FISHEYE: Refinery Warhol gets the party jumping
The Factory Refinery party at AGA Saturday was at a new capacity – plenty of hotdogs available on the rainy balcony, though. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city. More FISHEYE photos HERE.
Expert: How Warhol reinvented himself
It’s a fun thing to wander the Art Gallery of Alberta’s Andy Warhol: Manufactured show and reach any number of personal perspectives on the famous pop artist`s psyche. But Thomas Sokolowski`s interpretations will cut closer to the truth; he`s an expert on Warhol, and directed the Andy Warholm Museum from 1996 to 2010, as well […]
REVIEW: Warhol well-manufactured
Is it ironic or simply fitting the most moving piece of art in the new Warhol show is a wig? It’s no ordinary hairpiece of course – it’s a wig worn by Warhol (and David Bowie, for that matter), another prop in the artist’s long line of mundane grocery items and human billboards made ridiculously […]
WARHOL: A first look at the AGA show
You’ve heard of Andy Warhol’s statement that everyone gets 15 minutes of fame? Here are 15 seconds worth of pictures! Media got a sneak peek at the Warhol show starting tomorrow at the Art Gallery of Alberta, and Gig City’s Fish Griwkowsky will be providing a full report (Edit: Now posted and you can read […]
Get your Warhol on for free tickets in AGA Facebook contest
It should be noted that Andy Warhol’s legacy isn’t really about “15 minutes of fame” or painting a can of tomatoes. It’s his antipathy towards convention, and his drive to try new things. Warhol was one of the first pop culturalists to continually reinvent himself. Given that the Art Gallery of Alberta’s big Warhol show, […]
GIG-A-BITS: Daniel Tosh, SOS Fest, Warhol Superstar
If you’re a fan of the wacky TV-video clip comedy show Tosh.0 on the Comedy Network, you surely won’t want to miss an actual live performance from the man behind the Internet insanity – Daniel Tosh. One of the brightest new stars of comedy brings his button-pushing wit to the Winspear Centre on Monday, Aug. […]
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, […]
First class winners from fourth graders at ATB art contest
It might be time to play a new game: Are You a Better Artist Than a Fourth Grader? From the impressive results of ATB Financial’s first annual Young Artists Competition, the short answer is “probably not.” Winners of the province-wide art contest were announced today, unveiling original, Alberta-themed artwork from 31 Grade Four students from […]
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 […]
