[Bcma-l] New Exhibition at the West Vancouver Museum

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JUNE 10, 2008

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SELWYN PULLAN=20

POSITIONING THE NEW

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June 24 to September 20, 2008

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(WEST VANCOUVER, B.C.) - The West Vancouver Museum is proud to present
Positioning the New featuring a comprehensive survey of the work of
Canadian photographer Selwyn Pullan. In a career spanning over fifty
years, Pullan played a critical role in advancing West Coast modern
architecture. He documented numerous residences and institutional
projects for British Columbia's leading architects in an intense and
innovative period in the three decades following WWII.=20

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Pullan studied photography at the Los Angeles Art Center (now the Art
Center College of Design), graduating in 1950. Architectural
photography, then a relatively new profession, had emerged in parallel
to modernism and advances in architecture in North America during the
late 1930s, and Pullan found his niche in this genre. Pullan's
photographs promoted the new style to a populace eager to embrace a
modern way of living. His images were frequently included in photo
essays in major design and architecture periodicals nation-wide.=20

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Pullan was sought out specifically for his inventive composition and
ability to contextualize new buildings. Pullan captured the spare
aesthetics and spiritual essence of the work of architects such as Ron
Thom, Fred Hollingsworth, Arthur Erickson, and Barry Downs, among
numerous others. Although primarily known for his architectural
photography, Pullan also produced a substantial body of work depicting
Vancouver's urban landscape, portraiture, industry, fashion and design.=20

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This retrospective demonstrates the photographer's intimate connection
to the development of modernism on the West Coast of Canada and
highlights the social, economic and cultural forces that changed the
face of Vancouver and the region during the post-war boom.=20

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The West Vancouver Museum will be holding an opening reception on
Tuesday June 24th from 7pm to 9pm. For more information about the
exhibition and other programs, please call 604-925-7295 or visit
www.westvanmuseum.blogspot.com <http://www.westvanmuseum.blogspot.com/>
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West Vancouver Museum | 680 -17th Street, West Vancouver, BC  V7V 3T2 |
604 925 7295 | www.westvanmuseum.blogspot.com

Open Tuesday-Saturday, 11am to 5pm, Closed Sundays, Mondays and
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