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Vision visible: Vancouver Art Gallery lays out manifestos for the city

Detail from WE: Vancouver at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Around last year's Superbowl, Dockers issued a "Man-ifesto" to promote its khaki line. "It's time to answer the call of manhood," Dockers insisted. "It's time to wear the pants." With safety razors seemingly having cornered the market on "revolution" in the west nowadays, perhaps it's no surprise that the most radical thing a middle-class man can do is buy a pair of beige trousers.

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If I Were a Monument with Louise Liliiefeldt (Mayworks Festival)

May 12 2012 - 10:00pm
Jun 2 2012 - 5:00pm

Location

Toronto Free Gallery
1277 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 39' 30.1176" N, 79° 26' 31.9884" W

If I Were a Monument is an exhibition by renowned artist Louise Liliiefeldt. The exhibition consists of paintings and installations that deal with the issue of loneliness. The images Liliefeldt creates are born from a very personal place, as dementia and caregiving have been part of her immediate family, perhaps exaggerating the solitude of both the person who has
dementia and the caregiver. The images surrounding the walls of the gallery represent images of what loneliness would feel like if she were a monument erected to honor the lives of others.

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Howl V featuring Seth Tobocman, Eric Laursen, Marathon and the Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble (concert and book launch)

Apr 6 2012 - 8:00pm
Apr 7 2012 - 12:00pm

Location

La Plante
185 Van Horne
Montreal, QC
Canada
Phone: 5146867253
45° 31' 37.4736" N, 73° 36' 31.9752" W

 

Contact name: 
Kevin Lo
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Ken Lum at the Vancouver Art Gallery

March 21, 2011
| Redeye speaks with Grant Arnold, curator of the first large-scale solo survey of the work of internationally renowned East Vancouver artist Ken Lum. The show features more than 50 works.

13:47 minutes (12.63 MB)
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Heroes: From a disability perspective

March 17, 2010
| A group art exhibit organized as part of the Kickstart Festival of Disability Arts and Culture opened on March 8. The artists in the show explore what heroism means to them. We speak with Cleo Pawson.

12:19 minutes (11.29 MB)
Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Unique prison art show

June 12, 2009
| Dennis Sobin talks about a new exhibit featuring pano art - an artform created by prisoners.

14:59 minutes (17.14 MB)

Body & Soul: A jazz and visual arts series

Jun 30 2009 - 6:00pm
Jun 30 2009 - 8:00pm

Location

Creative Boost
279 Sherbrooke West #315
Montreal, QC H2X 1Y2
Canada
Phone: 514-844-7752
Fax: 514-879-0164
45° 30' 33.8616" N, 73° 34' 14.7684" W

Body and Soul is a series of interdisciplinary workshops is led by Dr. Norman Cornett, and features renowned jazz musicians and visual artists ranging from Branford Marsalis to Sue Adams. The series encourages creative thinking through an experiential approach to the arts. This alternative method includes listening to music and viewing art with unconventional techniques, writing reflections, and going on cultural excursions. Participants will also be given the opportunity to engage in discussions and sit down one-on-one with guest artists for a "dialogic" session about their creative vision. No background or previous knowledge in the arts is required.

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Maya Foley
Redeye

The Insurance Man: Kafka in the Penal Colony

May 28, 2009
| A visual art installation by Jerry Zaslove metaphorically recreates a machine of torture from a Franz Kafka short story.

14:42 minutes (13.45 MB)
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