Koffler Arts

Arcade

Koffler Arts

Arcade

An ongoing inquiry into the art and ideas of our time.
Published by Koffler Arts.
An Inconvenient Place
Inquiry

An Inconvenient Place

Despite the deliberate erasures of Soviet historiography, the site of the massacres at Babyn Yar reveals a story spanning several eras of Ukrainian history—though mostly by examining how that story was allowed to be told.
by Anna Medvedovska /
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The Princess and the Frog: What Makes a Costume a Costume?

The Princess and the Frog: What Makes a Costume a Costume?

We like to believe that the clothes we wear say something about us. To understand what they actually convey, we must ask a fundamental question—what’s the difference between a costume and an outfit?
by Linda Besner /
Currents
The Delicate Transformations of Morton Feldman’s “Rothko Chapel”

The Delicate Transformations of Morton Feldman’s “Rothko Chapel”

Soundstreams’ inaugural event of the new season brings together two of the great Jewish artists of the twentieth century—the artist Mark Rothko and composer Morton Feldman.
by Patrick Pittman /
Thread Making
A Flare Amidst the Rubble

A Flare Amidst the Rubble

In our first instalment of “Stopped in My Tracks”, a new series in which a contributor reflects on a life-altering encounter with an artwork, Carly Lewis discovers a sense of regeneration in Judit Reigl’s Guano.
by Carly Lewis /
Dialogues

Surviving the Journey and the Shaping of Identity in Jewish Storytelling

Authors Gary Barwin and Cary Fagan discuss the quest as narrative device in their work, and how journey stories can help children—and even writers—navigate difficult or traumatic subject matter.
by Arcade /
Currents

A Stranger in a Town with No Name

Studies in Obedience, the new Booker-shortlisted novel from Sarah Bernstein, simmers with uneasiness and dread.
by Tatum Dooley /
Inquiry

The Naked Pool

At the intersection of the public and private, the clothed and unclothed, the swimming pool has long been a favoured motif among artists and writers. But as fall settles in, what about the months when it's closed? Who are the artists of the drained pool?
by Linda Besner /
Arcade 02 — September 2023
The Naked Pool
Inquiry

The Naked Pool

At the intersection of the public and private, the clothed and unclothed, the swimming pool has long been a favoured motif among artists and writers. But as fall settles in, what about the months when it's closed? Who are the artists of the drained pool?
by Linda Besner /
Preserving the Past During Wartime
Dialogues

Preserving the Past During Wartime

An interview with Oleksiy Makukhin, CEO of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center, on how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the centre's activities and forced it to question its approach to memorialization.
by Chris Frey /
Arcade 01 — August 2023