VANCOUVER
The VAG acquires 2 Jeff Wall photographs:
Jeff Wall, Concrete Ball, 2002. Image: tate.org.uk
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Entries from February 2008 ↓
News: Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal
February 6th, 2008 — Montreal, News: Canada, Photography, Vancouver, Winnipeg
VoCA Recommends…Exhibitions in Cambridge, Oakville
February 5th, 2008 — Exhibitions, Toronto
1. LOGOTOPIA: THE LIBRARY IN ARCHITECTURE, ART AND THE IMAGINATION AT CAMBRIDGE GALLERIES, CAMBRIDGE ONTARIO
February 19 - April 6, 2008
Shigeru Ban, Japan Pavilion, Hanover Expo 2000. Image: nyc-architecture.com
Logotopia, from the Ancient Greek Logos meaning “word” and topos meaning “place.”
Logotopia: the Library in Architecture, Art and the Imagination is a multi-disciplinary exhibition and accompanying book. The exhibition comprises work by artists/architects who have explored the library as a concept and a built form through four distinct categories—the Universal Library, the National Library, the Public Library, the Private Library.
Exposure photography festival, Calgary and Banff
February 4th, 2008 — Calgary, Events/Talks, Photography
EXPOSURE 2008 CALGARY
January 25 - 2 March, 2008
A work by E. Ross Bradley at Willocks and Sax Gallery, Banff.
Image: willocksandsaxgallery.com
Exposure joins Toronto’s Contact and Montreal’s Mois de la Photo as significant national celebration of photography.
Jasper Johns and Cuban art in the New York Times
February 3rd, 2008 — Articles, Artists, Exhibitions
Oh, For the Love of God - The changing art market
February 1st, 2008 — Art market, Articles
VoCA loves the story of Damien Hirst and his skull, For the Love of God.
Damien Hirst and his work, For the Love of God. Image: theaestheticpoetic.comBy managing his own career, Hirst is a pioneer in the way the art world is changing. He works with his dealer to control who buys his work, buying it back himself when necessary and retaining a stake in it on occasion. Continue reading →
Andrea Carson writes on contemporary art, architecture and design...