American Poetry is a previously unreleased body of work by photographer Brendon Burton, documenting roadside signage as works of art. Taken over the course of 5 years around the United States, this series is a study on Americana, media culture, and propaganda.
ART & PHOTOGRAPHY
Images of Lockdown
Toronto-based photographer Cody Rooney explores the desolation of inner-city life during the first wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in his series “Images of Lockdown”.
Lee Bae’s Union
UNION is the first solo exhibition by South Korean artist Lee Bae in Canada. With a focus on the artist’s Issu du feu (Emerging From Fire) series from 1999-2000, the exhibition spans a variety of different non-traditional media.
Telfar Dreams
Although 2020 came with a lot of turmoil – it was also the year that Telfar, the New York-based label founded by Telfar Clemens, finally got the recognition it deserved.
The Otherwordly Visual Poetry of Guillaume Amat
Guillaume Amat is a french photographer based in Paris whose photographic practice is dedicated to long-term projects which produce distinct photographic narratives.
The Distorted Surrealist Artwork of Naji Chalhoub
Naji Chalhoub is best known for his affective, scribbled line drawings of seemingly torturous subjects whose hollowed-out eyes, sinister smiles, and gaping screams unsettle the viewer.