Wednesday September 12th, 2018
In Curious Imaginings, Patricia Piccinini’s beautiful mutants engage unexpected empathy
She’s a mutant and a mistake. She is an aberration—a creature who falls somewhere between orangutan and human, a misguided DNA experiment. And yet you …
Wednesday September 12th, 2018
ART SEEN: How Patricia Piccinini’s transgenic ‘homeless’ creatures came to Vancouver
Patricia Piccinini’s hyperrealistic animal-human sculptures have found temporary resting space in rooms on the second floor of the Patricia…
Wednesday August 22nd, 2018
Early Bird Ticket Sales Open for Patricia Piccinini’s Curious Imaginings
Early Bird ticket sales have launched for Patricia Piccinini’s Curious Imaginings immersive sculpture exhibition, coming to Vancouver this September…
Tuesday August 14th, 2018
Video by filmmaker Josephine Anderson: This monster-sized anvil is like a giant violin conch shell bringing you the sounds of the ocean
Huge works of art are standard fare at the Vancouver Biennale — the exhibition regularly includes large-scale sculpture that confronts the audience in …
Monday August 13th, 2018
How a chain-link mosque at the Vancouver Biennale became a community hub
Saudi artist Ajlan Gharem’s installation stands as an example of cultural exchange as diplomatic tensions break out between Canada and Saudi Arabia.
Tuesday July 24th, 2018
大溫雙年展 掀議題
在我的國家,這是一項被禁止擺設的 藝術作品。藝術家 Ajlan Gharem 說,這項公共藝術 在英國倫敦、美國三藩市等地展出,獲得 許多好評,只有在沙特阿拉伯,擺放了一 天時間就撤離,就怕被攻擊報復!文/攝影:葉曉蓉
Friday July 20th, 2018
Alexander Square IS AWESOME: That’s why there’s a giant anvil in Leg-in-Boot Square
Leg-in-Boot Square along the seawall in False Creek has an industrial history of forges and boat building. A new public art sculpture has been…
Thursday July 19th, 2018
Artist uncovers False Creek’s lost industrial history with Acoustic Anvil sculpture for Vancouver Biennale
In a city that is forever turning over the glassy, high-rise buildings, the raw and rugged tools of the past are a stark reminder that urbanization is …
Wednesday July 18th, 2018
Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland from July 20 to 26
The 2018-2020 Vancouver Biennale, titled re-IMAGE-n (reimagine), hosts a load of awesome programs ranging from Islamic art workshops to the CineFest…
Tuesday July 17th, 2018
Ajlan Gharem gains global recognition for his thought-provoking work
DENVER: Places of worship fill many roles in society — and an art installation in the shape of a mosque can invoke polarizing reactions in different…