Still image from Roman Signer’s Cinema by Jen Hutton As Images Festival’s live programming draws to a close, visitors will still have an opportunity to check out off-screen programming at various venues around the city: some provoking, some humourous, some a little bit of both. At Birch Libralato, Steve Reinke presents The Root Problem of [...]

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still from Jack Pine, 8′ Camera Crane, courtesy of Jon Sasaki by Jen Hutton Jon Sasaki doesn’t shy away from slapstick: his diverse practice—which includes video, installation, and performance—is injected with a dry humour that often brings about an ironic turn with delightful results. In advance of his solo exhibition at the AGO’s Young Gallery, [...]

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By Jen Hutton If Saturday night’s alright for fighting, why not see a few films about the subject? Taking its title from one of the films in this screening, tonight’s On Screen program, And Again, presents a trio of films that draw attention to the grander themes of war and colonialism but specifically on their indirect [...]

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Speculations that dance seems to be a prevailing theme (or at least the subject of a friendly affinity) at Images this year is not entirely offbase. The few mentions I’d like to make here under the banner of “dance performance” are meant to eschew a reductivist categorization (as some are wont to do), and rather, [...]

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In advance of Tuesday night’s presentation of No Images, artist and Blackwood Gallery’s current director/curator Christof Migone (who organized it alongside Pablo de Ocampo and Jacob Korczynski) answered a few questions about the event, although he’s not telling much… You’ll just have to attend to experience it for yourself.  The event features performances by Ryan [...]

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