Athina Lugez
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Fringe ArtsThe Hunt Begins Again
In The Land of the Head Hunters is a 1914 silent film that lingers between the genres of documentary and fiction. Written and directed by American photographer Edward S. Curtis, the motion picture showcases the Kwakwaka’wakw culture while focusing on a fictional plot. Recognized as the earliest surviving motion picture made in Canada, it was selected in 1999 for preservation at the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress due to its cultural, historical and aesthetic significance in cinema.
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Fringe ArtsDissecting Intersection
If a single word could define the complex work of conceptual artist and writer Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, intermediality comes to mind.
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Special IssueThe Memory Keeper of New York City
In today’s gentrified New York City contaminated by bourgeois bohemians, it’s difficult to imagine how the sleepless Big Apple was once a cesspool of poverty and crime. Collective memories and photographs now serve as reminders of the city’s grittier days.
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Fringe ArtsThe Call of Autumn
Autumn Still, a thriving pop-folk trio from Winnipeg, Manitoba, is the product of a long-term friendship bound by a shared passion for music. Set to release their new self-titled EP on Dec. 4, the band’s latest songs evoke themes of internal dialogue, relationships and isolation.
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Special IssueBean Me, Cleanly
Coffee has become Canada’s fuel. Every day approximately 65% of adult Canadians consume coffee, according to the Coffee Association of Canada.
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Fringe ArtsMaterializing the Land of the Rising Sun
The essence of Japan’s heritage can be found condensed into the aesthetics and design of the country’s material culture.
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Fringe ArtsSnapshots of the Subconscious
Independent scholar Ian Walker will explore photography’s role in surrealism at the upcoming “Speaking of Photography” lecture series organized by Concordia’s department of art history.
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Fringe ArtsThe Dark Side of Rose-Coloured Lenses
Casting a pink hue over a modern-day Heart of Darkness, Irish photographer Richard Mosse documents the effects of armed conflict on everyday life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, unveiling violence and instability that has largely been misunderstood and insufficiently covered by Western media.
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Fringe ArtsWhat Is Photography When Everyone’s a Photographer?
Today, we can all claim to be photographers. With the proliferation of digital cameras, cellphones and the ability of photographic devices to technologically enhance images, we all possess the means to produce quality photos with just one click.
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Fringe ArtsIllustrator of the Underdogs
Cartoonist Joe Ollmann is releasing a new graphic novel that meshes his vision of human nature with dark humour.
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Fringe ArtsStorytelling Through Images
The identities of churches have significantly changed over the course of several years. No longer do they simply represent places of worship, but they have been appropriated and recently transformed into homes, shopping centres and now temporary movie theatres.
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Special IssueA Guide to Montreal Nightlife
We’ve picked some of the best places to hang, dance and drink in the city. Though there are many more that we couldn’t fit in one article, this guide should set you up for a few weeks of fun weekends.
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Fringe ArtsNarrating an Existential Crisis
Jay Winston Ritchie is no outsider to Montreal’s literary scene. He made his debut last February with the release of his first set of poems titled How to Appear Perfectly Indifferent While Crying on the Inside.
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Fringe Arts
A New Wave of Operators in Electro
As an ex-band member of the likes of Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs and Divine Fits, Dan Boeckner knows a thing or two about indie rock.
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GAMING FOR A CAUSE
Critical Hit is redefining the gaming industry with its mandate to convey messages of social change in upcoming video game developments.
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Fringe ArtsPrimal Urges
For West Coast indie band Bend Sinister, walking through a park or down the street is like turning on National Geographic—the band is fascinated with the idea that humans are no different from the beasts in the wild, choosing to base their latest album on humanity’s primal nature.
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Six Montreal Restaurants You Haven’t Heard Of (But Need To)
Looking to grab some grub over the weekend? Dig into these five new restaurants that are trending on the Isle of Montreal.
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Fringe ArtsRooted In Music
Ari Picker wanted to give his band “a dramatic feel to it” when he decided upon the moniker Lost in the Trees in 2007. Coincidentally, it’s the band’s music, not its name, that is helping keep Canada’s wilderness alive.
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Fringe ArtsArt In the Lenses
It’s likely you’ve heard this cynical idiom that exists within the art world and other disciplines: “those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” It might apply to your fresh-faced economics professor, but it certainly doesn’t apply to British artist Lucy Soutter.
