For a body of work that features everything from painting to performance art to sculpture pairing the mundane with the macabre, Jean Benoît has sometimes been called the “Last Surrealist.”
These exquisite candlesticks were likely the work of enamel painter Jean de Court’s workshop. Unfortunately, we know little about him, or about the family business which would become known for its fine enamels.
Flora and Fauna: 400 Years of Artists Inspired by Nature is now on view at the Surrey Art Gallery in British Columbia. Exploring how Nature — in all its richness and diversity — has served as the artist’s muse...
From ghosts to fairies to tales of giant squid attacking fishing boats, Newfoundland is a place where folklore and legend often blend together, reflecting the island’s history, while providing a way to...
NGC Magazine’s new series gives readers an inside look at works selected by our curators from the National Gallery’s permanent collection. Featuring everything from little-known works to masterpieces, Your...
There is something compelling about a work of art that can play tricks with both mind and body. Saskatchewan artist Neil Campbell’s work Boom, Boom (1993) — two giant circles painted on walls that sit at 90...
Jimmie Durham’s 2008 sculpture, Encore tranquillité , was one of the most popular works in last summer’s exhibition, Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art . Still installed in the lower Contemporary Galleries...
For those who have never set foot in the crimson mud of a battlefield, or inhaled the fumes of death hanging low in the trenches, understanding the brutality of war is as difficult to fathom as it is for the...
After nearly 100 years, the work of Canadian photographer Margaret Watkins has finally been receiving the recognition it deserves—this time from audiences in southwestern Ontario.
Billed as the largest event of its kind in the world, the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival opens on May 1 in Toronto. The month-long festivities include over 1,500 artists, and are expected to welcome...
