[BCMA] MOA Opens Satellite Gallery Oct 23

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 8, 2010


 

 

 

 

 


 

Sherry

Peter

Lewis 1

Lewis 2


Satt 2


MICHAEL O'BRIAN FAMILY FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH NEW SATELLITE GALLERY


Opening event Saturday, October 23, 2010, 6:00-9:00 pm, 2nd Floor, 560
Seymour Street, Vancouver

 


 

 

 


 

Vancouver, BC-Three major institutions are about to embark on a
groundbreaking arts initiative in the heart of downtown Vancouver. The
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Museum of Anthropology, and
Presentation House Gallery-with the generous support of the Michael O'Brian
Family Foundation-will open the doors to Satellite Gallery on Saturday,
October 23. This is a new, shared project space devoted to exploring the
boundaries of artistic and institutional practices.

"In addition to the opportunities provided by established art institutions
in Vancouver," said Michael O'Brian of the Michael O'Brian Family
Foundation, "there is a need and desire for practitioners and students to
have exhibition spaces to try out new projects and engage in meaningful
dialogue with the public. Satellite Gallery is an ideal space for
experimentation, learning and engagement in the arts."

Satellite Gallery opens with a significant nod to Vancouver's own history of
experimental art, presenting an early video projection of a performance
artwork by Vancouver-based artist Glenn Lewis. Exhibited here for the first
time in a completed state, 4 Intersections depicts a performance that took
place in 1969, only a few blocks away from Satellite Gallery, marking the
spaces of Dunsmuir and Homer, Hamilton and Pender streets. 

Glenn Lewis was born in Chemainus in 1935 and studied at the Vancouver
School of Art, UBC (where he also taught), and with the ceramicist Bernard
Leach in England. Initially working in ceramics, by the mid 1960s he began
developing a remarkably expansive art practice that has been widely
exhibited, performed and screened. 

4 Intersections is a part of the exhibition Flakey: The Early Works of Glenn
Lewis, on display at Presentation House Gallery in North Vancouver through
November 14, 2010. It is curated by Reid Shier and Helga Pakasaar and
organized by the staff of Presentation House Gallery.

Join us for the opening party to celebrate this new initiative on October 23
from 6:00-9:00 pm. A special performance of Petroglyphs, a new work by
Victoria-based artist Peter Morin, will take place at 7:00 pm, just before
the opening remarks at 7:30 pm. Peter uses a six-square-metre button blanket
and new petroglyphs to explore connections between indigenous knowledge,
community, and urban spaces. His performance is organized by the UBC Museum
of Anthropology.

Satellite Gallery Opening Events - Saturday, October 23
Opening reception: 6:00-9:00 pm
Petroglyphs performance: 7:00 pm
Opening remarks: 7:30 pm
4 Intersections: Glenn Lewis (Oct 21-Nov 7, 2010)

Satellite Gallery is adjoined by the commercial gallery Blanket Contemporary
Art Inc., where a new exhibit of works by Berlin-based artist Matthias
Dornfeld will open on the same night.                                   

Images: (top right and left) Satellite Gallery, courtesy Sherry Lu; Peter
Morin, photo courtesy the artist; Glenn Lewis, stills from 4 Intersections,
courtesy the artist.

 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


 

MOA

 

 

 

 

Satellite Gallery
560 Seymour Street, 2nd Floor
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3J5
Open Wed-Sat noon to 6:00 pm and Sun noon to 5:00 pm

Contact
Jennifer Webb, Communications Manager
UBC Museum of Anthropology
604.822.5950 | jennifer.webb at ubc.ca
6393 N.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2 www.moa.ubc.ca

Belkin

PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY

 


 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

= 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.vvv.com/pipermail/bcma/attachments/20101008/e86b1696/attachment-0001.htm 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 26651 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.vvv.com/pipermail/bcma/attachments/20101008/e86b1696/attachment-0005.jpeg 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 34982 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.vvv.com/pipermail/bcma/attachments/20101008/e86b1696/attachment-0006.jpeg 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 37580 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.vvv.com/pipermail/bcma/attachments/20101008/e86b1696/attachment-0007.jpeg 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 68823 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.vvv.com/pipermail/bcma/attachments/20101008/e86b1696/attachment-0008.jpeg 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 25284 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.vvv.com/pipermail/bcma/attachments/20101008/e86b1696/attachment-0009.jpeg 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/png
Size: 7312 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.vvv.com/pipermail/bcma/attachments/20101008/e86b1696/attachment-0001.png