Monday June 25th, 2018 Here’s the story behind that chain-link mosque in Vanier Park Multidisciplinary artist Ajlan Gharem’s Paradise Has Many Gates is the first installation to be formally unveiled on June 26 for Vancouver Biennale’s 2018 to 2020 exhibition titled re-IMAGE-n. Learn more Thursday June 21st, 2018 Art opens up new gateways At the Vancouver Biennale, Saudi artist Ajlan Gharem's "mosque made of fences" aims to bring cultures together in Vanier Park. Learn more Wednesday June 20th, 2018 Saudi artist seeks to bring cultures together with installation Paradise Has Many Gates As part of the Vancouver Biennale, Ajlan Gharem’s “mosque made of fences” is set for construction in Vanier Park. Learn more Thursday June 7th, 2018 A chain-link mosque and hyper-real human-animal sculptures feature amid Vancouver Biennale’s public-art lineup this summer Look for a huge, chain-link mosque-like structure to rise in Vanier Park as Vancouver Biennale 2018–2020 launches its latest citywide public-art festival. Learn more Wednesday June 6th, 2018 Vancouver Biennale kicks off public art exhibition on June 20 The weather in Vancouver is so nice, even the art is going outside. Vancouver Biennale 2018-2020 has announced its fourth edition, titled “re-IMAGE-n”. The latest celebration of public art will begin on June 20, when Saudi artist Ajlan Gharem’s Paradise Has Many Gates — a small, open-air sculpture in the shape of a mosque — will appear at Vanier Park. Learn more Tuesday March 6th, 2018 Vancouver’s Trans Am Totem needs new home before it ends up in artist’s driveway Large public art installation in False Creek is reaching end of its run with the Vancouver Biennale. Learn more Tuesday March 6th, 2018 Public art adds to a Neighbourhood’s palette As Vancouver has found, open-air sculptures can bring an identity and other benefits to a community, even if the contribution is hard to financially measure. Happiness doesn't have a price, when it comes to public art and commercial real estate. Learn more Thursday July 20th, 2017 Vancouver Courier: Meet the Artist Behind the A-Maze-Ing Laughter Figures Yue Minjun is interviewed during his first trip to Vancouver about the public reaction to A-Maze-Ing Laughter at Morton Park. Learn more Thursday July 20th, 2017 Georgia Straight: Official Day of Laughter Lights Up English Bay Coverage of the events on July 13th "Day of Laughter" featuring visiting artist Yue Minjun. Learn more Thursday July 20th, 2017 Vancouver Sun: Lack of Funding for Art No Laughing Matter Miriam Blume discusses the acquisition of A-Maze-Ing Laughter for the City of Vancouver through philanthropic endeavours and the need for active support of cultural funding to ensure more legacy works stay in the city. Learn more Saturday October 8th, 2016 Yoko Ono’s Art in Remote Japan: Traveling Far to See the Sky… In a woodsy patch of a park tucked next to a stream, one of Yoko Ono’s most unusual creations can be found in what is, for any artist’s work, a most unexpected setting. Learn more Saturday October 1st, 2016 More Ecological Art in Vancouver, Please!…Projects like these make us stop and think, and can even inspire us to change. Public art can soothe, annoy, confuse, or give us a shot of beauty on a dreary day. But does public art also have the power to inspire, and change our minds? Can it change society?   Learn more Monday September 26th, 2016 ai weiwei: “it’s not about the work, it’s about saying something” As the artist opens his most comprehensive retrospective to date in Florence, he speaks to i-D about the refugee crisis, fighting for freedom and turning art into political action... Learn more Monday August 8th, 2016 Human Structure In this add Jonathan Borofsky's Human Structure is highlighted... Learn more Wednesday May 11th, 2016 Colourful Giants Need Public Support: Biennale deadline approaching on the silo art at Ocean Concrete Daphne Bramham: Let's keep Osgemeos' Giants as a happy addition to Vancouver landscape. I no longer laugh out loud when I see the Giants. Now, they just make me smile. There's somthing both silly and charming about them staring down from their lofty, 21.3-metre height on the silos at Ocean Concrete on Grandville Island..."But  for the Giants to even have a chance at survival, the Biennale needs $35,000 before September."   Learn more Sunday May 1st, 2016 Vancouver Official Vistitor’s Guide Learn more Friday April 1st, 2016 Audacious Art VANCOUVER BIENNALE CREATES ARTISTIC LEGACY Car enthusiasts appreciate what makes something great is often not immediately tangible. Rather, it’s the cumulative effect of its parts. Take an Audi, for example. That is such a sexy and luxurious package. Without its innovative engineering it wouldn’t offer that remarkable ride. Learn more Wednesday March 23rd, 2016 Does Vancouver need a set of rules? A new art installation inspired by the Vancouver Biennale includes 17 different rules for Vancouver will be displayed at 10 different bus stop shelters until May. The “rules” were created by British artist Peter Liversidge, who lived in Vancouver during his International Artist Residency in 2014 and came up with 60 proposals for artworks after exploring the city. Learn more Wednesday March 23rd, 2016 ‘Rules for Vancouver’: Bus stop artist asks residents to vote for best rule Rule No. 1: As a member you will know what to do. So kicks off a list of 17 “Rules For Vancouver” posted at 10 bus stops, the latest public art project to hit the streets as part of the Vancouver Biennale, a non-profit that brings public art to the city. Learn more Monday March 21st, 2016 What is your ‘Rule for Vancouver’? Art exhibit asks An unusual art exhibit is making Vancouverites ponder the “rules” for their own city. The unconventional artwork dubbed “17 Rules for Vancouver” is supposed to be text-based and conceptual in nature, challenging and playing with the definitions of art, while also inviting viewers to participate and respond. Learn more