Génération Sacrifiée: art, conflicts and action
Engaged art raises awareness, brings a hidden reality to light, and then snatches it from oblivion to make it part of the collective memory: this is the vision of artist Sayeh Sarfaraz. Her drawings …
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October 18 2015 Art Aboriginal art exhibit pushes boundaries
Kelli Clifton’s carving Raven and the Man in the Moon. | Photo by Kelli CliftonPushing Boundaries is an Aboriginal art …
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October 18 2015 Art Melody of light and colour
The Miao ethnic group in Guizhou province in China performing an ethnic dance.| Photo by Jonathan Lau.A group of …
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October 18 2015 Culture Vicky Chow: an eclectic, prolific, and inspired performer
Vicky Chow and Bang on a Can.| Photo by Pascal Perich and Julien Jourdes.Following Andrew Czink’s and Doug Blackley’s …
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October 5 2015 Art Exhibit explores Nunavut’s complex architectural past, present and future
The 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 …
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October 5 2015 Culture Filling in the gaps in Chinese-Canadian history
Putting ink to an almost ignored part of 19th Century China, author Paul Yee’s latest novel, A Superior Man, tries to imagine the lives and mindsets of peasants trying to survive chaotic times. Yee…
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October 5 2015 Culture VIFF Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
Photo courtesy of Charles Wilkinson“Maybe we’re not totally screwed” – that’s the cutline on the movie poster for…
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October 5 2015 Culture Buckman Coe: The art of conscious music
Buckman Coe and His band.| Photo by Eye of the Mind Photography.Combining conscious and uplifting lyricism from a melting …
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October 5 2015 Culture Unwrapping culture: An artfully choreographed critique of Thailand
Photo by Chris Randle.Two Southeast Asian contemporary dancers, Pichet Klunchun and Alvin Erasga Tolentino, are set to …
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September 21 2015 Culture Moon-gazing festival a time for families
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Garden. | Photo courtesy of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese GardenOn Sept. 27, families in Chinatown will…