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From surreal to fabulous

A shocking philosophy’s descent into kitsch

June 17, 2009
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Personal history gets political

Facebook affiliation leads to art project’s cancellation

June 3, 2009
Tom of Finland’s XXL pleasures
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Tom of Finland’s XXL pleasures

April 23, 2009
AIDS in the mirror at Hot Docs
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AIDS in the mirror at Hot Docs

Delight in life meets outrage in John Greyson’s Fig Trees

April 21, 2009
Video art: Shadow on the Prairie
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Video art: Shadow on the Prairie

Deanna Bowen is lost in a vast landscape

April 8, 2009
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Art review: Funkaesthetics
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Art review: Funkaesthetics

Fun is the best revenge

March 11, 2009
Art needs a frame
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Art needs a frame

The new AGO is a stunning showcase for Canadian art

November 19, 2008
Pop! Bam! Wow!
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Pop! Bam! Wow!

Page-turning design from Chip Kidd

October 22, 2008
Nuit Blanche: yours to discover
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Nuit Blanche: yours to discover

Artistic rambles on an autumn eve

September 24, 2008
The sublime style of Yves St Laurent
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Staggering gorgeousness

September 10, 2008
Contact fest: Vintage SM
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Contact fest: Vintage SM

Freedom through slavery

April 23, 2008
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Shocking developments
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Shocking developments

April 23, 2008
Art review: Nina Levitt
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Art review: Nina Levitt

The molecules of history

March 12, 2008
Film review: Black White & Gray
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Film review: Black White & Gray

The man behind Mapplethorpe

February 13, 2008
Art review: Stephen Andrews and Andrea Bower
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Art review: Stephen Andrews and Andrea Bower

Ferocious political art

January 16, 2008
Art review: Kris Knight
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Art review: Kris Knight

How We Quit the Forest

December 19, 2007
BOOK: Pierre et Gilles
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BOOK: Pierre et Gilles

Cool camp to hot sex

December 4, 2007
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