Artexte’s permanent collection is alive! It is activated through public events in support of new research, writing, as well as creating new artworks and publications around visual and print culture. Artexte aims to be inclusive of all visual cultures existing across contemporary art communities. Our on-site and virtual offerings include conferences, workshops, artist talks, performances, film screenings, as well as many interinstitutional collaborations and off-site activities.
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During his residency in November 2007, Ryan Rice will investigate the notion of Two-Spirits, a term usually associated with people who embody both masculinity and femininity. This notion recently became commonly used within the Aboriginal LGBT communities of North America.…Artists’ Publications in Canada
Beyond the book form, artists publications represent a variety of formats, including printed matter as well as projects for radio and television. Ms. Thurmann-Jajes’ research to be conducted in September 2007 is also concerned with the dissemination networks involving these…Art practices with impaired coefficients of artistic visibility
Invited as researcher-in-residence at Artexte Information Centre, Stephen Wright’s writing and research focuses on art practices with low coefficients of artistic visibility, raising the possibility of a new status for art – in the absence of artworks, authorship or spectatorship.…Sound in Canadian Contemporary Art
Nicole Gingras investigates how audio practices are used and developed in the Candian art context, and how they link to interdisciplinary forms such as performance, video, sculpture, sound environment , web and radio art. Today, while the use of sound…
