The Brooklyn Rail ArtSeen October 2025

By Sarah Bochicchio‍ ‍

Magnetic Field began in a forest. Wanda Koop was looking at the trees near her studio in Riding Mountain, Manitoba, when she noticed that they seemed to contain a message. Two trees angled towards each other, and another just to their right, appeared to spell those absolutely notorious letters: AI.

ARTnews - Francesca Aton
May 1st, 2024

As art fairs flood New York—starting with Frieze and followed by Independent—with a myriad of notable auctions, as well as the Whitney Biennial, the scene is definitely bustling this spring.

The Brooklyn Rail - Ann McCoy
May 1st, 2024

In Carol Wainio’s pictorial realm the fabled creatures of Jean de La Fontaine and Aesop, haberdashery-clad rabbits, and children plucked from Victorian illustrated postcards dwell in forests that are part Gustave Doré, part Jean-Antoine Watteau, and are expressionistically rendered.

The Brooklyn Rail - Ann McCoy
May 1st, 2024

In Carol Wainio’s pictorial realm the fabled creatures of Jean de La Fontaine and Aesop, haberdashery-clad rabbits, and children plucked from Victorian illustrated postcards dwell in forests that are part Gustave Doré, part Jean-Antoine Watteau, and are expressionistically rendered.

Richard Martineau - QUB
3 oct 2023

Le photographe renommé Edward Burtynsky a dévoilé son exposition « Le Paysage abstrait » à Montréal. Entrevue avec Éric Poirier, co-directeur du centre d’art Arsenal art contemporain Montréal.

Casey Beal - Beside
7 sep 2023

Alors qu’il est largement question des dérèglements climatiques au Canada, l’Arsenal présente à Montréal le travail d’un photographe qui s’intéresse depuis quatre décennies aux effets dévastateurs de certaines activités industrielles sur l’environnement. Discussion politique au milieu de tableaux dont la beauté cache le drame.

BY SOPHIE LEE - CULTUREDMAG.COM
SEPT 6, 2023

In her first U.S. solo exhibition, the artist takes a critical look at the building of cityscapes and their implications on everyday life.

Stéphanie Bérubé - La Presse
7 sep 2023

Alors qu’il est largement question des dérèglements climatiques au Canada, l’Arsenal présente à Montréal le travail d’un photographe qui s’intéresse depuis quatre décennies aux effets dévastateurs de certaines activités industrielles sur l’environnement. Discussion politique au milieu de tableaux dont la beauté cache le drame.

Stéphane Baillargeon - Le Devoir
6 sep 2023

Photographiés de très loin et de très haut par l’oeil unique du Canadien Edward Burtynsky, un étang d’eau salée du Sénégal évoque une toile de l’abstraction lyrique, le delta du Colorado fait immédiatement penser à une oeuvre de l’expressionnisme abstrait et d’autres prises encore de champs ou de mines, captées aux quatre coins du monde, rappellent les travaux de Clyfford Still, d’Hedda Sterne ou d’Adolph Gottlieb.

By Sam Sifton - New York Times
Dec 11, 2022

‘‘Now, it’s nothing to do with headcheese or tofu skins, but The Times’s Blake Gopnik put me on to this Corri-Lynn Tetz show at Arsenal Contemporary in Manhattan. Blake’s right. The paintings are terrifying.”

Roberta Smith, Blake Gopnik, Will Heinrich and Max Lakin - New York Times
Dec 1, 2022

‘‘Want to see new art in New York this weekend? Start in the Upper East Side with Lynne Drexler’s paintings. Then head to Chelsea for Rudolf Stingel’s Conceptualism with a sense of humor. Afterward, see Nicky Nodjoumi’s “Miami” paintings in NoLIta, and Corri-Lynn Tetz’s terrifying images of girlhood in TriBeCa.”

CJAD, par Sarah Deshaies
2 sept 2022

‘‘Here is this week's list, with links for more information so you can get out and enjoy the city! Submit your event to sarah.deshaies@bellmedia.ca.”

Aménager, par URBART
29 août 2022

‘‘Arsenal Contemporary Art est un centre d’art privé et une initiative culturelle. Le centre est installé dans un édifice de plus de 7 400 mètres carrés construit en 1846 et qui faisait autrefois partie du chantier naval Marine Works Canada, fondé en 1845 par Augustin Cantin.”

CJAD, par Sarah Deshaies
26 août 2022

‘‘Here is this week's list, with links for more information so you can get out and enjoy the city! Submit your event to sarah.deshaies@bellmedia.ca.”

CJAD, by Sarah Deshaies
July 29, 2022

‘‘Here is this week's list, with links for more information so you can get out and enjoy the city! Submit your event to sarah.deshaies@bellmedia.ca.”

Juxtapoz Art & Culture, by juxtapoz
July 7, 2022

‘‘For her project Other Sister, Toronto-based artist Jen Mann has constructed an elaborate, fictional narrative that enticingly engages, as it simultaneously critiques our contemporary culture of self-representation.”

Daily Hive, par Ty Jadah
9 juin 2022

"As we settle into the first few days of the new month (how is it already June?!), Montreal is offering a full slate of exciting things to check out all weekend. June's second weekend is full of food, art, theatre, pets, and DJs - what else could you want?"

Global News Morning Montreal, par Kim Sullivan
9 juin 2022

"Frida Kahlo, The Life of an Icon, is an immersive exhibit offering an intimate journey through the life of one of the most influential artists in history, and is making its North American debut here, in Montreal."

The Art Newspaper, by Daniel Cassady and Gabriella Angeleti
June 3, 2022

‘‘From Esmaa Mohamoud at Arsenal Contemporary to the Flag Art Foundation’s group show curated by ex-football player and arts patron Keith Rivers.”

The Montrealer, by LiveEvents
31 mai 2022

"Her Majesty is delighted to invite Montrealers to The Queen's Ball: A Bridgerton Experience, which takes place at Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal, Wednesday's to Sunday's through to July 10, 2022. This event will undoubtedly be on everyone's lips and will mark the start of the summer season with great fanfare."