Wednesday May 22nd, 2013
Royal City Record: Open-air museum for New West?
In 2014, Squamish residents can expect to see a world-class public art piece roll into town.
At a special business meeting on Tuesday (April 23), District of Squamish council committed $20,000 to partner with the world-renowned outdoor art exhibit Vancouver Biennale. Curators for the outdoor show are scouring artwork around the globe for the 2014-'15 exhibit.
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Wednesday May 15th, 2013
Royal City Record: New Westminster seeks accommodation for international artists
The City of New Westminster is calling on local residents to offer up a place to stay for a small group of international artists next year.
As part of the Vancouver Biennale art exhibition in 2014-2015, 60 artists from around the world will be invited to live and work in the Lower Mainland for a four-to-six-week period.
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Monday May 6th, 2013
BC Business: Becoming a Bike Nation
Once a resort destination pastime, bike tourism has become big business for cities too, fuelled by the growing acceptance of bikes as part of the urban fabric.
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Thursday April 25th, 2013
Squamish Chief: Squamish joins Biennale
In 2014, Squamish residents can expect to see a world-class public art piece roll into town.
At a special business meeting on Tuesday (April 23), District of Squamish council committed $20,000 to partner with the world-renowned outdoor art exhibit Vancouver Biennale. Curators for the outdoor show are scouring artwork around the globe for the 2014-'15 exhibit.
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Tuesday April 16th, 2013
Public Art Private Views: Michel Goulet honoured in Vancouver
Quebec artist Michel Goulet was awarded “Michel Goulet Day” today by deputy mayor Tony Tang, councillor Heather Deal and parks board officials, as he and Biennale director Barrie Mowatt announced the donation of the work “Echoes” to the city. It is installed in front of the restaurant at Kitsilano Beach, one of the most prominent locations for an artwork in the city.
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Thursday April 11th, 2013
Miss 604: Vancouver Icons – Echoes
Another Vancouver Biennale art project has been donated to the City of Vancouver, this time it’s Echoes by Montreal artist Michel Goulet. Echoes is a set of stainless steel chairs that were originally in the sand at Sunset Beach in 2005 and were moved to Kits Beach for Biennale in 2009.
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Tuesday April 9th, 2013
Galleries West: Vancouver Biennale Open Air Museum Announces Donation of “Echoes” Sculpture
“Michel Goulet represents exactly what the Biennale means when we talk about using public art as a foundation for community building”, said Barrie Mowatt, President of the Vancouver Biennale. “With Echoes he turns the everyday chair into a poetic sculpture that invites us to come together to interact as neighbours. We are inspired by his multi-disciplinary approach to sculpture, poetry and theatre design, and his many accomplishments internationally. As the second major legacy gift that the Biennale has facilitated from this exhibition, Goulet is a great Canadian artist and his iconic chair sculpture a great addition to this city.”
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Wednesday January 9th, 2013
Miss 604: Vancouver Icons – 217.5 Arc x 13′
Vancouver has a wide selection of public art that is supported by various city or government branches, organizations, or private supporters. A few pieces that were installed around town during the Vancouver Biennale art campaign have since stayed on as legacy works. One of which is 217.5 Arc x 13′ by Bernar Venet of France, which is most commonly known as the “metal ribs at the beach”.
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Thursday August 16th, 2012
Global BC TV: Vancouver Tour de Biennale
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Friday August 10th, 2012
National Post: Why are you laughing? $1.5M secures Vancouver’s beloved smiling statues, but what do they really mean?
They are crowd pleasers, to be sure. Fourteen figures, larger-than-life self-portraits by a renowned Chinese artist who conceived and crafted them from bronze. Grinning from ear to ear, every one. That’s Yue Minjun’s trademark, after all. He applies it to all of his work.
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