Art Scene: Galleries feature works by Shawky, Wojnarowicz
Credit to Author: Shawn Conner| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 14:10:36 +0000
Wael Shawky is renowned for elaborate films that bring stories and histories of Egyptian culture into the present. Following its special presentation of Christian Marclay’s The Clock, the Polygon presents Shawky’s Al Araba Al Madfuna, a film inspired by witnessing people digging underground tunnels in search of buried treasures to find their ancestors’ secrets and spiritual powers. This theatrical installation offers gallery-goers the first opportunity in Western Canada to experience the artist’s work, which has been exhibited across the globe.
Wael Shawky: Al Araba Al Madfuna
October 17 to January 12, 2020
101 Carrie Cates Court, 604-986-1351
The oil-on-panel work Rhapsody in Blue by James Wiens is part of the Beauty is Enough show at Kurbatoff Gallery.
An avid lifelong outdoorsman, James Wiens grew up surrounded by the mountains and rivers of B.C. His artwork, primarily oil painting, reflects his love of nature and landscapes. The title Beauty is Enough comes from years of reflecting on why people make art. Painting for beauty’s sake is justified and in fact necessary, Wiens believes; it encourages us, brings us hope, and helps us cherish the good in and around us.
James Wiens: Beauty is Enough
November 14 to December 3
2435 Granville St., 604-736-5444
David Wojnarowicz’s photograph Untitled (Culture Mask II), 1990, will be among the artist’s works shown at Belkin Art Gallery.
This exhibit is the first to solely concentrate on the photographic and filmic work of David Wojnarowicz (1954-’92). Included are more than 100 works including photographs, test prints, silkscreens, 16 mm and Super-8 film and collaborative video works by the artist, who came into prominence in the East Village art world of the 1980s. Largely self-taught, he came to prominence by embracing all media in work both political and personal, and in an increasingly sophisticated combination of found and discarded material. For this exhibit, the Belkin worked with curator Krist Gruijthuijsen of the KW Institute of Contemporary Art in Berlin.
David Wojnarowicz: Photography & Film 1978–1992
January 10 to April 5, 2020
1825 Main Mall, UBC, 604-822-2759
Through video works, digital prints, and sculpture, the work in the Echoes exhibit demands that we question our own contributions to a shared future. The pieces contemplate the ways in which memory reappears and continues to resonate within the individual and across generations.
Echoes: Scott Benesiinaabandan, Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour and Dayna Danger, Caroline Monnet, Nicole Preissl and Maika’i Tubbs
November 29 to January 26, 2020
Opening reception November 28; curator’s tour December 1
6344 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby, 604-297-4422
Filipino art is captured in a new exhibit at Surrey Art Gallery, featuring works such as Lenore RS Lim’s etching Ginko, 1997/2009.
This group show pays homage to nature in both the Philippines and Canada. Several of the 12 artists, all from the Lower Mainland, have a mixed Canadian-Filipino background. According to a media release, “Their vision generates a unified theme of concern for the role of artists in advocating for a clean and sustainable environment.” The 12 artists in the show are Danvic Briones, Ileta Buenaventura, Tessie Dichupa, Jo Galang, Mayo Landicho, Edgardo Lantin, Lenore RS Lim, Chito Maravilla, Esmie Gayo McLaren, Bert Monterona, Soliman L. Poonon and Broderick Wong. Works on display will feature a variety of media, including watercolour, acrylic, etching, and more.
Filipino Music and Art Foundation
Until February 2
13750 88th Avenue, 604-501-5566