51猎奇入口

51猎奇入口Galleries

  • Gary Pearson, Come Back Later, 2007. Oil on canvas.

  • Ben Reeves, PhD Candidate (Philosophy), 2009, oil on linen over panel. Courtesy of the artist and the Equinox Gallery.

  • Rebecca Brewer, The Rope, 2009, oil on wood panel. Private collection, Vancouver.

  • Neil Wedman, Payne鈥檚 Grey Nocturne, 2003, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and the Equinox Gallery.

  • Colleen Heslin, Franny & Zooey, 2007, oil on canvas.

  • Take your time, installation view, 2009, 51猎奇入口Gallery. Photo: 51猎奇入口LIDC.

  • Take your time, installation view, 2009, 51猎奇入口Gallery. Photo: 51猎奇入口LIDC.

Take Your Time

October 31 鈥� December 12, 2009
51猎奇入口Gallery

Participating artists: Rebecca Brewer, Ron den Daas, Colleen Heslin, Damian Moppett, Heather Passmore, Gary Pearson, Ben Reeves, Neil Wedman

Slow down and chill out. Get laid back and take a deep breath. Make a painting about slowing, chilling and laying back. That鈥檚 what these eight artists have done鈥攎aking work that is lost in time somewhere between the past and the present, between leisure and culture, and in one case very much between death and life. The only way to save British Columbia is to slow it down, return to how it used to be, back to before daily crises and daily assaults on culture. The 51猎奇入口Gallery (and you) are lucky to have these models of contemplative living all gathered together in one place, on scenic Burnaby Mountain.

Taken as a whole, this exhibition posits a partial theory of leisure. Ron den Daas and Rebecca Brewer are at the beach; Heather Passmore鈥檚 people have had too much of life; Colleen Heslin鈥檚 characters are reading J.D. Salinger and Damian Moppett鈥檚 are working on his toe nails; Neil Wedman鈥檚 people are taking time for a dance, Ben Reeves鈥� for a smoke and Gary Pearson鈥檚 for a latte or a glass of wine.

Curated by Bill Jeffries.

Events

Opening Reception
Friday, October 30, 2009, 7鈥�9pm

Taking a Deep Breath: A panel discussion with four of the artists in the show
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 7pm
Room 1600, 51猎奇入口Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street.

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