by Emese Krunák-Hajagos
Giobbi’s characters are unmasked guests at the masquerade of our times, and his Herod, this overfed, oversexed antihero, leads this mad cavalcade.
The heroes of our times / Chambliss Giobbi’s collages
Category: FEATURES
Contemporary Israeli Art at Julie M. Gallery
by Mitch Billinkoff
If one is to take Julie M.’s exhibition as any indicator, it is abundantly clear that contemporary “Israeli” artists are working all around the world and are addressing a vast array of themes and ideas.
Sorry
by Veronica Scarpati
Gary Duehr’s Sorry at Art in Transit is a collection of private apologies written in response to personal traumas with a charged series of photographs
Metamorphosis
by Leanne Simaan
Though we are left to contemplate and engage in intellectual dialogue in regards to the metamorphosis of the resurrected found objects, these works also inspire cheer by making their viewer smile.
CounterIntelligence / project by Charles Stankievech
by Leanne Simaan
His collection of objects displayed in the Justine M. Barnicke Gallery consists of historic examples spanning from 1930’s Spain to the NSA’s current control of encryption in the USA.
Christina Battle & Kristie MacDonald: What Was Will Be
by Shellie Zhang
What Was Will Be unites the work of Kristie MacDonald and Christina Battle, two artists that utilize the potential of the archive to present us with media installations based on natural disasters.
Zev Farber: Errata (18 to 34)
by Leanne Simaan
Although Farber’s trilogy of works may seem morbid and pessimistic, he vulnerably offers his audience the opportunity to appreciate and relate to his growth as a human being and as an artist
Jacqueline Treloar: Coronae Reginae Caeli 1
by Leanne Simaan
Treloar draws inspiration from the crowned statues of the Virgin Mary and adopts the imagery in order to narrate different periods of her life
Kim Dorland and the return to painting
by Margaret Irving
There is a horror movie look to some of the paintings as if Dorland is afraid to be there, in an unfriendly landscape surrounded by menacing black trees.
Gillian Iles: You can only get there from here
by Emese Krunák-Hajagos
This exhibition is not for the frail of heart. It is a brave show with a strong message about environmental issues as well as the challenges that every generation faces when replacing the previous one.
MENA Arts Foundation: A New Bridge
by Saba Askary and Shahrzad Ghorban
MENA (Middle Eastern and North African) Arts Foundation aims to support artists from that area to continue their education in Canada. It also acts as a platform for the artists to reach out to new audiences in Canada and beyond.
David Bowie Is
by Margaret Irving
There are many video installations, some of them huge and very impressive, from being 3D, with mirrors or the addition of costumes and musical instruments belonging to Bowie, the music and style icon. This show is a fan’s delight!