Donald Andrus: The Shape of Desire

 Published by: Goose Lane Editions Pages: 140 Price: $45 ISBN: 9781773104102 Donald Andrus: The Shape of Desire is the inaugural compilation dedicated to Canada's prolific abstractionist, Donald Andrus. For over 35 years, Andrus has defied artistic categorization, exhibiting extensively across Canadian galleries. This seminal collection features significant essays appraising his

‘Canadian Songbook’ Tour Captures its Last Note in Ottawa

 All photos by Eric Murphy.  A journey that began three months ago will end this evening when classical crossover singer Eleanor McCain and the NAC orchestra strike the last note of the seven songs they’ve been recording together. The seven songs, all re-interpretations of Canadian classics and contemporary hits, are

The True North’s Serenade

 Photo by Beverley Daniels.  What does Canada sound like? Some would say it’s the whisper of a cold wind blowing through the needles of a pine tree. Others think of the sudden crack of a slapshot and the bitter hiss of a skate blade digging into a turn. For Eleanor McCain,

Art & Sole: A Shoe-Lovers Fantasy

 Where art, footwear and fantasy intersect comes Art & Sole by Jane Gershon Weitzman, wife of iconic shoe designer Stuart Weitzman. When the first Stuart Weitzman boutique opened its doors in the mid-1990s on Madison Avenue, its magical window displays of specially commissioned fantasy art shoes became a world-renowned destination.