Germaine Koh: Overflow
Overflow was a flexible, changing installation of glass bottles that responded to the architecture, socio-geographic location and history of Centre A’s Downtown Eastside space. It developed during the months before the opening, with the gallery participating in one of the more visible unofficial economies of the neighbourhood — the recuperation and redemption of bottles from […]
Ical Krbbr Prodly Prsnts Gart Jas, Jon Klsy, Josf Stra
Michael Krebber, Ical Krbbr Prodly Prsnts Gart Jas, Jon Klsy, Josf Stra [Michael Krebber proudly presents Gareth James, John Kelsey, Josef Strau]. Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2007 Book information: A bridge, an ellipsis, a sudden trailing off, the title of this exhibition, etc, the … might also be the blub blub blub of […]
Beyond Wilderness: The Group of Seven, Canadian Identity, and Contemporary Art
John O’Brian and Peter White, eds. Beyond Wilderness: The Group of Seven, Canadian Identity, and Contemporary Art. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2007 Book information: “The great purpose of landscape art is to make us at home in our own country” was the nationalist maxim motivating the Group of Seven’s artistic project. The empty […]
The Sickle and the Cell Phone
A 48-page catalogue published by the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON. The sculpture The Sickle and the Cell Phone by Vancouver-based multi-disciplinary artist Gu Xiong addresses the dramatic changes occurring in china from the Maoist period to present day. China is a country at the forefront of globalization. Xiong has repurposed […]
Science, Magic and Religion: The Ritual Processes of Museum Magic
Mary Bouquet and Nuno Porto. Science, Magic and Religion: The Ritual Processes of Museum Magic. New York, NY: Berghahn Books, 2006 Book information: For some time now, museums have been recognized as important institutions of western cultural and social life. The idea of the museum as a ritual site is fairly new and has been applied […]
Germaine Koh: Shell
Shell was a situation in which part of an existing windowed storefront is physically opened to the public, for use 24 hours a day. An enclosure resembling a transit shelter was built on the inside of the space, attached to the existing glass frontage, a pane of which was removed in order to create free […]
Germaine Koh: Works
This book is published to document the residency of Germaine Koh in the International Studio Programme at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, as the 2004/2005 grantee of the Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, and the Embassy of Canada, Berlin.
Transference, Tradition, Technology: Native New Media Exploring Visual and Digital Culture
Dana Claxton, Steven Loft, and Melanie Townsend. Transference, Tradition, Technology: Native New Media Exploring Visual and Digital Culture. Banff, Alta.: Walter Phillips Gallery Editions, 2005 Book information: Transference, Tradition, Technology explores Indigenous new media and references the work of artists within a political, cultural and aesthetic milieu. The book constructs a Native art history relating to […]
Germaine Koh: Stall
Established but young Asian Canadian artist Germaine Koh has developed sensitivity to different cultures through her extensive exhibition career in different countries. Her work addresses issues of subtle perceptions of different situations and the politics of everyday life. She develops new work in response to the physical site of Para Site Art Space and the […]
Here is what I Mean
Gu Xiong and Xu Bing. Here is what I mean. London, ON: Museum London, 2004 Book information: A 15-page catalogue published by the Museum London, London, ON, featuring Gu Xiong and Xu Bing’s collaborative exhibition. Gu Xiong and Xu Bing are compatriots from the People’s Republic of China who shared experiences through the Cultural Revolution […]