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DECA by Fleur Electra

ISSUE 17 | TORONTO | HOMEGROWN

For this installation of DECA, Anne Klein rolls back the sonic curtain of her “Strike the Match” EP

Why It’s Made: Locke & King

ISSUE 16 | HAMILTON | MATERIALS

PROFILE ─ How a watch brand from Hamilton redefines luxury through local pride, craftsmanship, and cultural geography

Toe Fish

ISSUE 16 | TORONTO | STUDIO SESSION

INTERVIEW ─ On the struggle to create in a city that can’t afford its artists

Chief Adjuah

ISSUE 16 | NEW ORLEANS | ELLINGTON

INTERVIEW ─ On redefining Black sonic ownership and the cosmic pulse of Stretch Music

Coming Up for Air

ISSUE 16 | ROTTERDAM | ALT.ITUDE

INTERVIEW — With her debut album, Roufaida transforms cultural inheritance into a living, flexible practice of self-expression

Off the Record: Ada Lea

ISSUE 16 | MONTRÉAL | HOMEGROWN

INTERVIEW — The Montreal singer-songwriter’s latest album, “when i paint my masterpiece”, places equal value on art and the artist

Antoni Cimolino on Stratford Festival 2025

ISSUE 15 | STRATFORD | FOURTH WALL

INTERVIEW ─ “The great thing about theatre is that you get to watch terrible things happen, but do it safely and within a jungle gym for the mind.”

Now on MUBI: Grand Tour

ISSUE 15 | MUBI | IN FOCUS

PROFILE ─ Miguel Gomes’s latest film is a sprawling, messy, and dreamy odyssey that isn’t afraid to throw a few curveballs.

Off the Record: The Vernon Spring

ISSUE 15 | BRIGHTON | ELLINGTON

INTERVIEW ─ On his latest release, “Under a Familiar Sun”, Sam Beste delivers a deeply empathic pianistic jazztronica

Off the Record: Gabi Hartmann

ISSUE 15 | PARIS | ALT.ITUDE

INTERVIEW ─ On La femme aux yeux de sel, the emerging singer-songwriter delivers a melange of global music with a French touch

The Mastermind

ISSUE 16 | IN FOCUS

INTERVIEW — Kelly Reichardt’s ’70s crime drama trades heist-movie thrills for the quiet unraveling of a man adrift

Royal Opera House

ISSUE 16 | LONDON | HUBS & HUDDLES

GUIDED TOUR ─ The Royal Opera House promises accessibility and grandeur—but can one of the world’s great stages reconcile tradition with inclusion?

The Infinite Wrench

ISSUE 16 | CHICAGO | FOURTH WALL

INTERVIEW ─ The Neo-Futurists strip theatre down to its raw essentials with the longest-running show in Chicago history

Off the Record: Amaia Miranda

ISSUE 16 | BARCELONA | ALT.ITUDE

INTERVIEW — In her latest album, the Spanish songwriter finds the sound of presence mixed into the hues of the past

Alexi Murdoch on Moral Urgency

ISSUE 16 | ARTS & LETTERS

INTERVIEW — Why artists must confront power, take risks, and answer the call of Gaza

Off the Record: Jon Batiste’s Big Money

ISSUE 16 | NEW YORK | ALT.ITUDE

INTERVIEW — Birth of a New Americana signals the death of the genre machine

Interplay at Banff

ISSUE 15 | BANFF | HUBS & HUDDLES

One summer program, two new Canadian opera productions, and a new roster of creatives launched into the industry

MOCA Spring 2025

ISSUE 15 | TORONTO | SPACES

As Toronto’s Sterling Road evolves into a vibrant creative hub, its resident museum-cum-gallery space stays ahead of the curve with innovative exhibits

Colour Me Senseless: Helen Beard

ISSUE 15 | LONDON | STUDIO SESSIONS

INTERVIEW ─ In an aesthetic ecosystem that favours monotone greys, this UK artist is bringing sexy back with bold colours

Off the Record: Piers Faccini

ISSUE 15 | CÉVENNES | ALT.ITUDE

INTERVIEW ─ On his latest record, “Our Calling”, the British-Italian artist joins Ballaké Sissoko to create an indelible mix of Euro-African folk traditions

