off centre
off centre is an online publication dedicated to critical writing about contemporary art and artists outside of large metropolitan centres. We believe it is important to provide opportunities for and highlight the practices of artists, writers, and curators who produce and exhibit in these regions, challenging the expectation that culture emerges in the centre and works it's way beyond.
off centre prioritizes the work of artists, writers, and curators who identify as emerging, Black, Indigenous, racialized, Queer, disabled, and / or those who are working in underrepresented practices.
off centre is independently run and funded.
instagram: @weareoffcentre
Fair Dealing
Steacy Easton writes about Greg Curnoe’s life and practice in “Fair Dealing”, exploring politics, community, nationhood, and art. “I keep thinking about Greg Curnoe, partly because of this problem of the domestic and the local--how do we make small lives and small work, how do we avoid the monumental, how do we know ourselves and the places we live?”
Fruits of the Forest
Wren Tian interviews Arjun Lal about "Fruits of the Forest" their recent exhibition at The Khyber Centre. "Through colourful latex masks, jockstraps, large scale photographs, and vibrant gallery walls, Lal takes us on a playful adventure full of new possibilities."
Making the invisible visible in an Amazonified World
Czarina Mendoza interviews Hiba Ali, talking about their video work Abra (2018), Amazon, and the global pandemic. “While reflecting on Ali’s video work, Abra (2018), the artists touch on the timeliness of a global pandemic, the ways it has shaped Ali’s expansive research on the structures of Amazon and its effect on working people.”