Talks & Readings - N. Vancouver
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The Polygon Gallery 101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver, British Columbia V7M 3J4
Myfanwy MacLeod, "The Butcher’s Apron,” 2017
Installation view, wood, EPS foam with polyurea hard coat and bronze (photo by © SITE Photography, 2017)
The Polygon Gallery opens its doors to the world on November 18 with its inaugural exhibition N. Vancouver, the organization's most ambitious project to date, providing an opportunity for the Gallery's first audiences to witness the imaginative possibilities of visual artworks in discourse with the immediate surroundings of its new home.
Reflecting the shifting nature of their locale, existing and specially commissioned works, primarily in the medium of photography, will evolve over the course of the exhibition, bringing new works by the invited artists into the exhibition during its run.
The Polygon Gallery’s ongoing exhibition will premiere new work on Saturday, February 24 by Althea Thauberger with Natalie Purschwitz, and 2016 Lind Prize winner Vilhelm Sundin. Brian Jungen’s Upside Down Flagpole will also be installed at the front of the building.
Sunday April 29, 6 – 7pm | Lecture: The Three-Personed Picture
Kaja SilvermanOne of today’s most exciting critical thinkers in the field of photography gives a lecture based on her forthcoming book. The second in a three-volume reconceptualization of photography, The Three-Personed Picture, or the History of Photography, Part 2 (Stanford University Press, 2018), traces the gradual emergence of an image very different from those made during the first three decades of chemical photography: one that is pictorial in nature.Followed by a reception and book signing. Co-produced with Contemporary Art Gallery and Capture Photography Festival
Public Guided Tours
Public tours of N. Vancouver will be hosted every Thursday and Saturday at 2PM. To join the tour, meet at the ground floor lobby at 1:55PM.
These tours are recommended for general visitors as an introduction to the exhibition. For a more tailored experience, visitors are encouraged to book a private guided tour with a member of our curatorial team
JORDAN ABEL
RAYMOND BOISJOLY
ANDREW DADSON
STAN DOUGLAS
GREG GIRARD
BABAK GOLKAR
RODNEY GRAHAM
GABRIELLE L’HIRONDELLE HILL
FRED HERZOG
BRIAN JUNGEN
CAMERON KERR
OWEN KYDD
CURT LANG
TIM LEE
LISA LEWIS
MYFANWY MACLEOD
N.E. THING COMPANY
ALTHEA THAUBERGER WITH NATALIE PURSCHWITZ
KEVIN SCHMIDT
VILHELM SUNDIN
SHELLEY THOMAS
STEPHEN WADDELL
HOLLY WARD
MELVIN WILLIAMS
TRACY WILLIAMS