Friday February 3, 7 pm
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Room 301
Emily Carr Lecture Theatre, 1399 Johnston Street
Granville Island
Places are free
Co-presented with Charles H. Scott Gallery
Frances Stark is an artist and writer whose practice focuses on language and the interrelation between graphic and textual materials. Her work often combines figurative imagery with repeated letters, words cut out of context, familiar literary passages, and everyday throwaway materials from her studio. The process of creative production and Stark's own self-referential nature form the core subject of her practice. This talk is presented in conjunction with My Best Thing (2011) her first feature-length animation, which is on show at the Contemporary Art Gallery from February 3 to April 15, 2012.
Following the talk the artist will be available to sign copies of her new publication Frances Stark My Best Thing which includes a comprehensive essay by British curator Mark Godfrey. The book is co-published by Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, Koenig Books, London, and the Walter Philips Gallery, Banff.
DEC 3, 2011 to
APR 15, 2012
Federico Herrero
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Exhibition Openings
Thursday, February 2, 7-10pm
Join us to celebrate the opening of our new exhibitions:
Guo Fengyi
Frances Stark, My Best Thing
Scott Massey, Aurorae
(CAG Window spaces) &
Via Lactea (above Glacier Lake)
Canada Line Roundhouse station.
Public Discussion
Neil Campbell on Guo Fengyi
Saturday February 11, 3pm
Vancouver based artist Neil Campbell talks about drawing and
process in the context of the exhibition of work by Guo Fengyi.
Public Discussion
Carla Nappi on Guo Fengyi
Saturday March 10, 3pm
Lecturer in the Department of History at UBC, Nappi speaks to
the traditions of medicine and healing in Chinese history within
the context of work by Guo Fengyi.
Public Discussion
Keith Wallace on Guo Fengyi
Saturday March 17, 3pm
Editor of Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art leads a
talk about the work of Guo Fengyi.
FEB 3, 2012 to
JUN 30, 2012
Guided visits are free and open to the public. They provide visitors with an excellent opportunity to develop new skills for interpreting contemporary art.
Saturday February 25, 3pm
Guided visit of the exhibitions led by Gallery Coordinator,
Jill Henderson and our volunteers
Saturday March 3, 3pm
Guided visit of the exhibition Frances Stark, My Best Thing led
by curator Jenifer Papararo
Saturday March 24, 3pm
Guided visit of the exhibition Guo Fengyi led by Executive
Director Nigel Prince
Saturday March 31, 3pm
Guided visit in French led by our volunteer Patricia Huijnen
Sunday April 15, 3pm
Guided visit of the exhibitions led by a Gallery Coordinator,
Jill Henderson and our volunteers
We also encourage visits from primary and secondary schools, ESL groups, university and college students and community groups. For more information or to book a guided visit for your group, please email info@contemporaryartgallery.ca or telephone 604 681 2700. Visits can also be arranged in French or German.
Our learning programmes are generously sponsored by Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.
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