Banff Centre Press

Montreal-based painter Anthony Burnham is part of a generation of artists who are engaged in re-examining the practice of painting with works that allude to the history and conditions of the medium. The essays in this first monograph discuss the importance of the document to his working methodology and shed light on the processes and ideas that inf …

When the exhibition Much Sense: Erotics and Life appeared at the Walter Phillips Gallery in 1992, public, political and media interest was intense. The artists explored issues of sexuality, expressing frank viewpoints on topics such as body image and gay and lesbian sexuality. The explicit content of their work sparked an uproar. Politicians, local …

Published in association with the Banff International Curatorial Institute and the Walter Phillps Gallery. The white cube — it’s a vision of the gallery museum that has dominated thinking and practice in the art world for decades. Beyond the Box: Diverging Curatorial Practices is a collection of essays by leading Canadian and international cura …

Beyond Words offers the eclectic musings of a group of translators from eight countries working in seven languages specializing in a variety of genres, translating both contemporary authors and the modern world’s great classics. Their ruminations on the world that lies “beyond words” make for fascinating reading for lovers of literature near …

Chinook Winds captures the exciting fusion of contemporary and traditional Aboriginal dance styles. Using interviews, memoirs, poetry and personal essays, the book documents the first groundbreaking dance piece from the Aboriginal Dance Project in 1996—a partnership between the Aboriginal Film and Video Art Alliance and The Banff Centre. Chinook …

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 …