January 2010
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“Huh? They were simple questions, Mack.
Obviously, you don’t have to answer them...”
– Sneak Peek at the new Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton at MasterMaq’s Blog
Comments featuring Mr. Ryan McCourt. A classic performance.
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Vue Weekly : First impressions →
Finally, here’s my bit about the AGA for this week, from our tour Monday. Look for full reviews in the next few weeks once we get to see the work properly.
It’s hard to argue with offering free admission in celebration of the opening, but the gallery seems to want me to write about the fuss over the artificially limited supply of tickets. I’m concerned by the fact that it...
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“I felt humiliated and angry, on behalf of…artists”
– Mari Sasano, misleadingly edited for maximum sensationalism. RE: the Art Gallery of Alberta, by the way.
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WatchShit, spiels totally scooped me. Ladies and gentlemen, Mandy Espezel!
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Being ogled diminishes women: study
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Water is wet, scientists find
“What this saga translates into in real life can be seen in the stark contrast...”
– Seumas Milne (via jhnbrssndn) (via newleft)
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“[T]he Haitian people seem to scare aid workers more than Somali warlords,...”
– Fear of the poor is hampering haiti rescue - Linda Polman in The Times (UK).
See also: Klein in Newsweek
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“How important would you say stylish hair is to a career in the visual arts?”
– simpleposie wants to know
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In Vue Weekly: Every Dog Has Its Day →
I was back at Harcourt House this weekend taking another look at the other show there, which I reviewed for this week’s upcoming issue of Vue, and I couldn’t help but overhear the staff complaining about my generally positive article last week in which I described the show as “a long way better than Harcourt House’s inadequate and inaccurate promotional description”.
An awkward...
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Art Gallery of Alberta announces another major... →
When I received this press release in my email this morning, it didn’t have a link to the media kit, including the “ATB Backgrounder” which gives the information on the actual show (and no information on ATB, incidentally). I had to go digging for it on the AGA’s website.
Maybe I should have gone to the promo event. I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it.
But it’s really...
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What Type Are You? →
The classiest web quiz every constructed, I think.
Also: guess what I am (you can see all the results at the end, of course). Go!
(The password is “character”)
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Harper says Parliament brings 'games' and... →
lukesimcoe:
“That said, as soon as Parliament comes back … the first thing that happens is a vote of confidence and there’ll be votes of confidence and election speculation for every single week after that for the rest of the year. That’s the kind of instability markets are actually worried about.”
Let me get a handle on this. Our country’s leader believes the possibility of a change in...
France's anti-piracy agency pirated the font in... →
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“Recalibrating – and the word’s being thrown about a lot lately – is sort...”
– Shhhh! Stephen Harper is ‘recalibrating’ - The Globe and Mail
Best.
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The Gaga Code: Top Ten Signs Lady Gaga Is a Pawn... →
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“Mr Harper is a competent tactician with a ruthless streak. …Now he is...”
– Canada’s Parliament: Harper goes prorogue | The Economist
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Where Edmonton | PARTY ARTY EDMONTON! →
It’s too bad that Where thinks that the commercial galleries have something to do with Edmonton’s “art scene”, but at least they mentioned the ARCs and the University’s galleries. The most remarkable part, though, is this nugget of time travel:
“Before [Terry Fenton], we had pretty pictures — but not fine art,” adds Bugera. “Moreso than Calgary, or any other city (in...
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'We will be at work' in Ottawa, opposition vows -... →
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Art Fag City » Reasons Not to Move To British... →
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“In thinking about the best shows of the past year, Josée Aubin Ouellette has...”
– Prairie Artsters.com / Vue Weekly