by Gabby | Nov 5, 2011 | Photography
I have been auditing a course this semester on pedagogy and social difference, led by Aparna Mishra Tarc, that examines how theories about the psychic experiences of learning might help us to understand how people make sense of others’ (often traumatic)...
by Gabby | Oct 19, 2011 | Photography, Reviews
My first Critics’ Pick from Toronto for Artforum.com is now online. Writing short, concise reviews is still one of the most challenging critical writing tasks for me, so it took some effort to try to distill Barbara Astman’s current solo show at Corkin...
by Gabby | Oct 11, 2011 | Writing
My friend and colleague Jacob Korczynski, who has just returned from De Appel’s Curatorial Programme and is now the Assistant Curator at the Art Gallery of York University (AGYU), recently drew my attention to this talk by New York–based artist Sharon Hayes,...
by Gabby | Sep 28, 2011 | Reviews
Two new reviews from Toronto appear in the Fall 2011 issue of Montreal’s esse magazine, both dealing with photographic practices. The first is my take on a retrospective of the work of landmark performance artist Suzy Lake, which appeared at the University of...
by Gabby | Jul 27, 2011 | Curatorial
Curator, writer and all-around amazing thinker cheyanne turions is currently in Banff, participating in a residency led by Dexter Sinister, called From the Toolbox of a Serving Library. The premise of the residency, as cheyanne explains it, is to “take the icon...
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