Affinities: Canadian Artists and France
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Vancouver Art Gallery 750 Hornby St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2H7
Rodney Graham, "City Self/Country Self," 2000
mannequins, mold, costumer and single-channel video with sound. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Acquisition Fund
Presented in conjunction with French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850–1950, Affinities: Canadian Artists and France looks at the significance that French art and culture has held for Canadian artists over the past 120 years. This exhibition of works from the Gallery’s collection focuses on influences of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Surrealism on Canadian artists during the first half of the twentieth century. Further, it examines the interest of contemporary Canadian artists in the legacy of French Modernism and feminist theory. Featured artists include J.W. Morrice, Emily Carr, Maurice Cullen, Paul-Émile Borduas, Rodney Graham, Mary Scott and Lucy Hogg, among others.