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Writer

All-Interview Issue

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Performance art

Death

In this interview, Mike e.b. questions artist Terence Koh about his practice, discussing topics including his modes of working, his relationship with Bruce LaBruce, and the prominent themes of death, sex, and bunny rabbits in his work.

Slant: Terance Koh Interviewed by Mike e.b.

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Artist-run centres

Relational

In this interview, Aaron Brewer and Andrew Pollock have a conversation about friendship, betrayal, and the New York-based gallery CANADA.

The Shover: Andrew Pollock Interviewed by Aaron Brewer

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Editorial

Editor

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Dialogue

In this editorial, Rosemary Heather provides a brief overview of Issue 87\. The issue’s feature articles are comprised exclusively of interviews, which she frames as a uniquely contemporary form of writing.

Interview

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History

Identity

Children

In this interview, Lyndon Phillip speaks with conceptual artist Glenn Ligon about his recent exhibition _Some Changes_ presented at the Power Plant in Toronto. Ligon discusses the influence of literature of his work, his pursuit of abstract painting in the 1980s, and his thoughts on the growing interest in the performance aspect of artworks.

Glenn Ligon Interviewed by Lyndon Phillip

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Collaboration

Video

Sound

In this interview by Eva Scharrer, multi-media artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller reflect on the beginning of their collaboration, discussing the incorporation of sound into their work, their recent installation “Road Trip” at Art Unlimited in Basel and more.

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller Interviewed by Eva Scharrer

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Curatorial practice

Migration

Work

Colonialism

In this interview, Rosemary Heather questions Gregory Burke about his new role as director of the Power Plant and the parallels between Canada and his former home, New Zealand.

Gregory Burke Interviewed by Rosemary Heather

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Painting

In this interview, writer John Bentley Mays questions Robert Storr about issues surrounding his new role as artistic director of the 2007 Venice Biennale. Storr addresses the usefulness of biennials, the contemporary relevance of painting and the challenges of producing effective political art.

Robert Storr Interviewed by John Bentley Mays

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Canadian

Film

In this interview, Leah Sandals speaks with filmmaker Noam Gonick. They discuss his introduction to film making and studies in Toronto, his relationship with his hometown of Winnipeg, and the threads connecting his films, which he describes as “an optimistic view of the apocalypse.” He also speaks to the inspiration behind the characters in his recent film, _Stryker_.

Noam Gonick Interviewed by Leah Sandals

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Installation

In this interview, artist Kika Thorne speaks with Quebecois artist collective BGL (Jasmin Bilodeau, Sebastien Giguère and Nicolas Laverdière) about their collaborative process and the making of their installation _Need to Believe_ at Mercer Union.

BGL Interviewed by Kika Thorne

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Publisher

Artist Project

Artist

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Drawing

This artist project features a centrefold of a drawing by Olia Mishchenko.

Olia Mishchenko, Untitled, 2005

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This Big Picture features an image of an altered envelope on paper, entitled “Envelope Piece I” by Kristiina Lahde.

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Review

**Michael Turner**’s most recent book, _9×11_ and other poems like _Bird, Nine, x_ and _Eleven_ (Vancouver: New Star Books, 2018), was a finalist for the Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry. 

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International

Photography

A review of the exhibition _Emotion Pictures_, curated by Dieter Roelstraete. Exhibiting artists include Bas Jan Ader, Loulou Cherinet, Lili Dujourie, Daniel Guzman, Nestor Kruger, Mark Lewis, Maria Lusitano, Sophie Nys, David Shrigley, Jari Silomaki, Lily van der Stokker, Althea Thauberger, Gitte Villesen & Lars Erik Frank, Stephen Waddell, and Tom Zummer.

Emotion Pictures: Museum Van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp

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Portrait

This article presents a review of Gregory Crewdson’s _Beneath The Roses_, a recent series of technically complex large-format colour photographs.

