a Handful of Dust: from the Cosmic to the Domestic
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The Polygon Gallery 101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver, British Columbia V7M 3J4
Photographer unknown, "The Library of Holland House Library, Kensington, London, after air raid," 1940
a Handful of Dust: from the Cosmic to the Domestic. Please join us for these upcoming events with guest curator David Campany, one of the most acclaimed photography experts of our time.
Thursday, February 7 8pm Opening Reception
Saturday, February 9 7pm Lecture with David Campany
About the exhibition
a Handful of Dust: from the Cosmic to the Domestic offers a rare opportunity to view a remarkable diversity of photographs from the last 100 years, which examines dust and debris as an indicator of time, action, and consequence.
The exhibition features some of the most influential and important artists of the 20th century, including John Divola, Marcel Duchamp, Walker Evans, Mona Kuhn, Man Ray, Gerhard Richter, Sophie Ristelhueber, Aaron Siskind, Shomei Tomatsu, Jeff Wall, Nick Waplington, and Scott McFarland, alongside magazine spreads, press photos, postcards, and film clips.