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contemporary art

Fake convenience store at Venice Biennale
Cities / October 2015

The Dep

September 15, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Jeannie Marshall

Quebec’s quintessential corner store sets up shop at the Venice Biennale

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contemporary art installation
July/August 2015 / Visual Art

In Flux

June 29, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Chris Hampton

Dead animals, dildos, and detritus: the weird world of David Altmejd

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Arts & Culture / February 2006

Air Jungen

February 12, 2006May 21, 2020 - by Daniel Baird

How one Vancouver artist is breaking down cultural and consumer stereotypes

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November 2005 / World

African Adventure

November 12, 2005May 19, 2020 - by Simon Njami

Curator Simon Njami on the enigmatic work of white South African artist Jane Alexander

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Infographic describing european history and politics
Books / July/August 2005

A Civilizing Influence

July 12, 2005May 26, 2020 - by Charles Foran

Tariq Ali’s Islam Quintet paints a softer face on the historical interactions between Muslims and the West

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Arts & Culture / February 2005

Wild Spaces

February 12, 2005May 5, 2020 - by Kitty Scott

Curator Kitty Scott on Peter Doig’s disturbing landscapes

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December 2004/January 2005 / Visual Art

A Truthful Mind

December 12, 2004May 4, 2020 - by Mark Lombardi

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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Arts & Culture / November 2004

Space Invaders

November 12, 2004May 1, 2020 - by Simone Decker

The seduction of small things made large

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Feature / October 2004

The Genocide Problem: “Never Again” All Over Again

October 12, 2004May 1, 2020 - by Gerald Caplan

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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lewis carroll portrait redone with plastic toys
Arts & Culture / September 2004

Con Artist

September 12, 2004January 6, 2022 - by Vik Muniz

Sometimes I choose the materials, but sometimes they choose me

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