Simon Yee
Articles by Simon Yee
Art installation recalls echoes of working class struggles
May 30 2016 Art Holly Ward’s version of Albrecht Dürer’s Monument to the Vanquished Peasants | Photo by Simon Yee
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Cultural Calendar
May 30 2016 Events Haywood bandstand at sunset.| Photo by Denis Bouvier.
Vancouver International Children’s Festival
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Cultural Calendar
May 2 2016 EventsIt’s already May in Vancouver and there is no shortage of cultural events to attend. Please do enjoy the amazing weather outside, but if you are looking for some events to attend, why not check out…
Exhibit examines Jewish architectural influence in the postwar years
January 25 2016 ArtOberlander Residence I – Peter Oberlander and Leon Dirasser Architects,Landscape design Cornelia Oberlander, 1956. | Photo courtesy …
Celebrating creativity, philanthropy and innovation
December 7 2015 Cover StoryThis year was a prolific year for creativity, invention and …
Finding the recipe: spit, roe and pigments in traditional First Nations paint
November 23 2015 ArtThe spit was the key. That part of the puzzle was what two University of British Columbia graduate students needed to solve their project: recreating and documenting pre-European painting techniques …
Exhibit explores Nunavut’s complex architectural past, present and future
October 5 2015 ArtThe Museum of Vancouver’s upcoming exhibit, Arctic Adaptations, on display from Oct. 8 to Dec. 13, explores the history and socio-cultural effects of modernization on the Inuit people in Nunavut …
Complicating the Fairy Tale: Play casts a spotlight on international adoption
September 7 2015 CultureCan an older orphan who has been institutionalized learn how to…
Team revives the spirit and sportsmanship of the Asahi
August 24 2015 selectedFrom 1914 to 1941, the Vancouver Asahi, a …
Earthquake shakes youth into action
July 6 2015 CommunityThe 2010 Haiti earthquake devastated that …