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Starchitect Saga

Two accounts chart the emergence of Frank Gehry’s genius

Ignoring Tectonic Shifts

As the Asian world has risen, Canada has paid little attention

Claim Game

The high stakes of fraudulent identity

Patrick Leonard

Patrick Leonard is a Canadian curator and writer based in New York City.

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The Artisans of Big Cove

A mid-century Mi’kmaw cooperative April 2023
Recently, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton exhibited a striking collection of tapestries and prints from the Micmac Indian Craftsmen, a short-lived and mostly forgotten studio associated with Elsipogtog First Nation, then called Big Cove, in New Brunswick. Those who missed the show can learn about this “vibrant co-operative experiment” from the beautiful catalogue by the curators Emma Hassencahl-Perley and John…