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SFU Gallery’s latest exhibition leaves us questioning the implications of physical materials from our past

Arts January 28, 2020

by Kim Regala, Staff Writer Drawing inspiration from Franz Kafka’s short story The Cares of a Family Man is Lyse Lemieux’s No Fixed Abode, SFU Gallery’s latest exhibition. It borrows its title from the book’s character Odradek, an abstract figure that blurs the lines between subject and object. When asked “where do you live” it simply responds by saying “no fixed abode,” indicating its lack of origin or source. Similarly, Lemieux takes on a rather surrealist approach that attempts to understand and uncover the narratives of artifacts that belong in the past. Constructing her pieces through two-dimensional and three-dimensional drawings,…

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Azzi Hair Studio opens a second branch in Maggie Benston Centre

News June 24, 2019

By Kelly Chia, Staff Writer On April 22, Azzi Hair Studio, a hair salon at UniverCity, opened up its second branch on the second floor of the Maggie Benston Centre (MBC). It shares its space with the new dental clinic,…

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Lesser-known must-see movies

Peak Web September 30, 2017

By: Aaron Richardson, Staff Writer Man on the Moon (1999) — A story so strange, it’s hard to believe it’s true Based on a true story, Man on the Moon tells the story of the life of Andy Kaufman. In…

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