Parting Shot
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Arnaud Maggs: After Nadar, Pierrot Turning (detail, 2012). Twelve chromira prints mounted to dibond. Courtesy Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto. © Estate of Arnaud Maggs. "I had never thought of being an artist — never considered it. But then, one day,... -
Christian Marclay: The Clock (2010): Single channel video, duration: 24 hours. Purchased 2011 with the generous support of Jay Smith and Laura Rapp, and Carol and Morton Rapp, Toronto. Jointly owned by the National Gallery of Canada and the Museum... -
By the EditorsJon Rafman: 330 R.Herois de Franca, Matosinhos, Portugal, 2009: C-print; 20 x 32 inches. Courtesy Angell Gallery, Toronto.1. Jon Rafman at Angell GalleryMontreal-based Jon Rafman's 9-Eyes of Google Street View was probably the most... -
Compiled by Sophie HackettRobert Flaherty: Portrait of Frances Loring and Florence Wyle (1914): Cyanotype, 14.6 x 14.7 cm. Gift of the Estates of Frances Loring and Florence Wyle (1983). 86/117. © 2012 Art Gallery of Ontario.1. Robert Flaherty:... -
Compiled by Meera Margaret Singh and Luke Painter1. Wrik Mead: I’m Not in Love by 10ccWrik Mead’s video begins with a celestial introduction, leading into an otherworldly, sensuous, glamorous journey through the glimmering bodily landscapes of two... -
By the Editors From the series “Black Holes” (2010): Courtesy Prefix Photo, Toronto.1. Marie-Jeanne Musiol at Prefix Photo Quebec-based photographer Musiol’s series of photographs, “Black Holes”, picture the latrines in the women’s prison at... -
By Shane Lavalette 1. Gottlund VerlagBrilliantly edited, hand-printed and bound with care by Nicholas Gottlund in his Kutztown, PA studio.2. TBW BooksA subscription series to a set of four books. The latest series includes books by Mark Steinmetz,... -
By Bill Clarke Obviously, the New York Art Book Fair, which took over three floors of the sprawling P.S. 1 MoMA space in Queens from November 4 to 7, 2010 is mainly about art books, but there is so much more. Ephemera and objects of all shapes and... -
By Andy Adams Earlier this summer, I attended LOOKbetween to facilitate a discussion addressing new trends in online publishing. The weekend was filled with exciting ideas and featured nightly photo projections presenting multimedia work from the 90... -
By Sarah Robayo Sheridan 1. The History of a Hoax: Edmund Lester Pearson, John Cotton Dana, and the Old Librarian's Almanack by Wayne Weigand I came across this title in a Pittsburgh bookshop. The brown linen cover embossed with gold type coaxed me...
