‘If I’m going to be sad about colonialism and make art about it, I either want it to be so [absurd] that it sets people off or have it open enough that people can relate to it’
The five shortlisted artists for the 2023 Sobey Art Award, Canada’s preeminent prize for contemporary visual artists, were announced this week by the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and the Sobey Art Foundation (SAF).