Don Richardson
Articles by Don Richardson

Backing into the future
June 10 2019 Street Photography by Denis BouvierThe demolition of the Farmer Building (foreground of picture) at the corner of Robson and Granville has uncovered the past while making way for the future. Exposed on the Power Block Building beside …

Dana Claxton: Fringing the Cube
November 5 2018 Online SpecialMerging Lakota traditions with so-called Western influences, while using a powerful “mix, meld and mash” approach, Claxton addresses the oppressive legacies of colonialism by critiquing …

Guo Pei: Couture Beyond
October 22 2018 Online SpecialThe Vancouver Art Gallery will be unveiling Guo Pei: Couture Beyond, the first Canadian exhibition devoted to the work of Guo Pei, China’s preeminent couturière. This mid-career survey features …

La Chanson de Tadoussac
August 27 2018 ColumnsArriving near Tadoussac, Quebec, we were immersed in fog, which spread across the breadth of the St. Lawrence River. Crossing the Saguenay River by the free public ferry, one could see just the tops …

Uninterrupted
July 10 2017 Street Photography by Denis BouvierThere is an arresting spectacle happening under the north side of the Cambie Bridge in Cooper’s Park. Uninterrupted is a cinematic art installation directed by Vancouver’s Nettie Wild, an award …

Entrance Island Lighthouse
June 26 2017 Street Photography by Denis BouvierEntrance Island is a picturesque little rocky island located 841 metres north of Gabriola Island in BC’s Salish Sea. The lantern of its white lighthouse tower has a red balcony below and red …

A current and historic gem on Vancouver’s East Side
June 12 2017 Street Photography by Denis BouvierCottage Hospice, pictured here, is located in a 1924 heritage building in Burrard View Park at 650 N Penticton St. facing Wall St. Not only are the grounds beautiful but it overlooks the North Shore …

A dalliance with time
May 29 2017 Street Photography by Denis BouvierThe two-metre sculpture, Dance of Time I, by Spanish artist Salvador Dali is on display at Hastings and Hornby Streets from May to September 2017. The sculpture’s installation was made possible by …

Tian Tian Xiang Shang – Blank Boy Canvas
May 8 2017 Street Photography by Denis BouvierThis exhibit, on till May 21, is a must see in the lobby at Nelson Square – 808 Nelson St., just east of the Wall Centre. Tian Tian Xiang Shang is the collaborative creation of Hong Kong artist …

It’s lonely being heritage!
April 24 2017 Street Photography by Denis BouvierAnd dangerous! Not only are you becoming more surrounded by towers than by other older houses – eventually you are demolished to make room for new towers, or in a more single home neighbourhood, …