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

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April 20, 2016

The ROM exhibition succeeds in presenting tattooing as a near-universal transcultural practice.

The ROM exhibition succeeds in presenting tattooing as a near-universal transcultural practice.

ROM exhibition takes detailed look at tattoos across cultures and continents

April 15, 2016

Don Cheadle directs and stars in Miles Ahead, that focuses on two or three days in the legendary life of Miles Davis.

Don Cheadle directs and stars in Miles Ahead, that focuses on two or three days in the legendary life of Miles Davis.

Miles Ahead: Biopic fails to convey significance of Miles Davis’ life

April 14, 2016

Stephan Jost, seen on Tuesday at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, will take the helm as the AGO’s president on Monday.

Stephan Jost, seen on Tuesday at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, will take the helm as the AGO’s president on Monday.

Stephan Jost sees only possibilities as he prepares for his first day as director of the AGO

April 1, 2016

Joshua Basseches, the new CEO and President of the Royal Ontario museum, shows off the soon-to-open Tattoos: Ritual. Identity. Obsession. Art. exhibit at the museum on March 31 2016.

Joshua Basseches, the new CEO and President of the Royal Ontario museum, shows off the soon-to-open Tattoos: Ritual. Identity. Obsession. Art. exhibit at the museum on March 31 2016.

New ROM CEO Joshua Basseches isn’t fazed by the major institution’s debt

April 1, 2016

Chantal Pontbriand outlined a jaw-droppingly ambitious, multi-faceted program for the Museum of Contemporary Art_Toronto_Canada earlier this week. Five of Tower Automotive Building’s 10 storeys will be dedicated to the museum, she announced, and they would be ready for visitors May 2, 2017.

Chantal Pontbriand outlined a jaw-droppingly ambitious, multi-faceted program for the Museum of Contemporary Art_Toronto_Canada earlier this week. Five of Tower Automotive Building’s 10 storeys will be dedicated to the museum, she announced, and they would be ready for visitors May 2, 2017.

Chantal Pontbriand has big plans to turn MOCCA into a new institution

March 29, 2016

Totalling almost 5,200 square metres (including basement space), the occupancy is double what MoCCA initially indicated would be its footprint last June.

Totalling almost 5,200 square metres (including basement space), the occupancy is double what MoCCA initially indicated would be its footprint last June.

Toronto’s MoCCA gets new name, location and vision

March 25, 2016

Sarah Anne Johnson Glitter Bomb, 2013 chromogenic print with glitter 48 x 90 in.

Sarah Anne Johnson Glitter Bomb, 2013 chromogenic print with glitter 48 x 90 in.

The glory and grot of outdoor festivals, through Sarah Anne Johnson's lens

March 16, 2016

Michel de Broin’s sculpture One Thousand Speculations in David Pecaut Square at Luminato in 2013.

Michel de Broin’s sculpture One Thousand Speculations in David Pecaut Square at Luminato in 2013.

Luminato appoints Australian programmer as new artistic director

March 11, 2016

Nan Goldin’s 1973 Picnic on the Esplanade, Boston.

Nan Goldin’s 1973 Picnic on the Esplanade, Boston.

You’ll leave AGO’s Outsiders with eyes and mind full and satisfied

March 7, 2016

Edward Burtynsky gained international attention with his photographs of man’s desecration of the environment.

Edward Burtynsky gained international attention with his photographs of man’s desecration of the environment.

Eclectic Canadian artists honoured by Governor-General’s Awards

March 4, 2016

Leslie Hewitt’s Collective Stance is one of three new solo exhibitions on at the Power Plant.

Leslie Hewitt’s Collective Stance is one of three new solo exhibitions on at the Power Plant.

Toronto’s Power Plant’s new exhibitions cement its status as Canada’s home for bold new visions

March 4, 2016

Mountains May Depart expertly balances the micro and the macro, the onrush of the new and the tug of tradition here, blanketing the proceedings with a pall of melancholy.

Mountains May Depart expertly balances the micro and the macro, the onrush of the new and the tug of tradition here, blanketing the proceedings with a pall of melancholy.

Mountains May Depart: Jia Zhang-ke’s intimate film is as big as China itself

March 3, 2016

Chinese film director Jia Zhang-ke, who has won honours at Cannes and Venice for films such as A Touch of Sin and Still Life, is photographed on Sept. 14, 2015.

Chinese film director Jia Zhang-ke, who has won honours at Cannes and Venice for films such as A Touch of Sin and Still Life, is photographed on Sept. 14, 2015.

Jia Zhang-ke’s latest work reflects ambitious filmmaker’s life in China

February 19, 2016

Wendy Snyder MacNeil’s series of images of tinkers in Ireland is part of the exhibit at the Ryerson Image Centre.

Wendy Snyder MacNeil’s series of images of tinkers in Ireland is part of the exhibit at the Ryerson Image Centre.

Humanism at the heart of Ryerson’s Wendy Snyder MacNeil exhibit

February 12, 2016

A.O. Scott has been a New York Times film critic for 16 years.

A.O. Scott has been a New York Times film critic for 16 years.

Review: In Better Living Through Criticism, A.O. Scott mounts a defence of his profession

February 7, 2016

Jutai Toonoo.

Jutai Toonoo.

Jutai Toonoo: Inuit sculptor went against the grain

February 4, 2016

This twilight shot is part of an exhibition of ‘muta-morphosis’ photos by Murat Germen that is taking place at the Aga Khan Museum.

This twilight shot is part of an exhibition of ‘muta-morphosis’ photos by Murat Germen that is taking place at the Aga Khan Museum.

Aga Khan Museum features Murat Germen's images of Toronto, Istanbul

February 2, 2016

Avrom Isaacs, Isaacs Gallery owner, August 24, 1978.

Avrom Isaacs, Isaacs Gallery owner, August 24, 1978.

Gallerist Avrom Isaacs was a ‘kingpin’ of Canadian art

January 15, 2016

Av Isaacs developed a taste for Inuit art, mounting his first exhibition of it in 1967 and founding the Innuit Gallery three years later.

Av Isaacs developed a taste for Inuit art, mounting his first exhibition of it in 1967 and founding the Innuit Gallery three years later.

Av Isaacs, leading art dealer in contemporary Canadian art, dies at 89

January 15, 2016

Installation technicians Ruth Jones and Ben Oakley install Claes Oldenburg’s Floor Burger at the Art Gallery of Ontario on January 12, 2016.

Installation technicians Ruth Jones and Ben Oakley install Claes Oldenburg’s Floor Burger at the Art Gallery of Ontario on January 12, 2016.

It’s a whopper all right: Floor Burger returns to the AGO