- The value of negative criticism
As far as talking points for a Monday go, one can do a lot worse than Edward Winkleman’s self-professed Quick-Cliche question this morning on the value of negative criticism as opposed to no criticism at all, a notion coincidentally yet sagely examined in Joanne Mattera’s highly useful Marketing Monday post for today. To quote Ed, […]
- ReMix Institute Phase II Hits Hamilton Next Month
Hamilton’s art calendar for next month is going to be quite heavy on the Cubanos with the launch of various events and exhibitions of ReMix Institute Phase II across the Hamilton region. Continuing from Phase I of Proyecto ReMix in Cienfuegos and Havana, this international exchange brings together Cuban artists with participants from the Hamilton […]
- Picasso prints uncovered at McMaster Museum of Art
As announced yesterday on McMaster University’s Daily News feed, a complete set of Pablo Picasso’s Sueño y Mentira de Franco prints in their original case were recently discovered in the Museum’s archives by Adam Belovari, a fourth-year art history student assigned to research some of the lesser-known portions of the collections as a Humanities 3W03 […]
- In the studio last week
With blog-worthy content running at a veritable trickle, I had an excess of blessed studio time in which to experiment with a few unanswered questions. One of those being, can I feasibly adapt my work to a traditional bookmark format just because of a random call for submissions? Perhaps it’s a lingering affection for Barrie […]
- James North Art Crawl: August
This month’s Art Crawl followed something of a bizarro-world format - not just because I actually managed to make it out for the August crawl this year, but because a variation in plans caused my standard gallery tour to flow in reverse. My traveling companion’s girlfriend happens to be the cousin of Bryce Huffman, so […]
- James North Art Crawl Preview: August
Hamilton Artist’s Inc: While the gallery is technically closed for the month of August (as is The Print Studio, so you’ll have to go to Wild Orchid for your sangria), their doors will be open during Art Crawl for WABAM!, a presentation of the Hamilton Youth Arts Network in collaboration with the Inc. The group […]
- Stendhaliance: From Mona Lisa to Asia Argento
I did warn last week that August can be a slow month for art, and with many of the other art blogs I frequent running at half-capacity as a result, there have been days that seem to do little but reinforce this seasonal disorder of ennui and downright exodus. This was perhaps most tellingly demonstrated […]
- On this day in 1945
This week has proven to be something of a time-hungry, blog-gobbling bitch in a way I hadn’t quite anticipated, such that I was growing quite anxious for something to write about today even as I was once again dragging myself down James Street North this evening on yet another round of errands, rather too numb […]
- August at transit Gallery
August is a slow month for art, as much in Hamilton as anywhere. With many galleries closed for this month, the sure-fire options for good art-viewing are scarce; thankfully, transit Gallery has mounted a solid group exhibition for the summer, providing some refuge for those keen to ogle some art on those unexpected yet obnoxiously […]
