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Norval Morrisseau’s family seeks to restore late artist’s legacy, worth after police unravel fraud scheme
A man walks past "Androgyny'" by Norval Morrisseau (right) during a media tour of the Canadian and Indigenous Art: 1968 to Present at the National Gallery of Canada's contemporary art galleries Tuesday May 2, 2017 in Ottawa. More than a year after police in Ontario unravelled a massive art fraud involving the works of Morrisseau, the late Indigenous artist's family and estate say they're still paying the price for the decades-long scheme.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
arts
Calgary’s Arts Commons to receive historic $75-million donation
Alex Sarian and Dave Werklund_Arts Commons Exterior_Photo by Will Young.jpg Photos of Alex Sarian and Dave Werklund
opinion
Calgary’s Arts Commons advances its revitalization into downtown hub with $75-million donation
Alex Bozikovic
politics
Massive Norval Morrisseau art fraud hits Winnipeg’s leading gallery WAG-Qaumajuq
An image of a fake Norval Morrisseau painting called Astral Plain Scouts included in an agreed statement of facts for fraudster David Voss. Image provided to The Globe and Mail by Morrisseau Art Consulting Inc.
opinion
Cover to cover: On the joys of marathon readings
Linda Besner
art and architecture
In St. Anne’s fire, Canada lost the only known ecclesiastical art by Group of Seven
Kate Taylor
world
King Charles painting vandalized by animal rights activists
A handout photograph taken and released on June 11, 2024 by British animal activist movement Animal Rising shows the new official portrait of King Charles III, painted by British artist Jonathan Yeo, covered with the face of animation character Wallace, as the painting was displayed at the Philip Mould gallery, on Pall Mall, central London. Protestors on June 11, 2024 covered an official portrait of King Charles III with the face of the eccentric, cheese-loving animation character Wallace to campaign for better animal welfare on farms. Activists said the protest was aimed at raising awareness about practises at Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) certified farms. (Photo by Animal Rising / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Animal Rising " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / (Photo by -/Animal Rising/AFP via Getty Images)
arts
Judy Chartrand, Nico Williams among six finalists for Sobey Art Award
A display of photographic banners by artist Genevieve Cadieux on the outside of the National Gallery of Canada, Friday, July 16, 2021. Photos by Ashley Fraser, Globe and Mail
canada
Rector of St. Anne’s says Toronto church will ‘work towards rebuilding’ from fire
An aerial view of the fire damaged St. Anne's Anglican Church, in Toronto, Monday June 10, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Loss of historic St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto ‘catastrophe for Canadian architecture’
St. Anne's Church at 270 Gladstone Ave. in Toronto, which is unique for its Byzantine-style dome and Group of Seven paintings featured throughout the church, photographed on March 04, 2012. St. Anne’s Anglican Church was built in 1907-08 in a Byzantine Revival style. In 1998, it was designated as a National Historic Site. The most impressive feature of the church is the series of mural paintings that decorate the dome and chancel. These works executed in 1923 by ten Toronto artists, including three members of the Group of Seven – J.E.H. MacDonald, F.H. Varley and Frank Carmichael. (Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Magical thinking: On artistic inspiration in the age of AI
Michael Harris
canada
Mastermind of massive art fraud knocking off Norval Morrisseau works pleads guilty
"Salmon Life Giving Spawn" a painting attributed to famous Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is photographed on Jan 22, 2024. The painting on exhibit at the Ontario Legislature, is believed to have characteristics that are in keeping with artwork seized by the Ontario Provincial Police as part of an art fraud investigation. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
arts
Paul Genest is the new chair of the National Gallery of Canada’s board of trustees
Newly appointed chair of the National Gallery of Canada's board of trustees Paul Genest pose for a portrait May 31, 2024 at the National Gallery in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
art and architecture
Miles Greenberg, who uses his body as his canvas, makes Canadian debut at the AGO
01_Greenberg, Miles_Fountain I_2022_ Worthless Studios, Brooklyn, NY_Photo by Maria Baranova, courtesy of the artist
style advisor
Anne Low collaboration with Loewe brings textiles to life in Milan exhibit
Ann Low
review
Beauty and history meet in June Clark’s autobiographical work
Kate Taylor
politics
Nunavut MP concerned about imitations of Inuit art, says legislative response worth exploring
NDP MP Lori Idlout speaks in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
art and architecture
Auction house to sell collection of Torben Kristiansen, a fighter pilot turned art dealer
Torben V. Kristiansen as a member of the Royal Danish Air Force Courtesy of the family of Torben V. Kristiansen
world
King Charles’ portrait, and other official paintings that have caused controversy
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Artist Jonathan Yeo and King Charles III stand in front of the portrait of the King Charles III by artist Jonathan Yeo as it is unveiled in the blue drawing room at Buckingham Palace on May 14, 2024 in London, England. The portrait was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then Prince of Wales's 50 years as a member of The Drapers' Company in 2022. The artwork depicts the King wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was made Regimental Colonel in 1975. The canvas size - approximately 8.5 by 6.5 feet when framed - was carefully considered to fit within the architecture of Drapers' Hall and the context of the paintings it will eventually hang alongside. Jonathan Yeo had four sittings with the King, beginning when he was Prince of Wales in June 2021 at Highgrove, and later at Clarence House. The last sitting took place in November 2023 at Clarence House. Yeo also worked from drawings and photographs he took, allowing him to work on the portrait in his London studio between sittings. (Photo by Aaron Chown-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
