Vancouver Art Gallery
Latest VAG exhibition tells the story of Vancouver photography
June 8, 2017By: Oscar Alfonso This summer, the Vancouver Art Gallery presents Pictures From Here, a survey of photography in Vancouver from the 1950s to the present. Situated on the gallery’s second floor, the exhibit runs from May 19 until September 4. Pictures From Here features the work of some 22 artists and draws heavily from the photo-conceptualist tradition that is now widely associated with Vancouver. The exhibit includes large-scale photographs and light boxes by such key figures as Jeff Wall, Rodney Graham, and Ian Wallace, alongside video works, street photographs, and photographic experiments by other artists that present a…
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The Vancouver Art Gallery reveals the design for its new location
October 9, 2015A dream 10 years in the making, the architectural proposal for a new Vancouver Art Gallery was unveiled on September 29 to a full house at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The current heritage courthouse location was originally leased in 1978;…
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Renaissance paintings, multi-media installations, and photography at the Vancouver Art Gallery
June 29, 2015The three current exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums, How Do I Fit This Ghost In My Mouth? An Exhibition by Geoffrey Farmer, and Residue: Persistence of the…
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Cézanne, The Poetics of Space, and Unscrolled impress at the Vancouver Art Gallery
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1973" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Photo courtesy of The Georgia Straight.[/caption] Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of visiting the Vancouver Art Gallery and seeing its three stunning exhibitions: Cézanne and the Modern, The Poetics of Space, and Unscrolled. On the…
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