5 Must-See Art Gallery Exhibits.
November 09 2022, Mercedes-Benz Vancouver
Mark your winter calendars with a few of these local and international art exhibits; it’s the perfect way to inject some culture into your cold-weather plans over the next few months.
Museum of Vancouver
All We Want Is More: The Tobias Wong Project
Opens November 17, 2022
Born and raised in Vancouver, artist Tobias Wong (b. 1974) defied categorization and took the art world by storm before his untimely death in 2010. The New York Times called Wong “the enfant terrible of the design world”, and in his short but prolific career, he defied the boundaries of conceptual art, performance, and product design. Constantly questioning the meaning we assign to objects in our lives, Wong’s work would alter pieces of famous designers, tweak objects to give them new meaning, and appropriate brand imagery—all to brilliant effect. Visit the Museum of Vancouver.
The Audain Art Museum
Out of Control: The Concrete Art of Skateboarding
Until January 8, 2023
Know somebody who loves skateboarding? This exhibit at Whistler’s Audain Art Museum is for them. Featuring 19 diverse artists from all around the world, this show is all about contemporary art and skateboarding, exploring the aesthetic, social, environmental, political, and architectural aspects of the sport along the way. While you’re there, don’t miss Audain’s exceptional permanent collection of nearly 200 works of Coastal BC art.
The Polygon Gallery
Rydel Cerezo: Home Sweet Home
Until January 8, 2023
North Vancouver’s Polygon is always one to watch for exceptional exhibitions. On the heels of a stellar Stan Douglas show comes Phillipines-born, Vancouver-based artist and photographer Rydel Cerezo’s exhibition, Home Sweet Home. This series is an intersection of cultures, and an investigation of the spaces between sexuality, religion, and race. Of note: If you visit the Polygon between November 16 and December 24, be sure to check out the Annual Holiday Shop, featuring independent makers and artists.
The Vancouver Art Gallery
Various shows, Various dates
It’s wise to set aside a few hours to walk through Downtown Vancouver’s largest art gallery; the multi-floored VAG always has a lot on the go. This season, local artist Marie Khouri takes over the gallery’s first-floor rotunda with her I Love exhibition of curvilinear hand-carved sculptures; Jin-Me Yoon’s About Time explores the Korean diasporic experience; and a not-to-be-missed Spotlight collaboration features KC Hall, whose work explores the tensions between Indigenous traditions and urban digital world.
Honourable Mention - Fairmont Pacific Rim
In collaboration with Equinox Gallery, The Pacific Gallery at Fairmont Pacific Rim is showing some stunning installation, video, and photography work by artist Adad Hannah. Spot three works on PacRim lobby’s main floor, inspired by the 1862 painting Ophelia, then visit the second floor for a large-scale installation based on Picasso’s Guernica.
