Dear Plastic is a group exhibition focusing on how plastics have become an inescapable part of our everyday reality. The featured artists — Ari Bayuaji, Emily Hermant, Caroline Monnet, Alex Tedlie-Stursberg, and Cheryl Wong — use various found or ready-made plastics in their artworks. Read more
Playhouse features artworks from over 20 Canadian artists and presents the Gordon Smith Gallery as a place to experience stories, meet characters, and transform the spaces we inhabit in order to unveil unseen narratives. The exhibition sets the stage for us to consider ways in which the physical, social, cultural, and imagined qualities of a …
Dear Plastic, curated by Zoë Chan, showcases works by Ari Bayuaji, Emily Hermant, Caroline Monnet, Alex Tedlie-Stursberg, and Cheryl Wong. Artists used found or ready-made plastics to examine their pervasive role in modern life. Highlights include Bayuaji’s tapestries made from plastic ropes found on Bali’s shores, Monnet’s woven works exploring Indigenous aesthetics, and Wong’s exploration …
Richmond Art Gallery opens 2025 by highlighting climate and plastic issues Read More »
Designed by Canadian studio Ste Marie, the cocktail bar and restaurant is a sultry counterpart to its sister venues, Bao Bei and Kissa Tanto. Drawing inspiration from a Hong Kong nightlife photo by Vancouver photographer Greg Girard and the clandestine love motels of a bygone era, the dimly lit space is wrapped in plush pink drapery, …
Cocktail Bar Meo Embraces the Carefree Energy of the 1970s Read More »
Anthony Goicolea’s figurative works inhabit moments of solitude and yearning, where fragility and strength coexist. His cinematic compositions blend realism and surrealism, capturing the essence of life’s contradictions: innocence and imperfection, isolation and hope. Through subtle humor woven into melancholic tones, Goicolea reflects on the beauty and absurdity of life, encouraging viewers to embrace its …
A Photographic Journey into Japan’s Quiet Sakura Snacks Canadian photographer Greg Girard’s latest photo book, Snack Sakura, explores an enduring yet understated aspect of Japanese nightlife, the ‘snacks.’ The project, spanning six years from 2018 to 2024, is both a personal journey and a cultural exploration of these unique drinking bars, scattered across Japan’s cities and towns. Read more
Admiring the 17th-century Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán, Henri Matisse once remarked on “the simultaneously light and pastose treatment given to the bone-white capes in which he dressed his monks.” For those unfamiliar with “pastose”—as I was—it derives from the Italian pastoso, meaning doughy, like pasta. Zurbarán’s subtle matte whites and his array of rich …
Jeff Wall talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Read more
Alex Tedlie-Stursberg The Vancouver multidisciplinary artist and educator works in various mediums, using found objects and natural materials scavenged from the ocean’s edge and the landscape of the city. Detritus and flotsam become parts of beautiful sculptures, tableaus and assemblages in this artist’s hands. Read more
Mari Eastman’s captivating new works will be on view at NADA Miami this year, showcasing her signature interplay of representational motifs and seductive imagery. Her paintings invite a thoughtful exploration of visual language, blending subtle narrative elements with alluring textures. The exhibition brings together an incredible selection of artists, including Erika Verzutti, Fergus Feehily, Michelle …