Art, Music & Pop Culture

Blazing Figures: A Life of Robert Markle

The visual artist Robert Markle (1936–90) was a Mohawk from southern Ontario who believed “people should be aware [that] you can be a Native Canadian and still understand [that] Christopher Wren is wonderful and Rembrandt ... Read More »

August 3, 2010 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Queer Film Classics: Trash

By Jon Davies

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, notes author Jon Davies in his new study of the counterculture classic Trash, a 1970 film produced by Andy Warhol and directed by Paul Morrissey. But what it ... Read More »

February 25, 2010 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Joan & Goodridge: My Life with Goodridge Roberts

By Joan Roberts

The fact that the name Alan Jarvis now rings few bells in Canada is one reason that Bringing Art to Life, a stylish and beautifully researched biography by Andrew Horrall, is so important. Jarvis – ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Bringing Art to Life: A Biography of Alan Jarvis

By Andrew Horrall

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Hot Potatoe: Fine Ahtwerks 2001–2008

By Marc Bell

The most fascinating thing about Marc Bell’s Hot Potatoe is the stream-of-consciousness artistic sensibility that permeates every page, from the cover to the contents to the numerous essays within. Nonsensical words, doodles, and character drawings ... Read More »

December 21, 2009 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

A Fine Line: Scratchboard Illustrations by Scott McKowen

By Scott McKowen

There has long existed a relationship between commercial and fine art, notes Christopher Newton, artistic director of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Shaw Festival, in the introduction to this book of over 200 graphic images by illustrator Scott McKowen, ... Read More »

December 17, 2009 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Canuck Rock: A History of Canadian Popular Music

By Ryan Edwardson

Canadians are accustomed to dealing with the question of national identity. It is commonly held that ours is a country of regions held together with a tiny dollop of national glue. In Canuck Rock, historian ... Read More »

October 15, 2009 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti

By Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain

Contemporary knit culture embraces dichotomy – blending tradition with subversion, feminism with domesticity, art with craft – so knitters might see no contradiction in a how-to guide for knit graffiti. In Yarn Bombing, authors Mandy ... Read More »

October 15, 2009 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

This Book Is Broken: A Broken Social Scene Story

By Stuart Berman

September 2009 will mark a decade since the inception of Broken Social Scene, a pillar of the Toronto indie-rock community. Eye Weekly online editor Stuart Berman chronicles the group from its unassuming beginnings to its ... Read More »

August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

The Sheikh’s Batmobile: In Pursuit of American Pop Culture in the Muslim World

By Richard Poplak

Contemporary cultural criticism and immersive journalism often take the form of a road trip, albeit to places a little off the tourist track. In The Sheikh’s Batmobile, author Richard Poplak scores some heavy frequent-flier miles ... Read More »

July 3, 2009 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

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