Ottawa Archivists protest in Ottawa over federal cuts Archivists from across Canada protested in Ottawa on Monday over a funding cut that will affect efforts to preserve Canadian history in small historical archives and museums in dozens of communities. The National Archival Development Program — a federal grant program with a budget of about $1.7 … Continue reading
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Visual Arts News from the Vancouver Art Gallery May 29, 2012
Ontario Tom Thomson’s final weeks, relived via Twitter An anonymous art-and-history buff is reconstructing the Canadian master’s last moments in real time, via social media. Globe and Mail, May 29, 2012 Detroit Would Anyone Pay Attention To Stolen Art If Its Cash Value Wasn’t High? Mark Stryker ponders the question after last week’s art heist … Continue reading
Visual Arts News from the Vancouver Art Gallery Library May 25-28, 2012
Vancouver Bold vision in Baltimore A unique exhibition of works by Henri Matisse and other modernist artists collected by two sisters from Baltimore in the early part of the 20th century opens today at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Vancouver Sun, May 26, 2012 The Cone Collection: Henri Matisse’s vibrant, colorful works Image courtesy of Baltimore … Continue reading
Visual Arts News from the Vancouver Art Gallery Library May 24, 2012
Vancouver Enter Cao Fei’s dystopian virtual world in Simulus Three engaging works that make up the exhibition form a miniretrospective of the astounding online place Cao Fei created and hosted between 2008 and 2011. Georgia Straight, May 22, 2012 Mr. Peanut has been busy raising a familyThere’s more to Vincent Trasov than Mr. Peanut. Trasov … Continue reading
Visual Arts News from the Vancouver Art Gallery Library May 23, 2012
Vancouver Collecting Matisse: Two sisters ahead of their time Claribel and Etta Cone amassed an extraordinary collection — on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery this summer. The art is remarkable, but so is their story. Globe and Mail, May 23, 2012 Beat Nation showcases Indigenous artists from across the continent through a …As … Continue reading
Visual Arts News from the Vancouver Art Gallery Library May 18-22, 2012
Vancouver Arthur Erickson’s gold-medal building Arthur Erickson died on May 20, 2009 at the age of 84. His health declined precipitously in his later years, but Vancouver’s most renowned architect continued to be involved in the design of new buildings, virtually to the end. Vancouver Sun, May 19, 2012 10 great Arthur Erickson designs Erick-son … Continue reading
Visual Arts News from Vancouver Art Gallery Library May 17, 2012
Vancouver Yang Fudong’s Fifth Night is a homage to Shanghai’s Golden Age. “Fifth Night, a multichannel video installation, mystifies, absorbs, and unsettles us—as dreams often do. Directed by Yang Fudong, an internationally acclaimed film and video artist, and shot on a movie backlot in Shanghai, it asks us to immerse ourselves in a vision that … Continue reading
Visual Arts News from Vancouver Art Gallery Library May 16, 2012
Vancouver Yang Fudong: Viewers create their own Fifth Night. “The Vancouver Art Gallery is showing a seven-channel video that’s designed so the viewer creates his or her own version of the work simply by watching… Fifth Night is part of Yellow Signal: New Media in China, a multi-venue exhibition of contemporary Chinese artists initiated by … Continue reading
Visual Arts News from the Vancouver Art Gallery Library May 15, 2012
Canada Admissions & Museums: A Balancing Act Canada’s cultural institutions outline in their mandates the importance of engaging and educating the public in their area of expertise, be it history, culture or natural science. But, fulfilling these mandates comes with a price tag. MUSE (CMA), Vol. XXX/3, Issue 5-6, May/June 2012, p34-45 Manitoba Museum kits … Continue reading
Visual Arts News from the Vancouver Art Gallery Library May 11-14, 2012
Vancouver In Vancouver: art is all over for Iain Baxter& In 1970, he was part of Lucy Lippard’s exhibition 955000 at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Humour and wordplay is part of Baxter’s work. His phrase “Art is all over” plays with the idea that art is finished and that art is everywhere. Vancouver Sun, May … Continue reading
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