Western Canada's art magazine since 2002
2 July 2019 Vol 4 No 14 ISSN 2561-3316 © 2019
From the Editor
Portia Priegert
Summer is well and truly here. And with summer comes a parade of hot shows as public galleries try to lure people away from barbecues and beaches.
At the Vancouver Art Gallery, a big draw is Alberto Giacometti: A Line Through Time, on view until Sept. 29. The Swiss artist, who died in 1966, is known for anorexic figurative sculptures that grapple with existential meaning.
In Regina, the MacKenzie Art Gallery is honouring a perennial Saskatchewan favourite, quirky ceramic artist Victor Cicansky, whose retrospective show, The Gardener’s Universe, runs until Oct. 23.
In Saskatoon, the Remai Modern’s many offerings include Beau Dick: Devoured by Consumerism, on view until Sept. 2. It’s the last exhibition conceived by the late Kwakwaka’wakw artist, activist and chief, who worried what capitalism’s ravenous appetite would mean for the world.
The Winnipeg Art Gallery is presenting Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada, which brings together work by contemporary artists from India and artists of Indian heritage who live in Canada. It's on until Sept. 8.
And at the Glenbow in Calgary, a big draw is acclaimed American artist Nick Cave's show, Feat, which runs until Sept. 22. Cave, who is based in Chicago, presents his signature sound suits, among other works. I can't wait to read the review by Dick Averns, which we'll publish in the next issue of Galleries West.
In this issue, you can check out a review of Procession, a show by prominent South African artist William Kentridge, at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton. We also look at a shows about seasonal change and trench art made by soldiers during the First World War, as well as artists Rochelle Goldberg, Cory Trépanier and Philip Kanwischer.
And, hey, enjoy your next dip in the lake.
Until next time,
CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE: Stacey Abramson, Dick Averns, Agnieszka Matejko, Adam Whitford