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Visualizing a Culture for Strangers: Chinese Export Paintings of the Nineteenth Century
With nearly 100 paintings on exhibition, Visualizing a Culture for Strangers showcases the extensive and diverse subject matter of Chinese export paintings.
When:
October 24, 2014 12:00am to January 4, 2015 12:00am
Where
CURATED BY BARRY TILL | Founders Gallery
Produced in trading posts for sale to Western customers, these collectible works were imported to Europe and later America in great quantities, illustrating the visual world of China desired by Westerners. Public and private life from urban and rural China is represented through scenes of trade, production, and agriculture. Included are images of flora and fauna; punishments and execution; festivals and religious activities; and, portraits of royalty and the general population.
This exhibition includes many works from a recent outstanding donation by Vancouver’s Hugh Hamilton and family, from the collection of Sir James Brabazon Urmston (1785-1850).
Events
Curator's Tour
Oct 29 2014 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Drop-in Tour
Nov 8 2014 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Nov 22 2014 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Nov 30 2014 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Family Sunday
Nov 23 2014 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Community Cafe
Nov 27 2014 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Members-only Preview: Friday, January 23, 2015 | 7-8pm / Opening Reception: Friday, January 23, 2015 | 8-10pm - See more at: http://aggv.ca/in-another-place#sthash.5kh56ClD.dpuThe exhibition takes its cues from the Dionne Brand novel that inspired its title, highlighting a shared artistic inclination to investigate the relationships between the self and place. The artists are from varied locations, and each brings a unique approach to picturing the human relationship to the environment. Yet out of this diversity emerges a very focused conversation, one that encourages the viewer to think about Vancouver Island’s coastal location and the complexities that underlie our relationships to this place.The exhibition takes its cues from the Dionne Brand novel that inspired its title, highlighting a shared artistic inclination to investigate the relationships between the self and place. The artists are from varied locations, and each brings a unique approach to picturing the human relationship to the environment. Yet out of this diversity emerges a very focused conversation, one that encourages the viewer to think about Vancouver Island’s coastal location and the complexities that underlie our relationships to this place. The exhibition takes its cues from the Dionne Brand novel that inspired its title, highlighting a shared artistic inclination to investigate the relationships between the self and place. The artists are from varied locations, and each brings a unique approach to picturing the human relationship to the environment. Yet out of this diversity emerges a very focused conversation, one that encourages the viewer to think about Vancouver Island’s coastal location and the complexities that underlie our relationships to this place. The exhibition also provides an opportunity for the AGGV to think critically about its own relationship to photographic practices and the potential of photography to foster political discussions and to connect to the lived experiences of local communities. Reflecting issues that continue to be widespread throughout the coastal British Columbia region, the selected photographic works are as thought-provoking as they are visually engaging.
The exhibition takes its cues from the Dionne Brand novel that inspired its title, highlighting a shared artistic inclination to investigate the relationships between the self and place. The artists are from varied locations, and each brings a unique approach to picturing the human relationship to the environment. Yet out of this diversity emerges a very focused conversation, one that encourages the viewer to think about Vancouver Island’s coastal location and the complexities that underlie our relationships to this place.
The exhibition also provides an opportunity for the AGGV to think critically about its own relationship to photographic practices and the potential of photography to foster political discussions and to connect to the lived experiences of local communities. Reflecting issues that continue to be widespread throughout the coastal British Columbia region, the selected photographic works are as thought-provoking as they are visually engaging.
- See more at: http://aggv.ca/in-another-place#sthash.5kh56ClD.dpuf
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