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A sailboat on the river near Fort Chipewyan. It moved too quickly for the photographic plate's exposure, creating a contrast between the crisp background and motion blur of the boat.

Acquired in honour of Dr Donna Strickland

Contents: Robert Stanley, cover; Arman Fernandez- Tortured Color; Paul Bergtold- Concept Bergtold; John Cage- Diary: How to Improve the World (you will only make matters worse) continued 1968; Hollis Frampton- Phenakistiscope; On Kawara- 100 Year Old…

El Lissitzsky’s Russland: Die Rekonstruction der Architecktur in der Sowjetunion, published in 1930, proposed a new and revolutionary architecture for the Soviet Union. Like the architecture that the book promotes, the book’s photographs offered…

This book is a relic from a program to introduce hot lunch items in rural schools. The introduction notes that most children brought a cold lunch to school and ate it haphazardly throughout the day. “The average noon luncheon tends to promote…

A rug pieced together from seal and polar bear fur, made by an Inuit craftsperson.