Monthly Archives: December 2018

Sound your barbaric yawp: Heather Hart’s Northern Oracle

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Bart Gazzola

She’s convinced of her own legitimacy, her right to pronounce: I and my kind are here on sufferance. (Atwood) Heather Hart began her artist talk, on the evening that Northern Oracle opened at RHAC, with a game of “telephone.” It … Continue reading →

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June-Etta Chenard: depth and meaning

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Bart Gazzola

In a recent conversation about the downtown of STC, we all agreed that many of the spaces along St. Paul offer interesting and engaging art works (frequently for sale). As I was enjoying June-Etta Chenard’s latest exhibition in the city … Continue reading →

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Laika: the more one comes to know men, the more one comes to admire the dog

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Bart Gazzola

Teach us to care and not to care (T.S. Eliot, Ash Wednesday) As 2018 comes to an end and I struggle to finish a few articles about exhibitions ongoing and opening, I did not intend to become distracted by Victor … Continue reading →

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Lucia Lakatos: “…impossible to say which was which…”

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Bart Gazzola

“Fly [the dog] decided to speak very slowly, for it was a cold fact of nature that sheep were stupid and no one would ever persuade her otherwise….The sheep spoke very slowly, for it was a cold fact of nature … Continue reading →

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