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Russian-based feminist art collective Pussy Riot has put the spotlight on government oppression, political silencing and cultural hypocrisy in their country for more than a decade. But while they’re known for their boisterous, colourful and attention-grabbing political art, what’s less known are the consequences the collective has faced for speaking out. Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s…
GEORGE CLUTESI: ḥašaḥʔap / ʔaapḥii / ʕc̓ik / ḥaaʔaksuqƛ / ʔiiḥmisʔap is a retrospective exhibition currently premiering in Vancouver until Jan 19, 2025 at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. The exhibition explores the life and legacy of George Clutesi, a Tseshaht First Nation artist, actor, writer and ambassador for Canadian Indigenous culture, recognized…
In their first exhibition in Canada, Chinese visual artist and storyteller Shen Xin explores how languages act like an ecosystem. The installation, titled but this is the language we met in; 我们在这个语言中相遇, includes a film, Grounds of Coherence #1, and four paintings, all created by the artist. Shen is particularly interested in the existence of language in humans…
Showcasing the tenacity, resolve and responses to the injustice of the Japanese Canadian internment and forced relocations, the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre hosts the permanent exhibit Taiken: Generations of Resilience. Depicted on the panels on the museum walls and through the programming offered, the exhibit looks to honour and share the history and heritage…
Inside/Out: the art show my dad never had, a new exhibit currently on display at grunt gallery, examines the life and work of the late Sue Dong Eng, co-curated by his daughter Mercedes Eng. The exhibit is composed of archived family images, copper etchings in handmade frames and literary work, featuring some of Mercedes’ own…
Refuge Canada, an exhibition at the Museum of Vancouver, details the experiences refugees have faced from deciding to leave their home country to settling in Canada. Denise Fong, curator of urban cultures at the Museum of Vancouver, says the exhibit is meant to help visitors connect with the individual stories and challenges of refugees –…
The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) has recently unveiled the art exhibition J.E.H. MacDonald? A Tangled Garden. The journey to this exhibition has been long and winding, stemming from the 2015 discovery of 10 sketches allegedly painted by J.E.H. MacDonald. As MacDonald was one of the founding members of the Group of 7 (seven influential Canadian…
Hosted by Vancouver Art Gallery, from now until May 12, Rooted Here: Woven from the Land is an exhibition that displays the weavings of four local Salish artists; and offers a glimpse into their participation in the design of the gallery’s new building. The exhibition looks into the history of Salish weaving, its connection to the land,…
Gallery Gachet hosts an exhibit from Vancouver-based artist Dion Smith-Dokkie that investigates maps and their meaning, from Nov. 24 to Jan 20. In This Will Be the First of a Thousand Worlds We Give Life To, Smith-Dokkie modulates various maps, including locations of northeastern British Columbia, transforming them artistically through overlays and modulation. The resulting…
From now until Feb. 4, 2023, the Polygon Gallery will host a three-person exhibition titled Slander’s Brand, showcasing the works of artists Rachel Khedoori, Ron Terada and Hannah Darabi who engage with trauma and history in their artistic medium and whose work focuses on themes of duration and archive. Khedoori’s work assembles historical news articles…
Art is alive with Mount Pleasant’s poppies. From now until December 12, North Van Arts is showcasing Métis, Franco-Ontarian artist, Nathaniel Marchand’s Florescence, an exhibit with living mediums at Lynn Valley’s District Library Gallery. Featuring foraged petals and leaves, the pieces of Florescence highlight Marchand’s use of pressed materials from BC’s coastal landscape – which are then vulnerable…
On September 28, Coquitlam Heritage holds its opening reception to a new artist-led exhibit on the defunct mental health institute of Riverview. The exhibit sees local artists, Lolu Oyedele, Nadine Flagel and Haley Perry, as well as Coquitlam Heritage staff Naomi Fong and Markus Fahrner, reflecting on the challenging history of Riverview, drawing links between…
Celebrating Latin American Heritage Month, the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre (VLACC)’s second annual Latin Expressions program shines a spotlight on Chilean culture with Remembering the Future: Chile 1973-2023: An Evening of Music, Poetry and Art, a vibrant series of film, music, theater and dance performed by Chilean artists in the Vancouver arts community. “In…
