“Gakona” at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris

by Gabby | Mar 21, 2009 | Writing

Roman Signer, Parapluies, 2009 Courtesy Galerie Art:Concept, Paris, Photo: André MorinI recently wrote a review of the Palais de Tokyo’s group show “Gakona,” an exhibition featuring Ceal Floyer, Roman Signer, Laurent Grasso and Micol Assaël inspired...

Or Gallery and Talonbooks launch the second edition of Vancouver Anthology

by Gabby | Mar 20, 2009 | Writing

Not only is today the first day of spring (check out Eric Carle’s interpretation of the Google home page, by the way), but tonight is the pre-launch of the second edition of the landmark volume Vancouver Anthology, originally published in 1991 and edited by Stan...

Robert Lendrum’s “Living Documents”

by Gabby | Mar 15, 2009 | Writing

This is partly shameless self-promotion since I wrote the exhibition text being handed out at the gallery for this show, but I highly recommend checking out Toronto-based artist Robert Lendrum’s solo exhibition, “Living Documents: Dr. Frankenstein’s...

Curatorial Incubator: Life on Venus screening and curator’s talk tonight at Vtape

by Gabby | Mar 13, 2009 | Writing

Tonight is the premiere screening of the last program in the 2009 Curatorial Incubator – The Dark Arts: magic and intuition series at Vtape. Titled “Life on Venus,” the program examines feminism and the uncanny through a series of videos by Canadian...

Carey Young at the Urban Field Speakers Series

by Gabby | Mar 11, 2009 | Writing

Carey Young, I am a Revolutionary (video still), 2001.Commissioned by Film & Video Umbrella, London.© Carey Young, Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New YorkLast night I went to the second lecture in the Urban Field Speakers Series, co-organized by the...