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

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March 4, 2015

<p>Rafael Goldchain, Angela Grauerholz and Isabelle Hayeur, left to right, are finalists for this year's Scotiabank Photography Award.</p>

<p>Rafael Goldchain, Angela Grauerholz and Isabelle Hayeur, left to right, are finalists for this year's Scotiabank Photography Award.</p>

Meet the photographers competing for this year’s $50,000 Scotiabank Photography Award

March 3, 2015

Detail of Quebec Farm by Cornelius David Krieghoff.

Detail of Quebec Farm by Cornelius David Krieghoff.

Canadiana up for auction in London on preview at Toronto’s Gardiner Museum

February 22, 2015

Toronto’s Richmond-Adelaide Centre is hosting a digital installation by artist Tracey Emin called I Promise to Love You.

Toronto’s Richmond-Adelaide Centre is hosting a digital installation by artist Tracey Emin called I Promise to Love You.

Emin’s I Promise to Love You: A hypnotically involving digital display

February 18, 2015

The Church of Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana is not, as originally reported, a piece by Francesco Guardi.

The Church of Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana is not, as originally reported, a piece by Francesco Guardi.

Stolen U of T painting was by unknown artist, not Francesco Guardi

February 18, 2015

Memory Unearthed is likely the most comprehensive solo showcase ever of Henryk Rozencwaijg-Ross’s complex oeuvre.

Memory Unearthed is likely the most comprehensive solo showcase ever of Henryk Rozencwaijg-Ross’s complex oeuvre.

An all-seeing I: A closer look at the AGO’s sombre Lodz Ghetto photo exhibit

February 15, 2015

Titled The Greeks – Agamemnon to Alexander the Great, the exhibition being billed as the largest showcase of ancient Greek artifacts ever to tour North America. Carefully culled from the collections of more than 20 Greek museums, more than half the works have until now never been permitted to leave their homeland.

Titled The Greeks – Agamemnon to Alexander the Great, the exhibition being billed as the largest showcase of ancient Greek artifacts ever to tour North America. Carefully culled from the collections of more than 20 Greek museums, more than half the works have until now never been permitted to leave their homeland.

The Greeks: An exhibition of artifacts with an agenda

February 13, 2015

Church of Santa Maria della Salute by Francesco Guardi is one of three paintings reported missing by the University of Toronto, though the frames were left behind. Police say they believe the same thief (or thieves) is responsible.

Church of Santa Maria della Salute by Francesco Guardi is one of three paintings reported missing by the University of Toronto, though the frames were left behind. Police say they believe the same thief (or thieves) is responsible.

Three paintings stolen from the University of Toronto

February 6, 2015

Exhibition curator Dieter Buchhart speaks of how Jean-Michel Basquiat “dedicated himself with great intensity to struggles against capitalism, inequality and racism.” Basquiat, Buchhart declared, was “explicitly engaged in a critique of capitalism,” wielding his brush “as a weapon” against genocide, police brutality, poverty and a host of other evils.

Exhibition curator Dieter Buchhart speaks of how Jean-Michel Basquiat “dedicated himself with great intensity to struggles against capitalism, inequality and racism.” Basquiat, Buchhart declared, was “explicitly engaged in a critique of capitalism,” wielding his brush “as a weapon” against genocide, police brutality, poverty and a host of other evils.

How the AGO’s Jean-Michel Basquiat retrospective confirms the late artist’s staying power

February 6, 2015

Exhibition curator Dieter Buchhart speaks of how Jean-Michel Basquiat “dedicated himself with great intensity to struggles against capitalism, inequality and racism.” Basquiat, Buchhart declared, was “explicitly engaged in a critique of capitalism,” wielding his brush “as a weapon” against genocide, police brutality, poverty and a host of other evils.

Exhibition curator Dieter Buchhart speaks of how Jean-Michel Basquiat “dedicated himself with great intensity to struggles against capitalism, inequality and racism.” Basquiat, Buchhart declared, was “explicitly engaged in a critique of capitalism,” wielding his brush “as a weapon” against genocide, police brutality, poverty and a host of other evils.

AGO’s Basquiat-themed gift shop at odds with ethos of the exhibition

January 30, 2015

J.E.H. MacDonald’s painting Mist Fantasy, featured in Art for War and Peace.

J.E.H. MacDonald’s painting Mist Fantasy, featured in Art for War and Peace.

Reproducing a public art project from Canada’s darker days

January 30, 2015

Douglas Coupland at his exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery in May, 2014.

Douglas Coupland at his exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery in May, 2014.

Everywhere and anywhere, Douglas Coupland takes over Toronto

January 29, 2015

Henryk Ross: Lodz ghetto: Man walking in winter in the ruins of the synagogue on Wolborska Street.

Henryk Ross: Lodz ghetto: Man walking in winter in the ruins of the synagogue on Wolborska Street.

Memory Unearthed exhibition brings photos, film from Auschwitz era

January 25, 2015

Genizot: Repositories of Memory is a small but ideas-packed art installation by Toronto illustrator/writer Bernice Eisenstein.

Genizot: Repositories of Memory is a small but ideas-packed art installation by Toronto illustrator/writer Bernice Eisenstein.

Genizot: This tiny ROM show packs the punch of an exhibition 10 times its size

January 23, 2015

A view of Burn with Desire: Photography and Glamour at the Ryerson Image Centre.

A view of Burn with Desire: Photography and Glamour at the Ryerson Image Centre.

Glamour (and Marilyn) as its own best critique at Ryerson’s new photo exhibit

January 22, 2015

The Art Gallery of Ontario hosted ‘an evening of misery’as part of Villa Toronto events.

The Art Gallery of Ontario hosted ‘an evening of misery’as part of Villa Toronto events.

Villa Toronto overshadowed by the Great Hall of Union Station

January 16, 2015

Visitors study the art of Alex Colville at the largest exhibition of the late Canadian painter's work ever assembled, at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto on Tuesday, August 19, 2014.

Visitors study the art of Alex Colville at the largest exhibition of the late Canadian painter's work ever assembled, at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto on Tuesday, August 19, 2014.

Alex Colville tops as AGO’s best-attended Canadian exhibition

January 15, 2015

Pass the Hat, by Toronto sculptor Dean Drever, is a five-metre-high totem pole made from 10,666 stacked sheets of paper. The piece will be one of about 24 artworks or events displayed in Union Station.

Pass the Hat, by Toronto sculptor Dean Drever, is a five-metre-high totem pole made from 10,666 stacked sheets of paper. The piece will be one of about 24 artworks or events displayed in Union Station.

Villa Toronto brings art to the heart of Union Station

January 9, 2015

Mark Presley holds up the world’s oldest known ice hockey stick Jan. 9, 2015 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que.

Mark Presley holds up the world’s oldest known ice hockey stick Jan. 9, 2015 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que.

World’s oldest known hockey stick tells a very Canadian tale

December 24, 2014

Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz star in Big Eyes, which is based on the life of artist Margaret Ulbrich.

Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz star in Big Eyes, which is based on the life of artist Margaret Ulbrich.

Big Eyes paints a poor picture of Margaret Ulbrich

December 23, 2014

Arthur Lismer 1885-1969 A Clear Winter, 1916, exact location unknown oil on canvas 91.4 x 76.2 cm (36 x 30 in.)

Arthur Lismer 1885-1969 A Clear Winter, 1916, exact location unknown oil on canvas 91.4 x 76.2 cm (36 x 30 in.)

A Clear Winter: Arthur Lismer’s crisply Canadian landscape