Magic Hour: Activating the Archive
The Instant Coffee Collective (ICC) brings its uniquely quirky aesthetic to the Nikkei National Museum archives, unwrapping old stories and creating a stage for new discoveries of Japanese Canadian …
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January 12 2015 Art Oral history project shares stories from Iranian community
Sharing Our Stories, an exhibit at the North Vancouver Museum and Archives (NVMA), features the stories and objects of 12 Iranians living on the North Shore.
Recognizing the large presence of the …
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January 12 2015 Art A portrait of the artist as an exile
In his latest exhibition, Crossed, Vancouver-based artist Ahmad Tabrizi shares a unique form of portraiture and visual poetry, where the complexities of language, expression and identity overlap with…
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January 12 2015 Art An “F” from Ai Weiwei
Photo courtesy of Vancouver BiennaleUnveiled just before the Christmas holiday, a public sculpture in the shape of an …
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December 8 2014 Art Politics of art: caricatures and culture
Provoking thoughtful commentary from readers on social issues can create barriers with just the use of words. Political cartoons – often witty, at times graphic, but never dull – transcend such …
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December 8 2014 Art Dressing the part: Today’s fashion and cultural influence
The number of toes on a dragon, the modern evolution of saris, the importance of colour, where khakis came from –Richmond Museum’s latest exhibit Interwoven World (Identity and Fashion) takes …
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December 8 2014 Art Exposing reality in the disguise of Chinese tradition: Contemporary Chinese art show at VAG
Ai Weiwei’s work is here in Vancouver. The world-renowned artist is among 10 prominent Chinese artists whose recent works have been brought together in an exhibition at the Vancouver Art
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December 8 2014 Art Exploring the aesthetics of labour
True to its mandate to display work that examines the relationship between contemporary art theory and practice, Artspeak, a non-profit artist run centre in Vancouver, is currently featuring Seurat …
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December 8 2014 Art The unlimited curiosity of artist Shimabuku
Japanese artist Shimabuku is remarkably curious. And through his highly imaginative artistic practice, he makes the familiar and mundane seem fascinating, humorous and strange. For Shimabuku, it is …
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November 17 2014 Art Interweavings presents traditions in contemporary First Nations art
Interweavings, an exhibition at the Richmond Art Gallery, explores the importance of mentoring and tradition in contemporary First Nations art.
The exhibit presents approximately 30 works by seven …