Nick Cave’s Soundsuits are an expressive series of figurative sculptures that can be worn and performed. They are at once a space of safety and privacy, an insulating layer of accumulated materials and...
Masterful chronicler of people and places, American photographer and filmmaker Paul Strand was one of the most important photographers of the early twentieth century.
Living in self-imposed exile in Montreal in the two years before he sailed for Europe, Robert S. Duncanson brought with him a new sensibility that inspired many Canadian painters to set off in a new direction.
The concept of “community” is a double-edged sword. While communities support individuals by allowing self-actualization, they may also exclude individuals by hindering development.
Struggling with the question of how best to represent the legacy of trailblazing Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook, who died tragically in Ottawa in 2016, curator Nancy Campbell turned to family, friends and...
From the Bonhice Psychiatric Hospital in Prague to the Kandahar International Airport in southern Afghanistan, Vancouver-based artist and filmmaker Althea Thauberger is known for her collaborative use of video...
Multimedia artist Shelley Niro has been widely credited with changing how people look and think about Indigenous art and artists. But her photographs also challenge stereotypes, clichés and every day...
What the rest of us might see as ordinary, 89-year-old Canadian artist Gathie Falk sees as extraordinary. Born to Russian immigrant parents in Manitoba, Falk retains fond and vivid memories of her childhood:...
The penultimate decision is in. The jury for the 2017 Sobey Art Award has announced the five finalists for the prestigious prize: interdisciplinary artist Ursula Johnson, representing Atlantic Canada;...
