Essays
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Exhibition Review: ‘Finding What is HIDDEN At Tangled’
2020-04-27 01:18:15 UTCWhile Black History Month approaches this February to celebrate the culture, traditions, and heritage of African-Canadians, there are still disenfranchised groups within the community that fall underneath the cracks of the system. Shaped by two communities and two cultures, African-Canadians with disabilities are rarely talked about as they are overshadowed…
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Curatorial overview: Wounded Habits of the Mind, Tangled Art + Disabilities, 2020
2020-04-27 01:16:59 UTCCuratorial Overview: Wounded Habits of the Mind exhibition addresses the exclusion and barriers people with disabilities face in their daily lives. Defined as the discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities or who are perceived to have disabilities, ableism has set discourse, behaviours, and structures that installed a false…
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Visual and Political Analysis of ‘Napoleon Crossing the Alps’ (1801) by Jacques-Louis David
2020-04-27 01:11:13 UTCNapoleon Bonaparte is a polarizing figure in French history; however, his accomplishments are undoubtedly great. Through several successful military campaigns during the French Revolution, his leadership and military skills allowed him to climb into government power, which led him to become emperor of France. While some believed his reign was…