OMNIBUS – IN THE COMIC BOOK WORLD, A MEGA COMPENDIUM COMPRISING A COMPLETE SERIES OF COMICS. ALSO THE NAME OF SONNY ASSU’S LATEST SHOW AT THE EQUINOX GALLERY. Sonny Assu’s new series of mixed media paintings is a richly layered confection where comics merge with traditional forms to address some familiar themes. Comics were a...Read More
It’s been 17 years since I first wrote Global Span for the print edition of Vancouver Review, essentially an advocacy piece for loscil’s 2004 CD “First Narrows” being recognized as a kind of Autobahn-level soundtrack for local travels. Since then, Scott Morgan (loscil) has released countless works of intoxicating pulsating electronica. Any departures from the...Read More
For the 10th Anniversary of the 2011 Stanley Cup Riot (aka V2.0) I thought a trip down memory lane might be in order. I’m no sports fan but when tens of thousands cram together into blockaded streets, the place is guaranteed to turn into a shooting gallery for photo journalists. Actually, the vibe was pretty...Read More
“This is taxidermy, this is not heritage conservation.” – Donald Luxton The following article was originally published in Vancouver Review, issue #2, in 2004. We reproduce it here because we see that façadism as an architectural “heritage preservation” approach has continued unabated and undebated in the city since it was first published. By making it...Read More
Artist Charles Campbell explores the resilience of the African diaspora and his own roots in Jamaica Multidisciplinary artist Charles Campbell has exhibited worldwide, often using interventions and performances to explore aspects of Black history, particularly those connected to the Caribbean. Campbell, a former chief curator of the National Gallery of Jamaica, is now based in Victoria,...Read More
Vancouver photographer Stephen Waddell won the 2019 Scotiabank Photography Prize and a new retrospective book of his work has just been published this year by Steidl. We caught up with Stephen at his studio and Monte Clark’s new gallery to talk a bit about the book but mostly about the work. We even managed to...Read More
Paul Dolden is a unique and unmistakable voice in Canadian contemporary music that deserves a re-introduction to a new generation of music fans. But first, some history. Waaaaay back in a time known as the 1980s, this Ottawa-born composer, after doing hard time as a rock guitarist, decamped to the Sonic Research Lab at Simon...Read More
At long last comes our latest music video! Wrenegade was shot last summer in Musqueam | Pacific Spirit Park and animated over the winter. It’s the result of a collaboration between Cindy Mochizuki and myself in bringing Bowen Island-based composer Nova Pon’s delightful piece for solo flute to the big screen (or small screen if...Read More
The Holy Life of the Intellect I believe that the human intellect is the closest thing we have to the divine. It is the way we can join one another in spirit. Sometimes when you are listening to a great jazz musician performing a long solo, you are experiencing his mind, moment by moment, as...Read More
Patrick Condon has a new book out that hopes to point the way towards a successful transformation of our cities as they endure multiple stressors.Read More
