Recently added articles from C: International Contemporary Art:
Off grid.(EDITORIAL)
Sep 22, 2009; ... This issue is organized around the idea of "art infrastructure," or the systems and structures that facilitate the production and presentation of contemporary art. They include galleries, artist-run centres and temporary exhibition spaces, public art initiatives such as Toronto's Nuit ...
Everything all at once.
Sep 22, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Creating a gallery based on inclusivity is thus in some sense creating a space that is already doomed to fail according to a certain set of standards. The underlying paradoxical, democracy-negating idea is that if a space lets everybody in nobody will want ...
Call to order.(ARTIST CENTREFOLD)
Sep 22, 2009; ... Call to Order is the musical sound of an artist-run centre. Using the minutes from board meetings as the harmonic framework for a potential musical score, Call to Order is a proposition: What might an artist-run centre sound like if it operated in the minor mode? An artist-run ...
Beyond the hype: Nuit Blanche in the "Creative City".
Sep 22, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The "Creative City" has become a common byword in today's increasingly globalized world. Metropolitan centres the world over are mobilizing their cultural resources in a bid to brand themselves as global "cultural" cities, with hopes that this strategy ...
A sea of contingencies: Vancouver's domestic interventions.
Sep 22, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Federal elections, Olympic ceremonies, the actions of a unit of sharp shooters, a theater premiere--all count as public events. Other events of overwhelming public significance, such as child rearing, factory work, and watching television within one's own ...