AGA lecture questions Canadian art’s moral issues
Is there irony in aboriginal culture being relegated to background art on Canadian money? Whether it’s brutally direct questions that make us uncomfortable or a more nuanced approach, the Art Gallery of Alberta is continuing its approach of tying together ongoing exhibits via scholarly discussion. The latest, National Spirit: The Haunting of Art in Canada, […]
FISHEYE: Glad to the bone
Today, Mother’s Day, is your last chance to catch Brian Jungen’s captivating Cetology and Shapeshifter sculptures, hanging like giant whale skeletons on the third floor of the AGA. The entire gallery – building included – is extremely coherent right now, themes of native art, nature and bones fitting together seamlessly, not to mention good old […]
Andy Warhol coming to Art Gallery of Alberta
Here’s a term you didn’t hear much of before Andy Warhol came along: “Pop art.” Then again, we hadn’t all become famous for 15 minutes yet. Not super clear on what all this means, but like all art, pop or not, you know it when you see it – and you can see some of […]
ART: A 3D exploration of nature and ethics
Sherri Chaba has an abiding concern about the environment and a passionately odd way of showing it. One of the neat things about living in an arts town like Edmonton is that people are willing to try all sorts of things artistically. We had this story on last month’s show by Zsolti Varsanyi, and in […]
ART: Block party, Loft lecture at the AGA
Art on The Block gives us pause. Not a ton, mind you. The Art Gallery of Alberta still rocks, and all. But it’s worth keeping in mind that the AGA has made its bones, to some degree, on defeating the “why spend $85-million on a building” arguments by being super-accessible to the public. But the […]
ART: Let’s make this place as interesting as possible
The difference between “world-class” peacocking and self-deprecation might be smaller than you think – going on about how great OR shitty Edmonton is happens around here with religious intensity and radio frequency. Both are often lazy and neither really solves any problems. But a change I’m enthused about is the evolution of honest discussion rising […]
FISHEYE: A long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away
EPISODE XXII: Strange Coincidences Daring of the City to help build an AGA that looks so much like Darth Vader. Hopefully George Lucas won’t show up looking for residuals any time soon … Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life […]
ART: Lawren Harris’ Canadian perspectives
Let there be no doubt: the Art Gallery of Alberta is a great place to go for a slice of Canadiana. If you were to compare Lawren Harris’ early and later work, you might be surprised by how the Group of Seven artist’s perspective shifted over time. That change is the focus of a retrospective […]
