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James Adams is a former national arts correspondent for The Globe and Mail.

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June 20, 2024

FILE - Actor Donald Sutherland appears at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2017. Sutherland, the towering Canadian actor whose career spanned "M.A.S.H." to "The Hunger Games," has died at 88. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Actor Donald Sutherland appears at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2017. Sutherland, the towering Canadian actor whose career spanned "M.A.S.H." to "The Hunger Games," has died at 88. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Donald Sutherland was cinema’s Canadian chameleon

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January 6, 2023

Artist Michael Snow poses for a photo in his exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, Tuesday June 17, 2012. Snow's exhibition is part of the Gershon Iskowitz Prize for lifetime achievement. Photo by Brett Gundlock / The Globe and Mail

Artist Michael Snow poses for a photo in his exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, Tuesday June 17, 2012. Snow's exhibition is part of the Gershon Iskowitz Prize for lifetime achievement. Photo by Brett Gundlock / The Globe and Mail

Renowned artist Michael Snow mixed conceptualist coups with witty populism in his long career

11 min read

July 14, 2017

Jean-Pierre Léaud in La mort de Louis XIV [The Death of Louis XIV].

Jean-Pierre Léaud in La mort de Louis XIV [The Death of Louis XIV].

Review: The Death of Louis XIV is contemplative cinema at its best

March 9, 2017

Rising film director and writer Johnny Ma, 34, is photographed during a Globe and Mail interview during Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2016.

Rising film director and writer Johnny Ma, 34, is photographed during a Globe and Mail interview during Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2016.

Director Johnny Ma embraces fear in his film career

November 18, 2016

Harris was a ferociously prolific painter, but his work isn’t strongly represented in U.S. private and public collections. By contrast, Canadian collections are rich with Harris paintings.

Harris was a ferociously prolific painter, but his work isn’t strongly represented in U.S. private and public collections. By contrast, Canadian collections are rich with Harris paintings.

Lawren Harris’s iconic Mountain Forms could go to an American at auction

November 17, 2016

This file photo taken on November 15, 2016 shows a book of drawings from Vincent Van Gogh displayed during a press conference at the architecture academy in Paris.

This file photo taken on November 15, 2016 shows a book of drawings from Vincent Van Gogh displayed during a press conference at the architecture academy in Paris.

Van Gogh sketchbook publisher calls for public debate over authenticity

November 16, 2016

Art historian and Van Gogh specialist Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov poses with the book Vincent Van Gogh The lost Arles Sketchbook. Some art experts dispute that a book of previously unpublished drawings are authentic.

Art historian and Van Gogh specialist Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov poses with the book Vincent Van Gogh The lost Arles Sketchbook. Some art experts dispute that a book of previously unpublished drawings are authentic.

Van Gogh canon has long history of disputes

November 16, 2016

Last year, Wolfang Tillmans received one of the world’s most prestigious photography awards: the Hasselblad Award.

Last year, Wolfang Tillmans received one of the world’s most prestigious photography awards: the Hasselblad Award.

For photographer Wolfgang Tillmans, politics and art are inseparable

November 15, 2016

Vincent Van Gogh: The Lost Arles Sketchbook reveals an unknown collection of 65 Van Gogh drawings done in Provence from spring 1888 to spring 1889.

Vincent Van Gogh: The Lost Arles Sketchbook reveals an unknown collection of 65 Van Gogh drawings done in Provence from spring 1888 to spring 1889.

Van Gogh’s long-lost sketches draw a clearer picture of his wild years in Provence

November 11, 2016

Leonard Cohen performs at the Glastonbury Festival 2008 in Somerset, southwest England, June 29, 2008.

Leonard Cohen performs at the Glastonbury Festival 2008 in Somerset, southwest England, June 29, 2008.

Leonard Cohen pulled people into his universe and made it hard to let go

November 9, 2016

The north face of the Royal Ontario Museum, showing the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal addition.

The north face of the Royal Ontario Museum, showing the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal addition.

Royal Ontario Museum offers apology for ‘racist’ African exhibition

November 1, 2016

Jeremy Shaw.

Jeremy Shaw.

B.C.-born artist Jeremy Shaw wins 2016 Sobey Art Award

October 26, 2016

This year’s Art Toronto fair will feature 124 exhibitors, about 10 per cent higher, than in 2015, with expectations that attendance will surpass last year’s record 21,000.

This year’s Art Toronto fair will feature 124 exhibitors, about 10 per cent higher, than in 2015, with expectations that attendance will surpass last year’s record 21,000.

Art Toronto — steadily growing since 2000 — is still about the community

October 25, 2016

Luce Lebart, 45, director of the new Canadian Photography Institute, holds up a daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes in the photography vault at the National Gallery of Canada on Friday.

Luce Lebart, 45, director of the new Canadian Photography Institute, holds up a daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes in the photography vault at the National Gallery of Canada on Friday.

Canadian Photography Institute director Luce Lebart’s ‘love affair’ with the medium

October 21, 2016

Mystical Landscapes - AGO Eugene Jansson Dawn over Riddarfjarden 1899 Oil on canvas 150 x 201 cm Collection of Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde

Mystical Landscapes - AGO Eugene Jansson Dawn over Riddarfjarden 1899 Oil on canvas 150 x 201 cm Collection of Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde

AGO’s Mystical Landscapes is a feast for the senses and the soul

October 16, 2016

Maamoun Abdulkarim is photographed during a visit to Toronto to deliver the second annual Aga Khan Museum Annual Lecture.

Maamoun Abdulkarim is photographed during a visit to Toronto to deliver the second annual Aga Khan Museum Annual Lecture.

Fate of Aleppo weighs heavily on Syrian archeologist

October 14, 2016

Bowl, probably Homs, Syria, 25 BCE, glass, mosaic

Bowl, probably Homs, Syria, 25 BCE, glass, mosaic

Aga Khan Museum exhibit explores Syria's diverse cultures

September 23, 2016

Annie Pootoogook’s art wielded a matter-of-fact, almost deadpan style to closely depict all facets of modern Inuit life.

Annie Pootoogook’s art wielded a matter-of-fact, almost deadpan style to closely depict all facets of modern Inuit life.

Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook’s body found in Ottawa river

September 23, 2016

The Aga Khan Museum is participating at Nuit Blanche for the first time this year. The museum itself will open, free of charge, from 6 to 11 p.m., but there will also be two installations running outdoors at the Aga Khan Park until 6 a.m.

The Aga Khan Museum is participating at Nuit Blanche for the first time this year. The museum itself will open, free of charge, from 6 to 11 p.m., but there will also be two installations running outdoors at the Aga Khan Park until 6 a.m.

Nuit Blanche offering Toronto a leaner selection of dusk-to-dawn art projects

September 23, 2016

La Paix ramenant l’abondance by Élisabeth Louise Vigée – 1780, oil on canvas, 102 x 133 –

La Paix ramenant l’abondance by Élisabeth Louise Vigée – 1780, oil on canvas, 102 x 133 –

After big summer show, National Gallery predicts more triumphs ahead