Guerilla - Ottawa Culture at Ground Level

Issue #8
Bella Donna Brown Comfortable on the world's grandest stages, soprano Donna Brown is only now becoming comfortable with the part of her that is extraordinary. READ	Playing Vegas Can a guy with a Vegas shtick and a torn tuxedo jacket survive in a town like Ottawa? Johnny Vegas can. READ	Dulled Superstars When looking up the wrestling heroes of his youth, Jared Barter found that most are now druggies, demented, or down for the count. READ	Matasi's Method A former art instructor of Lee Matasi relates how the prodigal painter left his mark everywhere—in life and in death. READ
Talking Heads What if a portrait could speak to you? What if the subject could come to life via stream of consciousness, in multiple layers of meaning and paint? READ

Issue #7
Luna's last dance Just weeks before her death on January 11, Ottawa dancer Luna Yatsula wrote these powerful words about living. READ	Hello from Fringe City If private eye Sam Spade took photos and wrote poems, they would resemble those of the self-exiled Harry Gallon. READ	Faith in the digital age Peers said his his art had no future, but Eric Chan is getting serious about designing the future of art. READ	Dim lighting in the Living Room Two years after the first group effort, this in-home art showing was bigger, bolder, darker, and deadlier.. READ
Beauty in the Breakdown In this mixed-media comic, a painter laments his habit of creating space, then destroying it. VIEW

Issue #6
Anonymous Sex Acts It’s a simple formula: Bring a bed, a photographer, and an illuminated portrait of Christ into a sex-themed gay and lesbian party, and sure enough, all hell will break loose. READ	Twins with a SAW to grind A pair of curators at SAW Gallery are not dressed alike, not heterosexual, not Anglophone, and not from Quebec. So what are they?. READ	Men Playing Dress-Up Fashion designers Jefferson and Sukhoo are building a loyal clientele by nailing the details and attending every cocktail party in the capital.. READ	$50 of Lavalife Love After desiring a relationship with writer Michael Murray for some time, Guerilla determined that the best course of action would be to buy his affection. We took it slow and kept things casual, suggesting only that he contemplate what he might like to contribute to our pages for the standard fifty-dollar honorarium. As we’d hoped, the prospect set Murray’s eyes afire—lit with the smoking and glowing intensity of lava. READ

Issue #5
Propaganda Machines He’s not quite a card-carrying Communist, but Eric Schallenberg likes to equip himself as if he were taking pictures from behind the Iron Curtain. READ	Flying saucer subculture They gather in a park, speak in code, dress strangely and fling projectiles into metal baskets. What's up with disc golf?. READ	Where you coming from? A visiting curator at the Ottawa Art Gallery has gathered local artists to take identity way beyond ethnicity. READ	Domestic space invaders Cheryl Pagurek's conceptual probing of public and gendered space is now more personal than ever. READ

Issue #4
Debriefing Abubo To fully understand Robert Abubo and his reckless approach to dance, we must closely examine his battered body parts. READ	I got you, B.A.B.E. Do bass + drums + guitar + sexy siren = gigs? A surging new blues band is refining it’s formula and finding an audience. Is there a shelf life? READ	Decoding a photoblogger With her current and clever photoblog, Lana Stewart shares a unique view of Ottawa—and an intriguing view of her self. READ	“I was just painting” By stubbornly emphasizing art over politics, Ottawa’s Ken Lochhead has built bridges and forged his own legacy. At 79, he’s still making statements. READ

Issue #3
Who is Pierre? Actor and playwright Pierre Brault is busily preparing his next one-man show called Portrait of an Unidentified Man for a February run at the NAC. To what extent will it be a self-portait? READ	The Joy of Food (and Sex) What could a grown man possibly find interesting about photos of naked women cradling sensual fruits and vegetables? READ	Must Local Artists Starve? Sylvie Hill surveys the Ottawa scene to discover the dos and don’ts involved when the goal is creating for a living in the nation’s capital. READ	Pretty Small He's a midget and a recovering alcoholic who still lives with his mother. Why does he so desperately need your approval? Short fiction by Jeffrey Ross. READ
Architect, Interrupted Douglas Cardinal saw his collaborative vision for the Museum of the American Indian turn into a power struggle and a "forgery." READ

Issue #2
Capturing Americans Photographer Tony Fouhse and assistant Aaron Fraser drove through the deep, deep South looking for truths—and for the rural American portrait—in the middle of nowhere. READ	Riding the Rocket A new exhibit examines Maurice 'Rocket' Richard’s hockey legend and cultural legacy—but where is the man himself? READ	All quiet on the funding front? Local arts cuts were thwarted. But per capita culture funding remains woefully low and wide open to assault. READ	Genetic Remix Master Even if you don’t agree with Marc Adornato’s pro-cloning philosophies, you’ll be transfixed by his bizarre videos. READ
A blend of music, art, and life In a city of many festivals, WestFest offers a fresh take. The June 12 event is diverse, mostly local, and free of charge. READ

Issue #1
Streetscapes/ landscapes David Barbour's decade-long Havana project culminated in a successful documentary exhibit last September. Now the Ottawa photographer has taken an introspective turn, using a more methodical technique to examine the landscapes of his youth. READ	Tales of sexless one night stands A dialogue with Sylvie Hill and Nichole McGill about a film, about spoken word poetry, about getting lucky. READ	Fierce Aboriginal Vibe Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm adds an international mix of rhythms and atmospheric beats to her potent spoken word poetry. READ	Jazz talk radio jam What happens when six jazz geeks (or “aficionados” as they prefer) host a free-form radio show devoted to improvised music? To attempt an answer, Guerilla transcribed the debut broadcast of Now’s the Time, a weekly CKCU program. READ