Neon Signs and Educational Toys
Contemporary Art Gallery brings international talents Tim Etchells and Fröbel Fröbeled to Vancouver
Photography by Kendra Archer A combined evening of two international artists at the Contemporary Art Gallery. Outside, Who Knows, new neon work by British artist Tim Etchells, as part of PuSH Festival, their artist in residence for 2014. As artistic director of theatre company Forced Entertainment, Etchells has “directed, written, and occasionally performed in, dozens […]
Diffractions of the Local: New work by Seven Vancouver-based, Latin American Artists
Disparate geographies and contemporary art in Vancouver at Back Gallery Project
Written by Mark Jacobs Photos courtesy Roman, Gabriela Aceves, and Back Gallery Project Diffractions of the Local is a new series of exhibitions at The Back Gallery Project, aiming to celebrate the diverse nonlocal origins of Vancouver’s contemporary art scene. Here’s what The Back Gallery Project has to say about the series: Diffractions of the […]
Eat It @ Dynamo
Exhibit dives face first into a smörgåsbord of deliciousness including garnish hats and titty pops
EAT IT: Food. Sex. Need we say more? Photographer Sheng Ho was there to give us a taste of what was cookin’… “EAT IT is an exploration into our culture’s cardinal relationship with food and sex: Beyond necessity, the consumption for pleasure. The attention we give these bodily pleasures is nothing short of worship, as […]
Vocal Tracts @ WAAP
Intimate yet exquisite premiere evening of mouth/vocal-themed work
Photos and words by Ash Tanasiychuk The night was sweaty. Vancouver was in the thick of it’s hottest and driest summer in recent history. It was also fireworks night, which meant most people were heading to the West End of the city. Yet curiosity got the better of a group of folk took Wil Aballe […]
Monomania II @ Trench
Packed house for the opening night of the latest bi-annual exhibition of emerging local talent
On July 4th, 2013, Trench Contemporary Art Gallery held its opening reception for Monomania II: Vancouver Emerging. The exhibition featured over 20 professional Vancouver-based artists from a variety of practises and mediums, including a music/performance piece by Mike Bourscheid entitled “Introducing Myself To The Canada Geese” in which he played an odd bagpipe-like contraption. The […]
As It Is at Wil Aballe Art Projects
Opening night featuring six artists bursts the seams of this tiny gallery space
Words by Celesse McCarthy Photos of opening night by Ash Tanasiychuk Photos of art provided by Wil Aballe — THE ARTISTE As I approach the buzzer for The Artiste live-work studios on Scotia St, I see a woman standing there, perplexed. I, for some bizarre reason, am not prepared to engage. Perhaps it’s the heat […]
Broadway East Art Walk
Free, family-friendly event revitalizes Mount Pleasant neighbourhood by connecting art with local businesses
The Broadway East Art Walk kicked off on Saturday June 8 2013 and VANDOCUMENT’s photographer Sheng Ho was there to capture it’s story. The initiative of the a group of passionate, community minded individuals in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, “this event is meant to offer a taste of the larger Art Walk that is being […]
First Thursday Vancouver + Art Waste 2013
Two massive art events collide and explode the already busiest night of the week for Vancouver's visual arts exhibitions
The First Thursday Vancouver Art Walk and Art Waste collided in early June. The fourth day of the work week is traditionally THE night of the week to check out new art in the city – this is when most galleries launch their opening receptions. Chris Bentzen of Hot Art Wet City knows this; he […]
Finding Our Place In Time: Background / ThisPlace at Grunt Gallery
A retrospective project spans 40 years to achieve collaborative success on a grand scale
Maps at a massive scale, this show needs to be seen to be fully appreciated. Referencing the 1972 ‘Background / Vancouver’ work by Michael de Courcy (with Taki Bluesinger, Gerry Gilbert, and Glenn Lewis), three artists (Emilio Rojas, Guadalupe Martinez, and Igor Santizo) have revisited this conceptual project. It’s gorgeous, it’s intriguing, and there are […]