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Subject: 	Press Release-The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford-June 
Exhibitions
Date: 	Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:21:33 -0700
From: 	Scott Marsden <smarsden at thereach.ca>
To: 	bcma at museumsassn.bc.ca <bcma at museumsassn.bc.ca>



*MEDIA RELEASE*

*For immediate release*

*Media contact:*

*Scott Marsden*

smarsden at thereach.ca <mailto:smarsden at thereach.ca>**


  604 864-8087 x 122

*June 4, 2012*

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*Summer Exhibitions at The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford *

*32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford, BC*

*June**28 --**September 9, 2012***

*Opening Reception -- Thursday, June 28 @ 7pm*

*Abbotsford, BC..... *The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford is presenting 
three visual art and two historical exhibitions opening *June 28 @ 7 pm*.//

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*/Zidane, A 21^st Century Portrait /*combines soccer and contemporary 
art and is an opportunity to observe one of the century's most famous 
players through an almost idolizing portrait. Internationally renowned 
artists Douglas Gordon (b. Glasgow, Scotland, 1966) and Philippe Parreno 
(b. Oran, Algeria, 1964) deploy contemporary conventions of mass media 
both to "paint" a portrait of the soccer star and to expose our cultural 
creation of, and fascination with, heroes and icons. Seventeen cameras 
were positioned throughout the stadium and a team of camera operators 
were directed to remain fixed on soccer star /Zidane/ throughout the 
soccer match/. /Zidane was a member of the French national soccer team 
that won both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 2000 Championship. 
Gordon and Parreno's intense survey of the sports hero gives viewers a 
sense of insight into his inner character, as it examines the cult of 
celebrity and questions the image as commodity. Zidane is a highly 
experimental portrait that fuses familiar media and genres resulting in 
a radically different experience of spectatorship. This exhibition is 
organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

*//*

*/The Ties That Bind/*, organized and circulated by the Jewish Museum & 
Archives of BC, documents Jewish settlement in BC from 1858 when the 
first immigrants arrived in Victoria. They were enticed by the 
opportunities that the Fraser River gold rush provided and religious and 
cultural freedom. Interactive areas will allow visitors to test their 
knowledge of Yiddish and examine ideas about Jewish issues that are 
relevant to all cultures. This is presented by Lohn Foundation.

*/Making News Making History/***marks the 90^th Anniversary of the 
Abbotsford News by chronicling the history of The News and the events in 
the history of our community captured in its pages.

*/Molten Obsessions/*showcases contemporary glass bead-making and marks 
the seventh exhibit of new and experienced glass bead-makers. These 
artists push the traditional boundaries of bead-making with a focus on 
individual style and experimentation. The exhibit features art glass 
beads on their own, as well as art glass beads used in finished 
jewellery or sculptural work.

*/Procession/*, new work from Jeff Sawatzky**is a series of charcoal 
drawings reworked and applied to wooden panelling which was sourced from 
post-consumer facilities.

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*For more information, please contact Scott Marsden at 604 864-8087 x 122.*

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The Reach
Gallery Museum Abbotsford
32388 Veterans Way
Abbotsford, BC V2T 0B3
*thereach.ca* <http://www.thereach.ca/>

	

The Reach <http://www.thereach.ca/>

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