Albertawork : A Juried Exhibition of Alberta Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Drawing and Photography

Balkind reflects upon his experience as a juror for the open exhibition which gathered 100 artists

Chairs : A Serious, Comic, Metaphysical, Insane, Feet-on-the-Ground Examination of the Burning Issue of "Chairness"

In a brief text, Balkind considers the social and artistic dimensions of the chai

Chairs : An Examination of the Idea of Chairness, Incorporating the Warehouse Principle of Installation

Balkind muses about chairs, their uses, and their materials. 9 bibl. ref

Fragments, Content, Scale : Drawings by Oliver Girling, Nancy Johnson, Chris Reed, John Scott

Siting historical precedents, Balkind defines the artists' social concerns as the major influence on their drawings while Shadbolt describes their approaches to the medium. Biographical notes. 4 bibl. ref

N.E. Thing Co. Ltd : Another 2 Projects : People/Language and Eye Scream Restaurant

Balkind notes the references to language and the connections made between art and life, in N.E. Thing Co.'s two interdisciplinary projects, which involved using people's names and restaurant terminology to construct a series of visual and/or linguistic puns. Biographical notes. Circa 200 bibl. ref

Joseph Plaskett : The Cedars

According to Balkind, Plaskett's paintings of rural England from 1990 reveal a change in his painting style. Plaskett discusses how changes in technique, materials, and subject matter affect his work

Backstage

Holmes questions the authority of the art object and exhibition practices. The installation of the exhibition is thus documented as a conceptual work. 3 bibl. ref

Four Places ; Allan Detheridge, Gathie Falk, Liz Magor, An Whitlock

According to Balkind, the vigorous and idiosyncratic work of four Canadian artists is rooted in human experience. Includes artists' statements

B.C. Binning : A Retrospective

The authors pay tribute to Binning while stressing his formalist approach to painting, drawing and architecture. Includes a catalogue of 63 paintings and drawings and a chronology. 70 bibl. ref