There is the Rising: Shelley Niro’s Reckoning Retrospective
When it comes to critical analysis of an Indigenous artist’s output, there is a tendency to circumscribe. We want to capture and we want…
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Slowing Down Perception: “are you experienced?” Tries to Affect the White Cube
Both 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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Chantal Pontbriand Will Not Curate Your Biennial: On “Demo-Graphics,” and Its Potential to Reignite Toronto
There is a bracing moment at the end of my interview with Chantal Pontbriand in early July, where, just as I’m about to leave,…
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