by Gabby | Aug 20, 2015 | Reviews
I spent a month in Los Angeles this summer, and though I was technically on vacation, managed to see a number of shows in the city, most of which meditated in some way on poetry: or, at the very least, the role of language in meaning-making. While many of them left me...
by Gabby | Jul 15, 2015 | Photography, Reviews
I’ve been working on an essay about Richard Mosse’s The Enclave (2013) for the past few months, reading every review, interview and essay I can get my hands on. And, in a way I have never before experienced when researching a contemporary artwork, there is...
by Gabby | Jan 2, 2015 | Reviews
Writing for a new publication can be an exercise in humility, in the best ways. A reminder of your crutches and tendencies as a writer (including, for me, always including two nouns when one will do. This sentence is a case in point), but also a chance to hone your...
by Gabby | Nov 27, 2014 | Reviews
The title of Karen Kraven’s first institutional solo exhibition, “Razzle Dazzle Sis Boom Bah,” signals the Montreal-based artist’s infectious enthusiasm for mimicry, subterfuge, and speculation across a new body of work comprising sculpture, photography, and ceramics....
by Gabby | Apr 24, 2014 | Reviews
I’ve been thinking a lot about live or performative criticism lately: ways to try to move critical discourse away from its seemingly inevitable destination as printed or posted words, into another space that might be more fleeting, more experimental and more...
by Gabby | Feb 26, 2014 | Reviews
I feel particularly lucky to have been able to chat with Charles Stankievech about his “CounterIntelligence” exhibition at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, both while he was researching the project and once it was up in the space. Half research/curatorial...
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