Paul Lang remembers exactly when he first laid eyes on the Le Pont de bois more than a decade ago at an exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg in December 2000. “I have to say it is a picture I never forgot,”...
In 2011, China’s Ai Weiwei made international headlines not for his art, but rather his incarceration at the hands of Chinese authorities under charges of tax evasion . For anyone watching Ai’s dramatic...
M.C. Escher's letters range in date from 1958 to 1972 when he died, at the age of 73. There is insight, humour, affectionate anxiety about his family, and occasional grumpiness, especially about his health and...
Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens is the first exhibition in a series that is devoted to exploring and animating key works from the National Gallery of Canada's collection. In this video,...
Samuel de Champlain may have been dead for nearly four centuries, but later this week, visitors to Nepean Point behind the National Gallery will get the chance to see him “come alive” in a stunning interactive...
“What does it mean to have the artist’s hand involved?” It’s a question Cory Arcangel raises, standing next to what he describes as “the ultimate drawing”: his series of three nearly identical portraits of...
The annual Electric Eclectics music festival held over the August Civic holiday weekend and now in its eighth year is an avant garde event that has become a pilgrimage for fans and musicians seeking—or already...
With its varied tones and textures and monumental size, Iluliaq conveys a terrible beauty. Parts of it resemble billowing sea foam, while others are smooth masses of turquoise ice or cool, jagged peaks. More...
In today’s digital era, it’s not uncommon to create and share your own playlist: a selection of individual songs that can span genres, from hip-hop to country to classical. But what’s increasingly the norm in...
