Tuesday July 22nd, 2014
Vik Muniz on CBC’s The Early Edition
Vik Muniz talks about his project in Squamish with the Vancouver Biennale on CBC's The Early Edition. The segment begins at 2:21:35s.
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Sunday July 20th, 2014
Giant new public art unveiled on Vancouver’s False Creek
Olympic Village in Vancouver has some colourful new residents. A brand new seven-metre-tall outdoor sculpture has been installed on the edge of Olympic Village at Hinge Park. Called Human Structures, the sculpture consists of 64 brightly coloured metal cutouts in the shape of human figures, stacked one on top of the other.
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Friday July 18th, 2014
Acclaimed Brazilian artists Vik Muniz to host screening here and make massive artwork in Squamish
Brazilian-born artist Vik Muniz is probably best known here for the Academy Award-nominated documentary Wasteland, in which he worked with garbage pickers at Rio de Janeiro's sprawling landfill to create giant, mosaic-like portraits out of trash. It was both a devastating look at the poverty-stricken people who live at the dump, and a revelation of the transformative power of art. Now the international art star with a passionate social conscience is set to come to B.C. to create another of his massive, mosaic-like pieces.
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Wednesday July 16th, 2014
Far from a waste land: VIK MUNIZ Canadian Debut in Squamish
As part of the Vancouver Biennale line-up of world-renowned guest artists, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz makes his Canadian debut this Monday (July 21). In celebration of his upcoming large-scale mosaic land art installation in Squamish, the public is invited to meet the artist in person and learn more about his uniquely inspiring and critically acclaimed work.
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Monday July 14th, 2014
Ivan Eyre “Bird Wrap” installed in Vancouver
The Vancouver Biennale is pleased to announce the public installation of Bird Wrap, a sculpture by Canadian luminary Ivan Eyre. Bird Wrap, is now on view in Vancouver's Thornton Park (1166 Main Street). This celebrated sculpture will be one of many major works installed as part of the 2014-2016 Vancouver Biennale exhibition.
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Monday July 14th, 2014
Video: Human Structures in False Creek shows connectedness between people, artist says
Sculptor Jonathan Borofsky talks about his piece Human Structures on False Creek.
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Monday July 14th, 2014
Jonathan Borofsky celebrates human connection at the Vancouver Biennale
NO SOONER HAD Jonathan Borofsky’s new public artwork arisen on the False Creek seawall than kids were taking pictures of it with their parents’ cellphones and cyclists were stopping to shout out “I love your piece!”. The veteran artist’s 24-foot-tall vision of interlocking, multicoloured figures linking and lifting each other is easy to like and hard to miss. The new work for the Vancouver Biennale is a bright, positive statement about people supporting each other.
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Sunday July 13th, 2014
Installation of “Walking Figures” in North Vancouver
The Vancouver Biennale and the City of North Vancouver are pleased to announce the installation of Walking Figures by Magdalena Abakanowicz on July 16th and 17th. Once installed, this work will join The Meeting by Wang Shugang at Ray Sargent Park and the International Pavilion at the foot of Lonsdale to complete the Vancouver Biennale's 2014 program in North Vancouver. Join in as we transform Lonsdale into an Open Air Museum, and experience the "Walkannale/Walk Down Lonsdale."
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Friday July 11th, 2014
Artist Jonathan Borofsky
Hinge Park, situated just west of Vancouver's Olympic Village, boasts unobstructed views of False Creek, and on the other side, the condo towers that rise to form an integral part of Vancouver's downtown skyline. The park now also boasts an original artwork, a colourful, vibrant sculptural work by world-renowned artist Jonathan Borofsky.
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Friday July 11th, 2014
Human Structures unveiled in False Creek
Acclaimed U.S. artist and sculptor Jonathan Borofsky has officially unveiled his latest public artwork — Human Structures — created specifically for Vancouver.
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