Taryn Simon's photos scare the crap out of me. But, at the same time, I find them totally fascinating and engrossing. I guess they fit the description of grotesque in every sense of the word for me. As in: Main Entry: 2grotesqueFunction: adjectiveDate: 1603 : of,...

The VTape essay is done. Well, the first draft anyways. It feels hugely relieving to have it off my plate and mind. I can say this because I have yet to hear from my editor and therefore have not had to re-read it or work on it since Monday. It could be a different...

I went to see Miss Shary Boyle perform with Doug Paisley as Dark Hand and Lamp Light on Saturday night. It was a part of Pleasure Dome's programming for this year (and the first PD programme I've been to, actually). The place was totally packed - people were sitting...

I used to think that I hated Micah Lexier's work until I was given an assignment to write a sort of review/preview of his work for the magazine's website and then spent a bunch of time looking at and thinking about his work. The more time I've spent with him, the more...

I am so so jealous of the people who got to see this Upright Citizens' Brigade show.The next time I'm in NYC, I have to take Cait to see them. They're amazing._____________________________________________________________Also, in an unrelated matter, I feel terrible...

I went and saw the new Kelly Mark show, Stupid Heaven, at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery at the University of Toronto a few weeks ago. I've only seen a few of her pieces before, mostly in group shows, and have heard a lot about her as a person from other artists and...

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...

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 cred.... But I...

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 Montreal) is going to Ottawa...

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 different reasons.

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...