TORONTO.- Gregory Burke, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre, announced the appointment of Melanie OBrian as Curator of Programs at the gallery. OBrian will lead the programming team at The Power Plan…
Art Gallery of Ontario Acquires Record Ten Works by Four Canadian Artists at Art Toronto 2010
TORONTO.- Ten works by four contemporary Canadian artists will be joining the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario after an evening of important acquisitions at the annual art fairs Opening Night Preview. Four works by Kingston-based artist M…
Three New Space-Filling Installations by David Claerbout on View in Munich
MUNICH.- Time is the central theme in the oeuvre of the Belgian David Claerbout, who is among the best-known video artists of his generation. In the past few years in particular, major solo exhibitions of his work have been held in Europe (Centre Georg…
Steven Shearer to Represent Canada at the 54th International Art Exhibition
OTTAWA.- Steven Shearer is known for using a wide range of traditional and contemporary media in works that address the human subject and its relationship with the outside world. The Vancouver-based artist will represent Canada at the 54th Internation…