The article discusses Canadian collective art projects exploring cohabitation, communal living, and social change. The author discusses artist Althea Thauberger's residency “La Commune. The Asylum. Die Bühne” at the Banff Centre in Alberta, where she explored collective living. Other art projects discussed include the Arbour Lake School for artists and The Straw Gallery in Calgary, Alberta and the Don Blanche utopian communal living project in Ontario.

The article reviews the exhibition “Glenn Ligon: Death of Tom and Untitled (Minnesota Massacre)” at the Illingworth Kerr Gallery in Calgary, Alberta.

An essay is presented about the project “Reverse Pedagogy” that will be enacted during the opening of the 2009 Venice Biennale. It explores the creation on art studio and an art school by a group of artists through collaborative process. It discusses the attempt of these artists in challenging art contexts by collectively directing their own experimental residencies. It examines how the project works against traditional school models.

This article reviews Taiwan-born, Montreal-based artist Chih-Chien Wang’s exhibition at Optica Gallery in Montreal.

This article presents a review of Oslo-based artist Katja Host’s solo exhibition titled “The Lonely Crowd,” held at Articule in Montreal.

This article reviews Montreal-based artist Daniel Olson’s exhibition Beside Myself, held at Optica in Montreal, Quebec. The exhibition featured two new video projects by the artist, Olson-Welles (2006) and Beside Myself (2006).

Tatiana Mellema reviews Yang Fudong’s photography exhibit which investigates the human realities of China’s economic development at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.