The longlisted artists for the $50,000 Sobey Art Award—Canada’s pre-eminent contemporary art award—have been announced and of course we are celebrating extremely hard on behalf of the five Atlantic artists: Eleanor King, Graeme Patterson, Lisa Lipton, Melanie Colosimo and Ursula Johnson (complete list of artists below). The prize is given annually to an artist aged […]
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Dark Utopian society
King’s exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia promises to be an immersive—and potentially disorienting—experience. Bridging the two very different worlds of New York and Nova Scotia lies King’s “Deepwater Horizon (BP)” wall painting, the central piece of the show. We interrupted installation to get a first peek. 1 The show is called Dark […]
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Brand new Nocturne
With a theme like space and time, there is no doubt Nocturne 2013 is going to be out of this world. Curator Eleanor King chose the theme in hopes of creating a cohesive flow for the nighttime festival. Being the first ever curator, King got the position after being approached by the Nocturne board. Guilty […]
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How to pick a rainy day movie: the sequel
Rainy day movies Jay Dahl, filmmaker In my book, one to two millimetres of rain is enough to justify a nine-hour Sopranothon. My favourite bad weather DVDs at the moment are just that: heavily serialized cable network series. Breaking Bad, Summer Heights High, Mad Men and Friday Night Lights: These shows are dangerously addictive—you’ll find […]
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Musical layers peeled back in Sometimes Always
The elevator doors to the third floor part, allowing multiple and intermingling sonic currents to rush down the length of the narrow corridor, flooding the carriage. Against the flow of machine and mouthed sounds, a visitor steps into a gap in the room; a breathing space to pause and get bearings before plunging into Sometimes […]
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Bathing beauty: check out art at SeaDog’s
One of the exciting things about city living is that there are buildings you probably won’t venture inside until invited. For some, SeaDog’s on Gottingen Street is one of those curious places. Now’s your chance: The sauna and spa, which caters to the gay and bisexual community, is opening its doors next Wednesday night for […]