Art
Katherine Bradford Dives In
I certainly wasn’t the only person to be dazzled by Katherine Bradford’s breakthrough show, Desire for Transport, at Edward Thorp, nearly a decade ago.
Canada
News
Unbeliebable! Justin Bieber Reveals New Album Tracklist Through Graffiti Stunt
That freshly painted graffiti in your city isn't just a large mural of random words — it's the title of a song by none other than cantankerous Canuck Justin Bieber, who is using street art to promote his forthcoming album, Purpose.
News
Why Canada’s New Prime Minister Might Be Good for the Arts, Eh?
Justin Trudeau is the new prime minister of Canada and he’s a Liberal, but where does he stand on the arts?
In Brief
Plans for Mammoth Mother Canada Memorial Provoke Outrage
There's something about pristine, mountainous landscapes that has inspired some of the tackiest public monuments in recent decades.
Art
Making Art from Life in Palestine
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Rehab Nazzal’s exhibition Visible, curated by Stuart Keeler at the Art Gallery of Mississauga, had me sitting and crying for hours.
In Brief
Canada Denies Travel Visa for Afghan Artist
The Canadian government has denied the Afghan artist Hanifa Alizada a visa to travel to the country, where she was due to speak and show her work at "The Shrinking World of Photography" symposium next month.
Opinion
Butterflies Make Art
Every winter, Monarch butterflies retreat to Central Mexico to spend the chilly months hibernating in the trees. But in the past decade, deforestation, pesticides, and climate change have threatened their journey.
In Brief
Artists's Work Caught in Canadian Customs Quagmire
Canadian Border Services have barred Iranian-born filmmaker Sadaf Foroughi from bringing an artwork into Canada because of the country's sanctions against Iran, the Globe and Mail reported.
News
Ontario Reins In Unpaid Magazine Internships
The Ontario provincial government has begun cracking down on unpaid internships at magazines, shutting down programs at The Walrus, Toronto Life, Fashion Magazine, and Quill & Quire, the Toronto Star reported.
News
Bad Book News: Libraries Burned in Lebanon, Dismantled in Canada
Arsonists torched a historic and beloved library in Tripoli, while the Canadian government has gutted its science libraries.
Art
Canada, the Country that Dare Not Speak Its Name
NORTH ADAMS, Massachusetts — Framed on the faux-log-cabin wall of Kent Monkman’s piece “Two Kindred Spirits” (which depicts the American western characters of Tonto and the Lone Ranger as lovers in a sort of Horatio/Hamlet life-sized diorama death scene) is a hand-embroidered phrase: “The Love That
News
Art School Tells Students to Buy Pictureless $180 Art History Book
The Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) is forcing students to buy an art history book for $180 — which wouldn’t be unheard of, but the catch is that the publishers of this book didn’t get any of the image rights for the artwork it includes. To reiterate, that’s an art history survey without an