Bodies in Translation: Age and Creativity Through November 12 Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, 166 Bedford Highway One of two current shows at MSVU Art Gallery, Bodies in Translation: Age and Creativity features work by eight senior artists who explore aging through art. Several of the artists address the physicality of aging, as in […]
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Review: Zachari Logan’s Topiary at Anna Leonowens Gallery
Zachari Logan, Topiary Anna Leonowens Gallery, Granville Square, 1891 Granville Street To September 23 While the word “topiary” may conjure up images of shrubs in the shapes of elephants and swans, Zachari Logan’s latest exhibition by the same name delivers an entirely different articulation of this, but just as luxurious and with just the right amount […]
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Review: New works by Shane Keyu Song at Lost & Found
New works by Shane Song Through September 20 Lost & Found, 2383 Agricola Street Fans of Century Egg will be familiar with the visual talents of the band’s frontwoman Shane Keyu Song, whose illustrations grace their album covers and merch, and will recognize her distinctive style in the latest show at Lost & Found. For her […]
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Review: Prime Suspects: Canada’s Prime Ministers in Caricature by Bruce MacKinnon at AGNS
Prime Suspects: Canada’s Prime Ministers in Caricature by Bruce MacKinnonThrough April 1 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis Street With only a swooping hairline needed to bring him to mind, there has perhaps never been a POTUS more easily caricatured than Donald Trump, and few Prime Ministers that have looked better in comparison than Justin […]
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Review: Centuries of Silence: The Discovery of the Salzinnes Antiphonal at the AGNS
<i>Centuries of Silence: The Discovery of the Salzinnes Antiphonal</i> Curator: Judith Dietz Through October 29 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis Street It’s not uncommon for art galleries and museums to be compared to churches, but the rooms filled with choir songs and religious portraits in Centuries of Silence: The discovery of the Salzinnes Antiphonal […]
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Review: Gina Stick’s Ritual Objects of Everyday Life at Mary E. Black Gallery
Gina Etra Stick, Ritual Objects of Everyday Life Through August 27 Mary E. Black Gallery, 1061 Marginal Road While many locals may steer away from the waterfront this time of year, there is one event that should pull them towards the boardwalk. Mary E. Black Gallery, nestled between NSCAD’s port campus and Pier 21, boasts a […]
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Review: Arjun Lal’s Queer Gardens at the Khyber
Arjun Lal’s Queer Gardens July 8-August 15 Closing ceremony Tuesday, August 15, 6-8pm The Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis Street A rainbow filled window-front is nothing unusual this time of year, but the rainbows in one Hollis street window are not your standard Pride fare. In Arjun Lal’s Queer Gardens, the current exhibition […]
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Review: AgitProp: Soviet Propaganda, 1905-1945 at SMU Art Gallery
AgitProp: Soviet Propaganda, 1905-1945 Through July 30 Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery Loyola Building, 5865 Gorsebrook Avenue The collection of prints, primarily reprinted in the 1970s and originally collected by a local professor of Russian history, showcases Soviet propaganda from the Russian revolution to WWII, with a curatorial bent highlighting the role of women in […]
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Review: SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut at the AGNS
As new seasons of television shows like Game of Thrones and Letterkenney bring wintery landscapes to our summer programming, so too does the AGNS’s summer exhibition SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut. Showcasing the work of 47 artists from Northern Labrador, the show is divided into four categories: Elders, Trailblazers, Fire Keepers and the Next […]
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Review: The Initial Show
The Initial Show Craig Gallery, Alderney Landing 2 Ochterloney Street To July 23 Artists’ talk Saturday, July 15, 2pm A singular Nova Scotian artistic voice is impossible to pin down—and The Initial Show, which runs until July 23 at the Craig Gallery in Dartmouth, stands as modest proof of the province’s artistic multeity. The show […]
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Review: Last Chants at Hermes
Last Chants Hermes, 5682 North Street Closing reception Friday, June 2, 6pm To June 4 The current exhibition at North Street’s Hermes gallery, Last Chants, features works by artists who share studio space above the Army Navy Surplus. The artists, here calling themselves the Last Chance Studios, all loosely touch on themes of occupying, navigating […]