Seeing as I’m continuing to favour the studio at the expense of this blog for the time being, it’s gratifying to see a few of Hamilton’s stronger summer exhibitions being given a critical once-over by R.M. Vaughn of The Globe and Mail. And for my part, I don’t even want to necessarily throttle him for his “Hamilton is the new Brooklyn” opener - I always did prefer Brooklyn over Manhattan on my past visits to NYC, for many the same reasons I continue to favour this place over Toronto.

Brendan Fernandes, Neo-Primitivism II, 2007, deer decoy, plastic African masks, vinyl (courtesy Diaz Contemporary; photo: Mike Lalich)

Besides his commentary on Hamilton, click here to read his reviews of Teri Donovan at Hamilton Artists Inc., Michel Proulx at You Me Gallery, and Brendan Fernandes at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. The latter receives lamentably short shrift from Vaughn, but his positive response to the two James Street North exhibitions is highly validating for the ground-level efforts of Hamilton’s local artist-run culture.

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