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Anne Low is based in Montréal, Canada. Her practice includes sculpture, installation, textiles and printmaking to investigate how particular expressive forms are able to unhinge themselves from historical contingency and speak to contemporary subjects such as the domestic, the decorative, utility and taste. Her works speak to wider narratives around the impulse to individuate object and self and how the impulse to decorate is a desire that extends through history. Recent solo exhibitions include Bletting, Franz Kaka, Toronto (2019), Chair for a woman, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (2019), Paperstainer, Mercer Union, Toronto (2018); A wall as a table with candlestick legs, Tensta Konstall, Stockholm (2018) and Witch with Comb, Artspeak, Vancouver (2017). Recent group exhibitions include Art Encounters Biennial, Timisoara (2019), Sobey Art Award, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton (2019); Soon Enough – Art in Action, Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm (2018); Separation Penetrates, Mercer Union, Toronto (2017); Dream Islands, Nanaimo Art Gallery (2017); Ambivalent Pleasures, Vancouver Art Gallery (2016) and Reading the Line, The Western Front, Vancouver (2015). Her collaboration with Evan Calder Williams, The Fine Line of Deviation, has been exhibited at Mercer Union, Toronto (2018) and Issue Project Room, New York (2016). 

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Cities

Architecture

Built environment

This review describes Toby Paterson’s _After the Rain_, an exhibition of wall drawings, sculptures, photographs and works on paper that consider post-war cities and the failure of modernism.

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Technology

Body

This review discusses Ana Rewakowicz’s _SleepingBagDress_, a sculptural garment intended to provide safety and shelter to the wearer, confronting issues of nomadism and homelessness.

Ana Rewakowicz, "Dressware: SleepingBagDress": Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal

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Text

This review discusses _The Image That Emits No Shadow_, a text-based project by Polish artist Marlena Kudlicka presented at Location One in New York.

Marlena Kudlicka, "The Image That Emits No Shadow": Location One, New York

This review discusses _City Watch_, a recent exhibition by Brooklyn-based Canadian artist Susanna Heller developed in response to the events of 9/11.

Susanna Heller, "City Watch": Oakville Galleries, Ontario

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Relational art

This article reviews Luis Jacob’s _Open Your Mouth and Your Mind Will Follow_, addressing the expectations and limitations of relational art practices.

Luis Jacob, "Open Your Mouth and Your Mind Will Follow": AKA, Saskatoon

Deborah Root writes on cultural politics and the arts.

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Memory

Economy

A review of Kathryn Walter’s _Remnants_, a performance/installation involving a film projection activated by the operation of a sewing machine exhibited as part of the 2005 Images Festival.

Kathryn Walter, "Remnants": Zsa Zsa Gallery, Toronto

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Found

A review of Robert Lee’s _Minima Moralia_, a reconfiguration of six previously completed videos into a new piece for the Images Festival Spotlight curated by Milada Kovacova.

Robert Lee, "Minima Moralia": Images Festival 2005, Toronto

Earl Miller is an independent critic and curator residing in Toronto.

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Institutional critique

This article presents a review of Reid Schier’s curatorial debut at the Power Plant, _Dedicated to You, But You Weren’t Listening_. Exhibiting artists include Dave Allen, Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, Andrew Dadson, Jeremy Deller, G.L.N., Dan Graham, Jonathan Monk, Derek Sullivan, Zin Taylor and Tercerunquinto. 

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Issue 87

All-Interview Issue

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Editorial

All-Interview Issue

Artist Projects

Olia Mishchenko, Untitled, 2005

Kristina Lahde, Envelope Piece I, 2004

Columns

Slant: Terance Koh Interviewed by Mike e.b.

The Shover: Andrew Pollock Interviewed by Aaron Brewer

Reviews

Emotion Pictures: Museum Van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp

Gregory Crewdson, "Beneath The Roses": White Cube Gallery, London, UK

Toby Paterson, "After the Rain": Barbican Gallery, London, UK

Ana Rewakowicz, "Dressware: SleepingBagDress": Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal

Marlena Kudlicka, "The Image That Emits No Shadow": Location One, New York

Susanna Heller, "City Watch": Oakville Galleries, Ontario

Luis Jacob, "Open Your Mouth and Your Mind Will Follow": AKA, Saskatoon

Kathryn Walter, "Remnants": Zsa Zsa Gallery, Toronto

Robert Lee, "Minima Moralia": Images Festival 2005, Toronto

Dedicated to You, But You Weren't Listening: The Power Plant, Toronto

Interviews

Glenn Ligon Interviewed by Lyndon Phillip

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller Interviewed by Eva Scharrer

Gregory Burke Interviewed by Rosemary Heather

Robert Storr Interviewed by John Bentley Mays

Noam Gonick Interviewed by Leah Sandals

BGL Interviewed by Kika Thorne