The Lips of a Wound: Reflections on Doris Salcedo
Suture: A joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching. The unexpectedly sensuous definition of the clinical term “stitching”…
Read MoreSuture: A joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching. The unexpectedly sensuous definition of the clinical term “stitching”…
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Read MoreRuth Asawa spent the summer of 1948 making buttermilk for her teachers, Josef and Anni Albers, in Asheville, North Carolina. She was enrolled at…
Read MoreAn early critique I received as an artist was in jury feedback for an unsuccessful grant application: “why does this work need to be…
Read MoreSix months ago, Kristiina Lahde created her own toughest act to follow. Her solo exhibition, Ultra-Parallel, held at the Koffler Centre of the Arts in…
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Read MoreAlex McLeod’s most recent solo exhibition – his first at Division Gallery in Toronto – is aptly titled HONEYMOON, featuring a unique formal marriage…
Read MoreAfter seeing Derek Liddington’s solo show at aka artist-run in Saskatoon, I immediately went home to reread the first article I wrote on his…
Read MoreBoth experienced and inexperienced gallery visitors are familiar with the standardized formula of spectatorship: Each artwork is treated as a discrete, enclosed structure containing…
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