Donald Brackett

Eye of the Beholder
The Extremeness of Vikky Alexander

Coming of age in the heady photo-conceptualist decade of the 1980s, Vikky Alexander quickly rose to be among the most visually challenging and thought-provoking Canadian contemporary artists. She became known for her insightful investigations of the found and appropriated image, the artificial representation of enclosed nature, and the cultural seduction [...]
- Lecture de 3 mins
Uncanny Kingdom
The Enigmatic Art of Mowry Baden

Ever since the French invented a mechanical device called the camera in about 1840, visual artists have been liberated from the tyranny of mere pictorial representation. Likewise, sculptors have been offered the opportunity to leave behind the pedestal in favour of incorporating everyday life into their pieces. With his consistent passion and [...]
- Lecture de 4 mins
Forest of Memory: the Provocative Art of Dana Claxton

Aesthetic agent provocateur par excellence. That’s the most accurate artistic and spiritual job description that I can ascribe to both the complex interdisciplinary work of Dana Claxton and the multi-layered persona that she shares with us in each new exhibition. She operates passionately in the interstitial zones, travelling the conceptual and emotional [...]
- Lecture de 5 mins