The Check In: Quinn Rockliff

ISSUE 16 | HAMILTON | STUDIO SESSIONS

INTERVIEW — Balancing art, livelihood, and integrity in an age of endless content

Naledi Tshegofatso Modupi

ISSUE 16 | JOHANNESBURG | STUDIO SESSIONS

INTERVIEW ─ Where heritage meets modernity: vibrant portraits that refuse erasure and celebrate sisterhood

A New Day-Lewis

ISSUE 16 | BROOKLYN | IN FOCUS

INTERVIEW — In Anemone, Ronan Day-Lewis redefines cinematic inheritance, merging generational artistry with a haunting exploration of male intimacy

Fuji for the Future

ISSUE 16 | LONDON-LAGOS | ALT.ITUDE

INTERVIEW ─ At just 22, oSHAMO turns tradition into propulsion—building a diasporic legacy rooted in rhythm and resistance

Alma Singer’s Rules for Living

ISSUE 16 | CAMBRIDGE | STUDIO SESSIONS

INTERVIEW — With humour, colour, and a childlike scrawl, Alma Singer reclaims vulgarity as a tool for survival and truth-telling in the gallery.

Elsewhere

ISSUE 15 | OTTAWA & TORONTO | SPACES

Anishare and HUM Microgallery are two exhibition platforms closing the gap between space and spectator

Skank Bloc Bologna: Alternative Art Spaces

ISSUE 15 | BOLOGNA | ARTS & LETTERS

Can art spaces that eschew commercial activity truly sustain themselves without succumbing to corporatization?

Toronto Summer Music turns 20

ISSUE 15 | TORONTO | HUBS & HUDDLES

INTERVIEW ─ Outgoing Artistic Director Jonathan Crow joins Cannopy for an exit interview before another violinist takes First Chair

DECA: Alex Kaplan on Vinyl Gone Viral

ISSUE 15 | FORT LAUDERDALE | ALT.ITUDE

For this installation of DECA—our inter-issue series inviting artists to curate top-ten lists—Alex Kaplan shares 10 albums she’s excited to hear on vinyl this spring.

Off The Record: Peter Gregson

ISSUE 15 | ENSEMBLE

The Scottish composer, producer, and cellist rediscovers simplicity with his latest self-titled album

DECA by Austra

ISSUE 16 | TORONTO | HOMEGROWN

For this installation of DECA — our running series inviting artists to curate top-ten lists — Katie Stelmanis reflects on the records that informed their newest release

Floyd Kuptana at Gallery Arcturus

ISSUE 16 | TORONTO | SPACES

INTERVIEW — A tribute to the late Inuit sculptor whose vivid, haunting works continue to challenge how Canada remembers its artists.

Disobedient: Anastasia Rizikov

ISSUE 16 | PARIS | ENSEMBLE

INTERVIEW — Three EPs and one vision to reimagine classical music for a modern era

Yolanda Bruno’s Dear Jeanne

ISSUE 16 | TORONTO | ENSEMBLE

INTERVIEW ─ On gut strings, gratitude, and the enduring generosity of Jeanne Lamon

J-L Cauvin: Yes, Art is Dead

ISSUE 16 | THE BRONX | ARTS & LETTERS

INTERVIEW ─ As social media algorithms reward sameness and stunt discovery, one comedian’s struggle for visibility shows what’s at stake for artists everywhere

El-Funoun

ISSUE 15 | RAMALLAH | IN MOTION

INTERVIEW — Dance, dignity, and a determination to remain

Off the Record: Justin Orok

ISSUE 15 | TORONTO | HOMEGROWN

INTERVIEW ─ The Canadian folk artist joins “A Cannopy Salon” for a spotlight on his latest album

“Aperture” shines through a glass brightly

ISSUE 15 | SEATTLE | ALT.ITUDE

INTERVIEW ─ On their sixth studio album, The Head and the Heart looks back in order to move forward

Showing is Telling: Myth of Man

ISSUE 15 | KENTUCKY | IN FOCUS

INTERVIEW ─ Where other filmmakers worry you may take something away from their work that they did not intend, the Winans’ are asking you to do so.

Silly Ceramics and Calaca’s Creatures

ISSUE 15 | PARIS | MATERIALS

“I rarely need to explain myself: this is a blue elephant, he wears a cylinder and smokes a pipe ─ what is unclear here?”

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