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How not to crash at the big art shows

How not to crash at the big art shows

The mammoth art museum experience is like an all-inclusive resort for the mind: there’s so much coming at you the brain binges ’til it can’t party anymore. Unless you’re an art history major, what’s hanging on those soaring walls and...
The unfathomable drives next generation of artists

The unfathomable drives next generation of artists

Detail from Emily Carr Masters student Duobaitis’ ink on board work, ‘(re) formatting’, 2014. How we’re feeling about our place in an uncertain world is evident on art school walls.This is where the next generation of emerging artists grapples...
Innovation can be a risky business

Innovation can be a risky business

Coming up with new ideas is not without its hazards. The world-renowned Noma restaurant is a case in point. Chef-patron Rene Redzepi uses what grows in the area, innovating astounding food creations famously foraged from the local land and sea. Sometimes the magic...
Of portraits and the patriarchy

Of portraits and the patriarchy

When my brother showed me his inherited oil painting of a senior citizen, my first thought was: Yeesh. No wonder the young nudes endure.They may not be remembered by history, like this unfamiliar subject, but they are pretty enough to pass down for generations of...