In Venice May 31
On newsstands June 3
In this issue: Shary Boyle, Julia Dault, Karel Funk, Tim Gardner,
Charles Stankievech, and more
On May 31, Border Crossings launches a Special Issue at the 55th Venice Biennale.
The issue will feature an engaging interview with Shary Boyle, who is representing Canada. With her in the magazine is a stunning array of Canadian artists including Julia Dault, Karel Funk, Tim Gardner, Sky Glabush, Sarah Anne Johnson, Michael Morris, Charles Stankievech, Beth Stuart, Jutai Toonoo, and Janet Werner, among others.
“The quality of the work you’ll find in this issue speaks to the high level of maturity Canadian art has achieved,” Border Crossings’ Editor Meeka Walsh noted. “It’s with great pride that we are bringing these accomplished artists to an international art audience.”
Issue 126 features:
BORDERNOTES
Meeka Walsh’s poetic consideration of Peter Handke’s biography of his mother, A Sorrow Beyond Dreams. “He’s working against expediency, against the natural inclination for ease, retreat and protection, and gathering the pieces out of which to make a biography sufficient to remember. Putting in place the person he can remember, and wary of the effects of his making.”
BORDERCOLUMN
Robert Enright muses about the powerful, timely documentary, Spring and Arnaud, directed by Marcia Connolly and Katherine Knight. “Spring and Arnaud demonstrates that the past can be made a living thing…all histories recognize that what is lost can be given new life in the present.”
BORDERVIEWS
Paul Cherwick, Claire Blanchet and Heather O’Neill, Patrick Mahon, and Laura Marotta.
INTERVIEWS
Shary Boyle: the exclusive interview with the Venice Biennale’s Canadian representative on her vision, creation, and fruition of her exceptional new work. Julia Dault discusses her natural evolution from successful art critic to critically acclaimed artist.
Karel Funk on his mysterious hooded, faceless subjects, and his acknowledged debt to Renaissance portrait painters.
Charles Stankievech: the artist/researcher, writer/publisher, and critic/curator talks about “the DEW Project,” and “Magnetic Norths,” his merging of art and science and the other-wordly works that result.
ESSAY
Daniel Baird’s carefully considered essay on The Ineluctable East; rich with exotic contradictions and enticements.
ARTICLES
John Kissick’s smart and provocative thoughts on Janet Werner’s recent paintings; Gary Michael Dault on rising artist Beth Stuart and her highly crafted art; Robin Laurence on one of Canada’s most historically significant and at the same time contemporary artists, Michael Morris; Lee Henderson on Tim Gardner‘s breathtakingly fine watercolour works, E C Woodley on Sky Glabush‘s endless transformations.
PORTFOLIOS
Portfolios featuring new work by Jutai Toonoo, featuring an introduction by Sarah Milroy, and Winnipeg artist Sarah Anne Johnson, introduced by Editor Meeka Walsh.
POETRY by Catherine Greenwood
An extensive Crossovers section including Kelly Richardson, Melanie Authier, Janet Cardiff, Jon Sasaki, Patrick Howlett, Emmy Skensved, Cliff Eyland, Kelly Jazvac and Kelly Wood, Gerard Byrne, Garry Neill Kennedy, and NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, “Border Cultures: Part One (homes, land),” and “Natural Motif: Lorraine Gilbert and Natasha Mazurka.”
Border Crossings launches a new website
Border Crossings is also launching a new website on May 31. It will offer a complete index of all work published in the magazine since its inception in 1977. This is a valuable academic research tool as well as an important resource for collectors, curators, artists and all art aficionados. This newly designed site will feature selections from published issues, fresh content and ongoing news updates. ”Shopping” online will be simple and the magazine will now offer advertisers a broader audience reach through an online presence.
Watch for Border Crossings‘ new website launching on May 31 and order your subscription, which will begin with this new Special Issue, or find us on newsstands across Canada.
For additional images, please contact Travis Cole at info [at] bordercrossingsmag.com.
