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Residencies

This article discusses the exhibitions of Canadian artists held in London: the landscape paintings of Tim Gardner; Ed Pien’s exhibition Tangled Garden at Canada House, as well as his residency at Space, which provides studio space and housing to Canadian artists; the significant presence of David Altmejd in London, where he is represented by Modern Art; and Janice Kerbel’s model of working at the artist-run centre Cubitt. The projects of other Canadian expats in London are also discussed, including those of Denise Hawrysio, Dallas Heitz, and Shary Boyle.

Views: Canadian Club

Jon Davies is a Montreal-based curator and writer. He recently received his PhD in Art History from Stanford University.

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Film

This article discusses the underground film legend and child star Kenneth Anger’s appearance at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto, which was organized as part of the film launch of Elio Gelmini’s tribute documentary to Anger titled Anger Me.

Views: Kenneth Anger Me

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Editorial

Editor

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Government

Editor Rosemary Heather discusses culture wars and governmental cuts to Canada’s public diplomacy budget; Canadian cultural exchange; and the rollback of government subsidies to Canadian magazines, including Parachute magazine.

Canada's Culture War 

Interview

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Violence

Curatorial practice

An interview with Finnish curator, teacher and art critic Mika Hannula is presented. The interview touches upon Hannula’s understanding of ethics and its relation to visual art, violence, her Rape Park project in Helsinki, and nation-state cultural policy.

Real Dirty Ethics

Candice Hopkins is a Canadian writer and curator from Whitehorse, Yukon. She lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has held positions at The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, The Banff Centre’s Walter Phillips Gallery, Western Front in Vancouver and the National Gallery of Canada. At present, she is Curatorial Advisor for documenta 14, which opens in Athens, Greece and Kassel, Germany in 2017.

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Politics

Video

An interview with the Afghani artist Lida Abdul is presented. Lida Abdul was an artist in residence at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada and was the first artist to represent Afghanistan at the 51st Venice Biennale. The interview discusses working as an artist in Afghanistan, art and politics, as well as Abdul’s practice and its relationship to architecture, performativity, memory, monuments and ruins. Works discusses include White House (2005), What We Saw Upon Waking (2006), and Clapping with Stones (2005).

Between the Monument and the Ruin

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Installation

An interview with the Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn is presented. The interview discusses his installation work Restore Now, presented at the 27th Sao Paulo Biennale. It also discusses Hirschhorn’s use of philosophy as a tool in his art and the influence of Deleuze and Guattari’s book A Thousand Plateaus.

"I Believe the Solution is Panic"

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

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Sculpture

An interview with the Canadian sculptor Robin Peck is presented. The interview discusses sculpture, installation art, his art criticism writing and travelogues on art in relation to his sculptural practice, and the influence of Minimalist artist Donald Judd.

Representation of a Sculptor

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Exhibitions

An interview with Hedwig Fijen, Director of Manifesta, is presented. The interview discusses the Biennial’s origins, the cancellation of its 2007 edition, and the future of this nomadic, cross-disciplinary, pan-European exhibition.

Manifesta Destiny

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Publisher

Artist Project

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Participation

Design

An artist project by Adrian Blackwell is presented.

Model for a Public Space [Speaker]

Review

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Photography

This article reviews Canadian artist Rodney Graham’s solo exhibition at the Musee d’Art Contemporain de Montreal.

Rodney Graham

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Painting

This article presents a review of German artist Neo Rauch’s exhibition at the Musee d’Art Contemporain de Montreal.

Neo Rauch

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This article reviews Ottawa Art Gallery’s exhibition of works by Canadian artist Deborah Margo; titled Castings, the exhibition provided an overview of her work from the last 10 years.

Deborah Margo

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Site-specific

This article reviews the site-specific work by German-born, Canada-based artist Iris Haussler, titled The Legacy of Joseph Wagenback. Curated by Rhonda Corvese, the work was shown at 105 Robinson Street in Toronto.

Iris Haussler

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This article reviews and exhibition of Al Steiner’s photographs and vide work held at John Connely Presents in New York.

Al Steiner

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Nature

This article reviews UK artist Liz Rideal’s film work Fall, River, Snow: Water Drape, Ice Steam, Deer Portrait. This film was shown outdoors in Compton Verney, South Warwickshire, UK.

Liz Rideal, Fall, River, Snow: Water Drape, Ice Steam, Deer Portrait

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Collage

This article presents a review an exhibition of photography, film, and collage works by Canadian artist Scott Treleave, held at the Kavi Gupta Gallery in Chicago, titled My dear, my darling, do you hear me where you sleep?

Scott Treleaven: My dear, my darling, do you hear me where you sleep?

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This article reviews the exhibition Beyond Cinema: The Art of Projection held at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. Curated by Stan Douglas, Christopher Eamon, Joachim Jager, and Gabriele Knapstein, the exhibition consisted of works form the collection of German collector Friedrich Christian Flick. Artists on show included: Doug Aitken, Monica Bonvicini, Valie Export, Douglas Gordon, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Daria Martin, Rosa Barba, Barbara Rubin, Paul Sharits, Tacita Dean, Jeroen de Rijke/Willem de Rooij, Pipilotti Rist, and Peter Welz.

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