C: International Contemporary Art articles from March 2009

C: International Contemporary Art archives from March 2009

What can an art magazine do?(EDITORIAL)
March 22, 2009... Since this issue is my last as editor of C, it seems natural to ask what exactly I have been doing these past four-and-a-half years. Having been the editor of two art publications (C Magazine [(2004-2008)] and the now obscure MIX Magazine...

The lap, the fur: in My Winnipeg (2007) Guy Maddin takes autobiographical film to a whole new level of uncertainty. At what point are our memories made of celluloid? Rodney LaTourelle, who also calls Winnipeg his hometown, investigates.(VIEWS)
March 22, 2009... Well-known for his references to early film history, Guy Maddin's films might be read as a tribute to the transformative nature of the cinematic medium itself. While he often uses a variety of techniques to evoke the fragility of celluloid, his...

PCP: POP/conceptual/psychedelic: Berlin-based Vancouver artist Jeremy Shaw talks to Lars Bang Larsen about his practice and the politics of psychedelica.(Interview)
March 22, 2009... LARS BANG LARSEN I'd like to begin by asking you a general question, because I am curious about your motivation for working with the psychedelic as one of your main subject matters. Psychedelia is rife with paradox. On the one hand it is...

Jean-Paul Kelly, The spirit is a bone.(ARTIST CENTREFOLD)
March 22, 2009... Jean-Paul Kelly, The spirit is a bone, from the installation And fastened to a dying animal, 2008. (Original ink drawing, 51 cm x 76 cm) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Future forward: Brendan Fernandes' stacked shipping container 'Habitat' was one of the highlights of Nuit Blanche. He talks about the project and his future plans with Carol-Ann M. Ryan.(Interview)
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On October 4, 2008, the city of Toronto was energized by the arts for the third instalment of Nuit Blanche. This latest edition benefited from a geographical expansion, with new...

The art of disappearing: can artmaking only have meaning within the context of the art world? Johan Lundh in conversation with Krist Gruijthuijsen about the Archiving Disappearance project.
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When a successful artist decides to stop producing art, a ripple of questions ensues. Does this act announce the end of a lucrative career, or is it instead a refusal of the art world that made the success possible?...

Political action figures: the role of the artist can also be a readymade: French 'collective artist' Claire Fontaine interviewed by Chen Tamir.(Interview)
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Claire Fontaine is a Paris-based collective artist named after a common brand of French stationery. Her work takes the form of sculptures, videos, paintings and various other materials found in everyday culture. She...

Making Real.
March 22, 2009... MAKING REAL Mat Bushell, Guido Molinari, Monique Mouton, Richard Tuttle Or Gallery, Vancouver, Curated by Eli Bornowsky Curated by Vancouver artist Eli Bornowsky, Making Real presents a broad examination of the possibilities for...

Fiona Kinsella, Chapel (Rose).
March 22, 2009... FIONA KINSELLA, CHAPEL (ROSE) transit gallery, Hamilton The confectionary served at this particular tea party sticks uncomfortably in your teeth, like some hard-boiled sweet sent from the old country to be purloined from your hostess'...