Criticism & Theory
Art and War
This is a truly encyclopaedic survey of artists' responses - both "official" and personal - to "the horrors of war." Art and War reveals the sheer diversity of artists' portrayals of this most devastating aspect of the human condition - from the "heroic" paintings of Benjamin West and of John Singer Sargent to brutal and iconic works by artists fro …
By For and About
The phrase "by, for and about" has served as a basic tenet of cultural policy direction in feminism since the early 1970s. Like "the personal is political" or "global sisterhood" it has operated as a shorthand for certain kinds of thinking about feminist and cultural politics. Unlike the other two, it continues to be used quite widely as a way of g …
Clay Between My Fingers
This publication presents a challenge to the traditional association of ceramics with function. Much ceramic work continues to be considered in relation to the vessel—the cup, plate and teapot—but there is much more to consider. The four artists in this publication work with ceramics in a broader context, looking at the history, cultural use an …
Depicting Canada’s Children
Depicting Canada’s Children is a critical analysis of the visual representation of Canadian children from the seventeenth century to the present. Recognizing the importance of methodological diversity, these essays discuss understandings of children and childhood derived from depictions across a wide range of media and contexts. But rather than …
