Vancouver Partying at the Commodore with the Motifs Picasso, and Jack Shadbolt. “Recently I got a call from John Teti about a poster for a gig at the Commodore Ballroom featuring a band called the Motifs Picasso. Teti and Roger Gibson ran many of Vancouver’s top nightspots over the years, from Puccini’s to Richard’s on … Continue reading
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Visual Arts News Digest, Compiled by the Vancouver Art Gallery Library, July 25, 2019
Vancouver Women and Water Illuminate the World The artworks in “womxn and waterways” recognize that water connects us all and, in the face of resource extraction that threatens the wellbeing of all life, that Indigenous women are taking up their roles as caretakers of the water. Carrielynn Victor’s installation A woman’s moon, & remembering sacred … Continue reading
Visual Arts News Digest, Compiled by the Vancouver Art Gallery Library, July 23, 2019
International Inside Hushed Museum Hallways, a Rumble Over Pay Grows Louder. Working in a museum can sometimes seem like a service industry for the wealthy,” said Tom Eccles, executive director of the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College. “Middle people in museums used to think they were part of the top bracket. Now they’re … Continue reading
Visual Arts News Digest, Compiled by the Vancouver Art Gallery Library, July 18, 2019
Vancouver B.C. history comes alive in Uno Langmann’s photo collection In 2014, antique dealer Uno Langmann donated 18,000 historic photos of British Columbia to the University of B.C. Library. UBC was ecstatic, stating “it is considered the premiere private collection of early provincial photos.” Selections from the collection have been shown in critically-acclaimed exhibitions at … Continue reading
Visual Arts News Digest, Compiled by the Vancouver Art Gallery Library, July 16, 2019
Vancouver Alexander’s work moves through obsessions with beauty, consumerism, and nature. Originally from Victoria, Vikky Alexander first came to prominence in the art world in the 1980s while living and working in New York. An internationally recognized photographer, sculptor, collagist, and installation artist, she has also lived in Vancouver and currently resides in Montreal. We … Continue reading
Visual Arts News Digest, Compiled by the Vancouver Art Gallery Library, July 10, 2019
Vancouver Extreme Beauty. Vikky Alexander’s first retrospective Extreme Beauty, on show at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Canada, explores the major themes that have preoccupied her work for over three decades. “Looking back can be difficult,” reflects Alexander, whose entry into photography coincided with the emergence of the Pictures Generation in 1980s New York… Whether we are … Continue reading
Visual Arts News Digest, Compiled by the Vancouver Art Gallery Library, July 8, 2019
Vancouver Vikky Alexander queries Extreme Beauty at the Vancouver Art Gallery While previewing her exhibition with the Straight, Alexander talks about some of her subjects and strategies. Like many concept-driven artists, she employs whatever form, medium, and materials are needed to convey her ideas. Her exhibition includes installations of commercial photomurals, digital prints in light … Continue reading
Visual Arts News Digest, Compiled by the Vancouver Art Gallery Library, July 4, 2019
Canada Artists, Arts Leaders and Supporters Named to Order of Canada Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin, musician and artist Buffy Sainte-Marie and artist Iain Baxter& were all made Companions of the Order of Canada. This level recognizes national pre-eminence or international service or achievement. Obomsawin had a retrospective of her iconic films at MoMA, New York, in … Continue reading
Visual Arts News Digest, Compiled by the Vancouver Art Gallery Library, July 2, 2019
Canada Actor Donald Sutherland and Canadian war artist among 83 honoured in Order of Canada list [Gertrude] Kearns, a contemporary Canadian war artist, is being named a member of the Order of Canada — the entry-level honour — for her “contributions to preserving and understanding Canadian war history as a contemporary artist.” “It feels like … Continue reading
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