A Future Never Sought: Okwui Enwezor’s 56th Venice Biennale
Swimming for his life, a man does not see much of the country through which the river winds. – W. E. Gladstone’s diary, 1868…
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Interview: Stephen Bulger Reflects on Twenty Years of Missteps, Success, and Advancing Form in Photography
Photography gallerist Stephen Bulger (b. 1964) is celebrating a significant anniversary after steadily and concertedly contributing to the international market’s appreciation of photography’s position in…
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Interview: Curator Christopher Eamon Troubles the Shifting Form (and Relevance) of Photography
Early in its trajectory, independent curator and writer Christopher Eamon distinguished himself in the field of moving-image media and photography, and asserted its knock-kneed…
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Interview: The Difficulty in Distilling Suzy Lake
Suzy Lake occupies a unique position in contemporary art history, having both helmed and contributed to the advent and advancement of at least three…
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Janet Werner’s Truer Subject, the Women Unseen
It’s interesting that Janet Werner graduated in the same class as John Currin. It shouldn’t be remarkable, as they’re both statured and fully-arrived painters….
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The Exit Interview: Stéphane Aquin Looks Back As He Advances to the Hirshhorn
Stéphane Aquin holds a distinguished profile in the Canadian artworld and abroad, in part because he arrived to the role of curator from art…
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Villa Toronto’s Failure and Provocation: How Do We Invite the Outside In?
In order to enter the Union Station’s Great Hall – a stunning keystone of Toronto’s historic architecture, with soaring coffered ceilings and heritage marble…
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Interview: Pedro Reyes Reclaims the Politics in Art
Mexican artist Pedro Reyes assumes a mantel that feels at once familiar and utterly unique. In a contemporary-art moment that is pronounced for its lateral reach…
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Women and Influence and the Other Things He Got Wrong: A Rebuttal To Brad Phillips
At a time when so many critics are perfunctorily setting about their annual “best-of” surveys, Brad Phillips published a 3,000-word article that carried the…
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A Ghostly Form: Scrap Metal Embraces Presence, Absence, and the Space Between
Emerging curator Rui Amaral is troubling the third rail of contemporary art. He’s been fingering the margins of what’s visible, the all-important link to…
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