Vancouver

Dana Claxton’s new interdisciplinary work is a cultural mashup

“The colour red dominates Dana Claxton’s new show at Winsor Gallery. It signifies a sacred colour to the Sioux people and, more colloquially, it evokes “Red Power”, contemporary burlesque, and Western notions of sexuality. Both overtly and slyly, Claxton calls up historical references, including the colonial subjugation of aboriginal peoples, the American Indian Movement of the 1970s, and Sioux visions and creation myths.” Georgia Straight, October 13, 2010

The Belkin, MOA, and Presentation House launch new Satellite Gallery downtown

“The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Museum of Anthropology, and Presentation House Gallery have joined forces, with support from the Michael O’Brian Family Foundation, in a new shared project space downtown.”  Georgia Straight, October 8, 2010

Shadow Machine celebrates the people behind the machinery

“Dancer-choreographer Tolentino, Sawyer, sound and installation artist Courtemanche—all from Vancouver—and Winnipeg multidisciplinary artist Gregory concurred that the year 2010 was an ideal time to revisit history.” Georgia Straight, October 13, 2010

Rebecca Belmore Legal Fund

“The Rebecca Belmore Legal Fund is pleased to announce that an on-line art auction will be held October 8th to October 18th in support of Rebecca’s fundraising campaign.” PuSHing It (Blog), October 8, 2010

Alliance for Arts and Culture demands reinstatement of charitable gaming funds

“The Alliance for Arts and Culture, a 350-member organization, has issued a strongly worded public call to Rich Coleman, minister of housing and social development, to reinstate all gaming funds that previously supported community services provided by charities and non-profits.” Georgia Straight, October 8, 2010

Ottawa

Tycoon shares the art of giving

“Philanthropist Charles Bronfman is coming to Ottawa today to explain that donating money starts with the heart, not the wallet.” Ottawa Citizen, October 14, 2010

Drawing the line

“Landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander wasn't about to sit still when she caught wind of plans to trample her beloved National Gallery garden with a 10-storey sculpture, due to arrive next week. As Maria Cook discovered on a tour of the outspoken 86-year-old's landscapes, Oberlander isn't exactly bashful about her opinions.” Ottawa Citizen, October 13, 2010

Culture leads to healthy cities with economic strength, civic pride

“Simon Brault, vice-chair of the Canada Council for the Arts and Director-General of the National Theatre School, firmly believes that every citizen should be involved in the arts… "A cultural democratization" is what he calls it and he feels passionately that it should be supported by a city's schools, universities, libraries, municipal agencies.” Ottawa Citizen, October 13, 2010

Toronto

Gordon Rayner: The last picture show

“Gordon Rayner created his own legend on the fly before his sudden death last month — a bevy of new shows heralds the painter’s growing stature.” Toronto Star, October 13, 2010

Los Angeles

An art walk's beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Events have popped up around greater Los Angeles, but whether they help or hurt their local scenes is hotly debated. Los Angeles Times, October 13, 2010

New York

The Secret of Park51

“Park51’s developers recently posted on their website three conceptual drawings of the center by the New York-based SOMA architects.” The New Republic, October 13, 2010

That Was No Lady, That Was My Wife

“There are several ways to look at Jeff Koons’s so-called sex pictures from nearly 20 years ago, a series known more formally as “Made in Heaven Paintings,” which is currently ensconced in the town-house gallery of Luxembourg & Dayan on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. All are equally interesting and, in different ways, aesthetically unfulfilling.” New York Times, October 13, 2010

Rome

Statute of limitations ends trial of former Getty curator

The trial of former U.S. antiquities curator Marion True has ended abruptly, after years of hearings and legal proceedings in Rome. Los Angeles Times, October 13, 2010

Various

100 art world’s most powerful

“ArtReview Power 100 is not simply about who’s number one, or just a who’s who to contemporary art... First and foremost, it’s a guide to the general trends, networks and forces that shape the artworld.” Art Review, October 13, 2010