opinion
King Charles’s portrait faces tough crowd in the age of Instagram and Photoshop
Kate Taylor
opinion
Canadian Canoe Museum’s new home is designed to ‘pull you outside’
Alex Bozikovic
world
King Charles unveils first official portrait since coronation
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Artist Jonathan Yeo and King Charles III stand in front of the portrait of the King Charles III by artist Jonathan Yeo as it is unveiled in the blue drawing room at Buckingham Palace on May 14, 2024 in London, England. The portrait was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then Prince of Wales's 50 years as a member of The Drapers' Company in 2022. The artwork depicts the King wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was made Regimental Colonel in 1975. The canvas size - approximately 8.5 by 6.5 feet when framed - was carefully considered to fit within the architecture of Drapers' Hall and the context of the paintings it will eventually hang alongside. Jonathan Yeo had four sittings with the King, beginning when he was Prince of Wales in June 2021 at Highgrove, and later at Clarence House. The last sitting took place in November 2023 at Clarence House. Yeo also worked from drawings and photographs he took, allowing him to work on the portrait in his London studio between sittings. (Photo by Aaron Chown-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
world
Mona Lisa’s mysterious background decrypted by art-loving geologist
FILE - Journalists walk past Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa during a visit of the Louvre museum Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the techniques that Leonardo da Vinci used to paint his groundbreaking portrait of the woman with the exquisitely enigmatic smile. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
art and architecture
Imitation art is everywhere - and it’s hurting the livelihoods of Inuit artists who make the real thing
OTTAWA — July Papatsie, an Inuk carver, spoke about his work and demonstrate how he does his soft stone and bone carvings at the Isaruit Inuit Arts space in the Rideau Community Hub Thursday, April 11, 2024. Photo by Ashley Fraser, Globe and Mail
style advisor
The artisans of Oaxaca
Obakki Press Trip / Oaxaca, Mexico 2024. Doña Viviana Alávez (pictured) uses wax to create intricate floral candles
style advisor
A guide to Bath for lovers of Bridgerton and British design
Left: Bath’s Pulteney Bridge crosses over the River Avon. Right: the Royal Crescent in Bath.
art and architecture
Eight must-see exhibits at the 2024 Venice Biennale
Goose! (still) Note that The black above and below the scrolling video in Goose! is part of the work. Ydessa Hendeles, Goose! (still), 2023 Video with sound Found documentary footage, dated March 1939, from Munkács, Hungary Sequence of moving images, looped and paired with a recording of “Oyfn Pripetchik,” a Yiddish folksong published in 1899 by Mark Warshawsky (1848–1907), performed by Michał Hochman (Polish-American, b. 1944) Display dimensions: 36 x 65 cm (14 x 25 inches) Courtesy the Artist © Ydessa Hendeles
art and architecture
Artist Dina Goldstein alleges she was cut from show after voicing support for Israel
1 _IN THE DOLLHOUSE_Dina Goldstein_BedroomMagazines.jpg. Cutline: Works from In the Dollhouse, a photography series by artist Dina Goldstein, were cut from a show at the Centre for International Contemporary Art in Vancouver. Credit: courtesy Dina Goldstein rv-goldstein
arts
Highlights from the 2024 Met Gala exhibit Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute gala exhibit, "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
review
Contact photography festival probes identity from Turkestan to Manhattan
AgaKhan_2024_AlmagulMenlibayeva_Outdoor2_AishaBibi2010-MySilKRoadToYou Rv-contact-0503 ... an advance piece about the Contact photography festival 2024 Almagul Menlibayeva, Aisha Bibi, 2010, from the series My Silk Road to You. Courtesy of the artist
world
Looted gold, royal treasures go on show back home in Ghana
Looted artefacts returned by British and American museums are displayed to the public for the first time at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, Ghana, May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko
art and architecture
In Venice, Canadian artists add their projects to a crowded Biennale
Goose! (still) Note that The black above and below the scrolling video in Goose! is part of the work. Ydessa Hendeles, Goose! (still), 2023 Video with sound Found documentary footage, dated March 1939, from Munkács, Hungary Sequence of moving images, looped and paired with a recording of “Oyfn Pripetchik,” a Yiddish folksong published in 1899 by Mark Warshawsky (1848–1907), performed by Michał Hochman (Polish-American, b. 1944) Display dimensions: 36 x 65 cm (14 x 25 inches) Courtesy the Artist © Ydessa Hendeles
analysis
Strike reveals deep class divide at AGO
Kate Taylor
canada
Great Reads: The rise of PWHL’s Sarah Nurse; why Iran is provoking Jordan; Trans Mountain’s future
TORONTO, CANADA - FEBRUARY 16: Sarah Nurse #20 of Toronto greets fans before playing Montreal during their PWHL hockey game at Scotiabank Arena on February 16, 2024 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
film review
Zendaya shines in tennis-world love triangle Challengers
C_00654_R Zendaya stars as Tashi and Josh O’Connor as Patrick in director Luca Guadagnino’s CHALLENGERS An Amazon MGM Studios film Photo credit: Niko Tavernise © 2024 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.
life
What does it mean to look at a painting? One artist uses eye-tracking software to find out
Vickie Vainionpää’s Gaze Paintings on display at Olga Korper Gallery. The artists used eye-movement tracking software to inspire the series.