contemporary art
Air Jungen
How one Vancouver artist is breaking down cultural and consumer stereotypes
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African Adventure
Curator Simon Njami on the enigmatic work of white South African artist Jane Alexander
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A Civilizing Influence
Tariq Ali’s Islam Quintet paints a softer face on the historical interactions between Muslims and the West
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Wild Spaces
Curator Kitty Scott on Peter Doig’s disturbing landscapes
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A Truthful Mind
New York-based visual artist Mark Lombardi spent his career tracing the intricate international webs that link world leaders and financial institutions with arms dealers, drug lords, and bagmen. Lombardi, who …
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Space Invaders
The seduction of small things made large
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The Genocide Problem: “Never Again” All Over Again
On a quiet Sunday in the early summer of 1999, I was recruited into the tiny but growing army of enigmatic characters who devote their lives to studying genocide. It …
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Con Artist
“I make recognizable images using unexpected materials. This portrait of Alice Liddell (the girl who inspired Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland) is made up of toys — which help us …
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