Monday January 18th, 2010
The Mystery of the A-Mazing Santas…
Who Made the Santa Hats for Yue Minjun’s A-Mazing Laughter? Photo by MLA Mary McNeil Vancouver-False Creek There’s a mystery afoot in…
Friday January 15th, 2010
Jaume Plensa's "We": Illuminated!
Look at that! Isn’t that seriously amazing? I think that it is. The sculpture by Spain’s Jaume Plensa entitled ‘We’ has…
Monday January 11th, 2010
Mayor of Richmond, Malcolm Brodie, Responds to Public Art Debate
On January 6th, Malcolm Brodie wrote the following letter to the editors of the Richmond Review newspaper regarding public response to a recent…
Saturday January 9th, 2010
A Response to Public Debate Re: Gao Brothers Sculpture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2009 Vancouver, Canada – The Vancouver Biennale responds to the recent public debate regarding the sculpture, “Miss…
Monday January 4th, 2010
Happy New Year from Vancouver Biennale!
Beautiful photography by Vancouver photographer, Harris Hui. Please check below for more of Harris’ amazing shots of Vancouver Biennale sculptures.
Thursday October 22nd, 2009
New Dennis Oppenheim Sculpture at YVR: Arriving Home
Arriving Home by Dennis Oppenheim. Photo by Sean Cranbury. Vancouver Biennale is proud to announce the installation of a new sculpture by Dennis…
Friday September 18th, 2009
Incoming: A-Mazing Laughter by Yue Minjun | Vancouver Biennale
photo by Dan Fairchild A-Mazing Laughter, a sculpture by China’s Yue Minjun, is being installed at the Morton Triangle, near the corner of…
Tuesday September 1st, 2009
Liu Jianhua's Pillows: iPhone Photos Taken @ Harbour Green
Jer Crowle is a local artist/designer/photographer who currently lives and works on Galiano Island. That doesn’t stop him from making regular…
Monday August 31st, 2009
Sculptures Playing with People: The Meeting in Cardero Park
Those of you who live in Vancouver don’t need me to tell you how ridiculously beautiful the weather has been around here lately and those of you …
Wednesday August 26th, 2009
Wet Concrete! Two New Public Art Installations: Vancouver Biennale
Summer is raging full on toward September and Vancouver is in its glory. Sunshine is leaping in sheets of silver across English Bay, the mountains…
Thursday August 20th, 2009
Barbora in the Sunshine: Vancouver Biennale
Some more photographs of Barbora by Lithuanian artist Vladas Vildžiūnas shown here basking in the sunshine of an August afternoon. These photos are…
Wednesday August 19th, 2009
New Vancouver Biennale Installations Inspire Debate About Public Art
It’s been an auspicious beginning for the Vancouver Biennale. As the August temperatures remain high and the summer sun drenches the city with…
Thursday August 13th, 2009
Yue Minjun: Sneak Preview of Amazing Art: Vancouver Biennale
Yue Minjun was born in Beijing, China in 1962. He is one of the most important artists of the Chinese avant-garde. He lives and works in Beijing and…
Tuesday August 11th, 2009
Barbora in the Park at Pacific Central Station: Vancouver Biennale
Elegant, enigmatic Barbora has alighted on Thronton Park across from the famous and stately Pacific Central Station near the intersection of Terminal…
Wednesday August 5th, 2009
Michael Zheng's The STOP: The Vancouver Biennale has Started!
Michael Zheng‘s The STOP has been installed in two locations in Vancouver to kick off the 2009-2011 edition of the Vancouver Biennale! These…
Tuesday July 28th, 2009
Preeminence: A Short Video About the Vancouver Biennale
Really excellent video about public art, Vancouver as an important contributor to national and international cultural conversations and allowing the…
Monday July 27th, 2009
Vancouver Biennale First Two Installations This Week
It’s finally upon us! Giant container ships are approaching the city from distant ports carrying sculptures of great artists from all over the…
Friday July 3rd, 2009
Support Art in Public Spaces – Letter to the Parks Board
Dear Friends of the Vancouver Biennale, We need your help. The Vancouver Biennale needs letters of public support for their donation of a sculpture…
Monday June 29th, 2009
Shiny Water: Amazing Sculpture from China's Jun Ren
It’s coming by boat from a mysterious land on the other side of the Pacific ocean. It’s a massive, mercurial sculpture from China’s …
Wednesday June 24th, 2009
Ready to Install: VanMag Showcases the Vancouver Biennale
The July-August issue of Vancouver Magazine has done a cool little article on the Vancouver Biennale. Written by Lia Grainger the article is an…