The word “occupy” has understandably ignited criticism from Indigenous people as having deeply colonial implications. Its use erases the brutal history of genocide that settler societies have been built on. This is not simply a rhetorical or fringe point; it is a profound and indisputable matter of fact that this land is already occupied. —Harsha Walia
Continue Reading...For the past 10 years, Centre A — Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art — has been a vigorous anomaly in the contemporary art scene in Vancouver. The institution straddles the roles of artist-run centre and public gallery, as it focuses on connecting artistic practices from across the pacific region
Continue Reading...With video cameras going palm-size, the creation of home movies only as far away as the nearest iPhone, and the ubiquity of YouTube and its near-live broadcast potential, we can forget how the creative practice of new media was, not too long ago, an artistic form that required more than just the latest technology. Indeed, for many, it was a direct and unique expression of identity formation.
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