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N° 219, Été 2010
[ N O T E F R O M T H E E D I T O R ]
Summer Groove
Dorota Kozinska
Editor
The title implies certain irreverence, and it lies, as usual, in the colourful
grouping of art and artists that composes our summer edition.
Opening with the powerful, riveting art of Brazilian-born artist, residing
in England, Ana Maria Pacheco, we gently segue to a major retrospective
of Victoria’s most prolific painter, James Gordaneer, whose work
was influenced by many international art movements from Modern
Abstraction and Surrealism to Neo Expressionism. Several museum
exhibitions called for a look, including the National Gallery’s re-visiting
of the Pop Life, and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ presentation
of art and music inspired by Miles Davis. Quebec printmaker, Lisa
Tognon, has filled the gallery space of the Maison des arts de Laval with a
retrospective of her work covering the last few years and incorporating
several series in which the artist pushes the envelope of this demanding
medium. Ryan Trecartin, called “the darling” of the American contemporary
art scene, is a young filmmaker whose visual expression Julie
Oakes found irresistible. In lieu of our regular east coast contributor,
John K. Grande covered the abstract universe of Christan McLeod in
Halifax. And a real treat: a look at the always contemporary work of octogenarian,
and one of Quebec’s best known artists, Françoise Sullivan.
Ah, Montréal, mon amour. This is a city that continues to move me. Its
unbeatable spirit of art, its indomitable artists… With summer came
such an avalanche of super shows, I would need a separate edition just
for them. As it is, what we have chosen is but a cross-section, a morsel,
a tease… reviews of Khosro Berahmandi’s paintings, intricate like Persian
miniatures; David Moore’s powerful sculptural installation; urban
photographs through the eyes of Amel Chamandy; and the exuberance
and joy of Costa Dvorezky’s large canvases, that in themselves embody
the spirit of summer. Let’s not waste one moment of it…
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