- I blame Adrian Searle
Because it’s been four days since I wrapped up four days of commuting into Toronto for all the art fodder I could get my grubby paws on, and all I’ve got is a bad case of writer’s block. I’d rather have the t-shirt.
Daniel Borins and Jennifer Marman at upArt Contemporary Art Fair
And while I could […]
- Art Toronto 2009 Preview
I’ve attended the Toronto International Art Fair in some capacity or another ever since my return to Canada in 2007, though most frequently at the behest of MAP Magazine back in Scotland. And while I’m grateful that the magazine isn’t participating in this year’s fair, the affiliation still allowed me the dubious privilege of grabbing […]
- Art in the age of digital reproduction
Now that the Hands-On Hamilton Art Party is over and done with - hangover faded, glow-stick residue gently fading from my puppy’s fur - I hope to return to a more regular schedule of blogging, one that will no doubt be kick-started back into gear by Art Toronto and the upArt Contemporary Art Fair this […]
- James North Supercrawl: October
I went out into the rainy night of Supercrawl with a resolution in mind: already grouchy over the shit weather and exhausted by preparations for next weekend’s Hands-On Hamilton Art Party for the Print Studio, I decided to simply enjoy the music and the mood as the lay pedestrian I am where such matters are […]
- James North Supercrawl Preview: October
There’s really only one thing you need to know about this month’s art crawl: Supercrawl.
With a wider spirit of street-level collaboration, some truly slick posters and a livelier mix of media, this month’s Crawl promises one hell of a street party with plenty of hardcore-outdoor action - so much outdoor action, in fact, that […]
- Is that the apocalypse I hear?
It must be, because surely that isn’t Stephen Harper - Canada’s Prime Minister and he who disdains the arts with their posh red-carpet galas - showing off his musical chops at, dare I say it, a posh red-carpet gala?
Except that it is. In a move that I’m not sure whether to judge as blatant hypocrisy […]
