and Law’s Means & Ends, become unified as a result of their common interest: the use of synergy.
Feature After the Fact: Feature Contemporary Art Fair 2015
Catherine MacArthur Falls
Feature’s smaller scale, its individualization of gallery space, its tour guides and gallery reps wiling to explain intricacies of material or content, allowed this type of quieter work to stand out.
Interview with photographer, Chloe Norman
by Emily Newell
I strongly feel that is also can be a very open relationship being both a feminist and a Christian, especially in our times. I think that the best way for me to think about it is as the quest for equality
Imre Hajagos: Cold Brew Horizon at Gallery 1313
by Julie McNeill
It is a departure from his earlier style as natural and organic forms play an equally important role as urban motifs. The artist contemplates subjects as diverse as the universe’s passage of time all the way to the simple pleasure of the lakeside.
Kent Monkman: The Rise and Fall of Civilization
Mauricio Contreras-Paredes
Inspired by multiple histories told at once, and full of contemporary connotations, The Rise and Fall of Civilization is a show worth seeing.
Rhonda Weppler + Trevor Mahovsky: The Visitation
by Sunny Kim
The installation nudges the viewer to move around and interact with the space.
Interview with Frances Ferdinands
by Haafiz Karim
In creating the work for the show, my intention was to use those techniques and designs I had learned in Sri Lanka and re-contextualize and re-vitalize them.
Joseph Hartman: Artist Studios / Stephen Bulger Gallery
by Catherine MacArthur Falls
Joseph Hartman has created a beautiful and technically masterful series of photographs, one that not only reminds us of our near-obsession with artists and their creative processes, but that also raises questions, as all interesting art does