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Heaven and Earth art exhibit explores Chinese culture
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Xiaojing Yan is a Chinese Canadian artist working and living in Markham, Ontario. Between Jan. 7 and Feb. 8, Laurier’s Robert Langdon Art Gallery hosted Xiaojing Yan’s installation piece, Heaven and Earth. Combining her previous works, Far From Where You Divided and Mountain of Pines, Heaven and Earth reflected a unified mixed media installation exhibit…
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Editorial: Fighting hate with acceptance
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On Sunday, Jagmeet Singh was officially elected the leader of the federal New Democrat Party. Singh won this vote by an absolute landslide, which I think comes as no surprise to anyone who has been following the elections process. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this the first time that a visible minority has…
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Kent Monkman paints controversial, yet timely art
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When you are first taking in one of Kent Monkman’s paintings, a thousand things race through your mind. The Cree-Irish artist, hailing from Manitoba, tackles a plethora of themes and smoothly blends them, creating a rather polarizing image. This oftentimes leaves the viewer feeling both overwhelmed and impacted, inevitably craving more of his work. The…
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Sadness can draw out people’s creative side
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An extensive study of British artists and writers revealed that highly creative people often suffer from a mood disorder. The data confirmed what letters, diaries and biographical accounts of well-known poets, artists and composers reveal — creative people tend to experience extremes of mood, which in turn, fuels the creative process. Little remains of the…
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Removing the director from the film
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We are nearing the release of The Birth of a Nation into theatres, a Sundance Festival smash that is somehow proving more controversial than the 1915 cinematic love letter to the KKK that shares its namesake. Despite initial warm reactions from press screenings, the film has become bogged down in the public eye because of…
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Trudeau as a victim of media sensationalism
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On May 19, an EgyptAir flight that was bound for Cairo from Paris crashed off the Greek island of Crete with 66 passengers and crew on board, including two Canadians. There is a good chance you did not hear many details about this last Thursday, as news coverage from all major media outlets at that…
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Robert Langen Art Gallery to open in Laurier library
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Come September 2016, Wilfrid Laurier University will be opening the Robert Langen Art Gallery on the first floor of the Library as part of an initiative to support local artists and provide Laurier’s community with engaging programming. The gallery, which was previously located outside of the entrance into the music building, will now span across…
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