Collecting Contemporary:

Opposing Chairs, Juan L. Gomez-Perales

Public art gallery collections offer valuable opportunities for education and interpretation through diverse artworks. Collecting Contemporary: Opposing Chairs features Juan L. Gomez-Perales’ interactive sculpture and highlights the AGGV’s continued practice of collecting contemporary art and commitment to the presentation of these works. Acquired by the Gallery in 1987, Opposing Chairs focuses on participatory experience through art and demonstrates some of the…

Kabuki

Japan's Dynamic Theatre in Prints

March 26 – June 15, 2015 | Curated by Barry Till

Kabuki is a classical Japanese dance-drama, which originated in the 17th century. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers. It became a common form of entertainment in the registered red-light district…

Marimekko

With Love

Curated by Shauna McCabe and circulated by the Textile Museum of Canada | Pollard Gallery

Marimekko, With Love provides a retrospective examination of the iconic Finnish design company’s mid-century origins and the role it played in shaping a new aesthetic and approach to living through fashion and design. Founded in 1951 by visionary designer Armi Ratia…

In Another Place, And Here

Curated by Michelle Jacques and Toby Lawrence | Centennial & Ker Galleries

Exhibition Opening Friday, January 23, 2015 | Members Only Preview 7-8pm | Public Opening 8-10pm

In Another Place, And Here brings together the work of eight local, national, and international artists in an exploration of the relationships between geography, politics, identity–and photography.

The exhibition takes its cues from the Dionne Brand…

A Study in Contrast

Sybil Andrews and Gwenda Morgan

Founders Gallery

Sybil Andrews (1898-1992) and Gwenda Morgan (1908-1991) both developed their printmaking skills at the progressive Grosvenor School of Modern Art in London (1925-1940), one of the few British art schools of the time that exposed students to avant-garde European art. Sharing the school’s commitment to a democratic approach to the arts, Andrews produced linocuts…

Definiciones (Definitions)

Carlos Colín

Curated by Toby Lawrence | The LAB Gallery

Exhibiton Opening Friday, January 23rd, 2015: Members Only Preview  7-8pm | Public Opening  8-10pm

Language is imbued with social, cultural, and political biases. With Definiciones (Definitions), Carlos Colín explores the impact, limits, and ruptures of language in our everyday lives, and the ways in which language shapes our thinking about life, social…

Shin Hanga

The New Print Movement of Early 20th Century Japan

CURATED BY BARRY TILL | Pollard Gallery

Traditional ukiyo-e prints had all but disappeared in Japan by the early 20th century. Many were anxious to find a replacement, and their efforts resulted in shin hanga, or the New Print Movement. These artists wanted to build on the foundations of the ukiyo-e school, appropriating new designs…

Visualizing a Culture for Strangers

Chinese Export Paintings of the Nineteenth Century

CURATED BY BARRY TILL | Founders Gallery

With nearly 100 paintings on exhibition, Visualizing a Culture for Strangers showcases the extensive and diverse subject matter of Chinese export paintings. 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…

Conversations

with Lucie Rie

Curated by Toby Lawrence | Drury Gallery

Lucie Rie is renowned for her modernist aesthetic and functional sensibilities. The prolific studio output of the Austrian-born British potter spanned seven decades–a significant contribution to the history of ceramics in the 20th century. With works drawn primarily from the collection of the AGGV, Conversations with Lucie Rie considers…