Mail Art

by | Oct 10, 2007 | Writing

After talking so much about Image Bank (you know, these guys) and all kinds of fun mail art movements in my Vancouver art history class, I got inspired to start using the post again and challenged Dylan to start an exchange of mail art. I received my first entry today...

still obsessed

by | Oct 4, 2007 | Writing

I’ve been trying to get over it, to convince myself that it’s too much like an American Apparel ad, that really I can’t legitimately listen to an artist whose work is featured on an HSBC and iPod commercial and still expect to have any kind of street...

Fall colours

by | Sep 27, 2007 | Writing

I’m heading off to Ottawa today for the first time in my life (shocking, I know, but I’m from “out West”). My best friend/my sister’s boyfriend who lives in Vancouver is headed out there for an annual conference so my sister (who lives in...

The Great Escape

by | Sep 24, 2007 | Writing

I wish that it was easier to track down artists like these. I would love to see more of their work and to be able to include something like this in the V-Tape show.I’m also obsessed with Feist’s “one two three four” video, but for completely...

There’s no place like the Union Station basement

by | Sep 21, 2007 | Writing

I’m currently waiting in Union station for a VIA Rail train to come sweep me away to Kingston so I can help sail a boat to its winter home. Thank god for wifi.The first Curatorial Incubator programme debuted tonight at V-Tape and was really spectacular. It was a...