VANCOUVER, BC.- It is said that when Surrealist André Breton first saw an indigenous mask from the Pacific Northwest , he called it “more surreal than the Surrealists.” During the 1930s and 40s, Breton and many of his Surrealist colleagues …
Vancouver Art Gallery Exhibition Highlights the Surrealist Aspect of Indigenous Art
VANCOUVER, BC.- It is said that when Surrealist André Breton first saw an indigenous mask from the Pacific Northwest , he called it “more surreal than the Surrealists.” During the 1930s and 40s, Breton and many of his Surrealist colleagues were …
Vancouver Art Gallery Exhibition Highlights the Surrealist Fascination with Indigenous Art of the Pacific Northwest
VANCOUVER, BC.- It is said that when Surrealist André Breton first saw an indigenous mask from the Pacific Northwest , he called it “more surreal than the Surrealists.” During the 1930s and 40s, Breton and many of his Surrealist colleagues …
Vancouver Art Gallery Exhibition Highlights the Surrealist Fascination with Indigenous Art of the Pacific Northwest
VANCOUVER, BC.- It is said that when Surrealist André Breton first saw an indigenous mask from the Pacific Northwest , he called it “more surreal than the Surrealists.” During the 1930s and 40s, Breton and many of his Surrealist colleagues …
The Vancouver Art Gallery Presents Ground-Breaking Exhibition Featuring 350 Works by Surrealist Masters
VANCOUVER, BC.- The most comprehensive exhibition of Surrealist art ever to be shown in this country is on view at the Vancouver Art Gallery from May 28 through September 25, 2011. The Colour of My Dreams: The Surrealist Revolution in Art features 350 …
Rodney Graham to Receive Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts
VANCOUVER, BC.- British Columbia’s most prestigious annual awards for the visual arts, the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts and the VIVA Awards, will be presented at the Vancouver Art Gallery on May 5, 2011 at 7pm. The 8th …
‘Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters ~ The Cone Sisters of Baltimore’ Premieres at the Jewish Museum in NYC
New York, NY.– Henri Matisse called them “my two Baltimore ladies.” Their friend Gertrude Stein wrote a poem about them entitled “Two Women.” The sisters Dr. Claribel Cone (1864-1929) and Miss Etta Cone (1870-1949) began buying art directly…
Vancouver Art Gallery To Show ‘The Colour of My Dreams ~ The Surrealist Revolution’
Vancouver, Canada – ‘The Colour of My Dreams: The Surrealist Revolution in Art’ is the most comprehensive exhibition of surrealist art ever presented in Canada. Included are outstanding works by Hans Bellmer, Louise Bourgeois, Joseph Cornell, Salvad…
Vancouver Art Gallery Looks Anew at New Media by Three Remarkable Artists
VANCOUVER, BC.- Although living in different places and moments in time, three remarkable artists — Jim Campbell, Chris Marker and Eadweard Muybridge – are joined by their passion for exploring complex ideas through the new media of their eras. Openin…
BMO Financial Group Donates Major Rodney Graham Art Installation to Vancouver Art Gallery
VANCOUVER.- To mark the occasion of its Annual Meeting of shareholders in Vancouver, BMO Financial Group donated a major piece of art by internationally renowned Vancouver-based artist Rodney Graham to the Vancouver Art Gallery. “Supporting arts a…