Arts & Culture

‘Regarding heroes’ through a master’s lens

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Leah Werier
His iconic portraits, full of emotion, thought and care, leave the viewer with no question of his status as a master of light and tone. His sitters include the most important figures of the...
Arts & Culture

Reel art, Reel entertainment and Reel info

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Leah Werier
Imagine a love story between two young 20-something characters performing in an off Broadway musical. Now, add outing yourself to conservative religious parents and you have Big Gay Musical, just one of many interesting...
Arts & Culture

Breaking down boundaries with beeswax

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Leah Werier
A towering wolf-like figure hangs just within the doors of the GoSA, attracting curious onlookers into the University of Manitoba gallery. The fur from a wolf’s head becomes a two dimensional mask with wonky...
Arts & Culture

Beats without borders

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Leah Werier
Hip hop has long been a platform for political messages. Starting out in the Bronx in New York City, MCs would use powerful rhythmic vocals to express the social, political and economic struggles of...
Arts & Culture

A rainbow of chaos

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Leah Werier
Amongst the clutter of the forty paintings that compromise Milos Milidrag's A Global Inuit (Sex, Jokes and Polar Bears), I was immediately drawn to a piece entitled “Live to Skate, Skate to Learn, Learn...
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