Blocks Recording Club’s “Projected Lights” DVD

A while back, Cait ordered me a copy of Blocks Recording Club’s Projected Lights DVD, a compilation of projection performances, mostly set to music, by Toronto-based artists like Steph Comilang, Shary Boyle, Zeesy Powers and Jamie Shannon. It took a really long...

Sophie Calle: Prenez soin de vous at DHC/ART Foundation

During my mini vacation in Montreal to visit my sister and Dylan, we went down to the DHC/ART Foundation to see Sophie Calle’s monumental installation Prenez soin de vous/Take care of yourself. Originally presented at the 2007 Venice Biennale, the piece is a...

Lydia Perovic on Art, Politics and Hal Foster

I thought of one more thing that’s been floating around in my brain lately, especially in light of the recent government cuts to the arts (which are apparently in order to pay for the gong show that will be the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. At least these guys...

Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life

So, it’s been a while, but my summer class, work contract and exhibition are all finally over and I now have more of that super precious commodity called free time. Unfortunately, having no time has meant I haven’t seen a heck of a lot of art lately and am...