Author Description

Review “Campbell offers a unique and rare journey, perhaps uncharted in this country. There is a beauty in his language; it is a poetry of the esoteric that a special audience will savour and enjoy.” —Canadian Materials Product Description This is the first volume of James D. Campbell’s provocative essays on Canadian and international artists, published over the last 10 years. Campbell writes with equal ease on both abstract and postmodern art and provides an indepth philosophical interrogation that is uniquely his own. This volume includes groundbreaking essays on such important artists as Betty Goodwin, John Heward, Roland Poulin, David Rabinowitch, Claude Tousignant, and many others. Anyone interested in the art of visual culture in Canada will want to consult Campbell's wide-ranging essays. About the Author James D. Campbell is a distinguished writer on art and an independent curator living in Montreal.