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Sep. 18, 2008 - J a n . 2 4 , 2 0 0 9 W h e n a r t - s a v v y E d m o n t o n i a n s c a l l B r i l l i a n t S t r o k e s : C h i n e s e P a i n t i n g s f r o m t h e M a c t a g g a r t A r t C o l l e c t i o n a w o r l d - c l a s s a r t s h o w , t h e y a r e n' t e x a g g e r a t i n g . T h e s e 1 7 h i s t o r i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t w o r k s - c u l l e d f r o m t h e 1 0 0 p a i n t i n g s s i t t i n g i n t h e 7 5 0 - p i e c e , $ 3 5 - m i l l i o n M a c t a g g a r t A r t C o l l e c t i o n - a f f o r d a u n i q u e b e s t - o f p e e k i n s i d e o n e o f t h e w o r l d' s t o p f o u r c o l l e c t i o n s o f h i s t o r i c a l C h i n e s e p a i n t i n g s , s a y s J a n i n e A n d r e w s , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f A l b e r t a A r t C o l l e c t i o n ( M u s e u m s a n d C o l l e c t i o n s S e r v i c e s ) . "T h i s i s t h e b e s t o f t h e b e s t , a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o s e e 1 5 t h t o 2 0 t h C e n t u r y p a i n t i n g s y o u c a n o n l y s e e i n C h i n a' s P a l a c e M u s e u m o r t h e M e t i n N e w Y o r k ." T h e s h o w r u n s i n t h e U o f A M u s e u m s G a l l e r y A i n t h e T E L U S C e n t r e ( c o r n e r o f 8 7 t h A v e n u e a n d 1 1 1 t h S t r e e t , 7 8 0 - 4 9 2 - 5 8 3 4 ) .
Oct. 4, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009 Never accuse the Art Gallery of Alberta of too narrow a focus in its exhibits. Ever-daring, ever-eclectic and ever-accessible, the AGA has programmed a stunning display of Renaissance print-works by seminal German artist Albrecht Dürer to coincide with a ground-breaking show of hockey-themed art! The former exhibit is one of an ongoing series of canonic art shows from Canada’s National Gallery. “This is a great show that gives people access to a great collection,” says Catherine Crowston, AGA head curator. The equally exciting hockey show boasts the work of 25 contemporary Canadian artists who explode accepted visual ideas about Canada’s favourite game. Included are studies for the late Ken Danby’s überinfluential In the Crease painting from the early ‘70s. “It’s a great mix of work and very, very crowded in there,” says Crowston. Works of a Renaissance Master: The Works of Albrecht Dürer runs until Nov. 2 while Arena: The Art of Hockey runs at the Art Gallery of Alberta, #100, Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Ave., 780-422-6223.
N o v . 1 4 - F e b . 1 , 2 0 0 9 W h a t d o y o u g e t w h e n y o u c r o s s a r t i s t s w i t h s c i e n t i s t s , b i o - e t h i c i s t s a n d l a w y e r s ? T h e m u l t i - d i s c i p l i n a r y I m a g i n i n g S c i e n c e s h o w . C a t h e r i n e C r o w s t o n , c u r a t o r o f t h e A r t G a l l e r y o f A l b e r t a , s a y s t h i s b o u n d a r y - b l u r r i n g s h o w a d d r e s s e s t h e r a p i d l y c h a n g i n g w o r l d o f g e n e t i c s , b i o - t e c h n o l o g i e s a n d h u m a n e n g i n e e r i n g v i a i n n o v a t i v e , a c c e s s i b l e c o l l a b o r a t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e a r t s y a n d t e c h n i c a l l y - o r i e n t e d c r o w d s . G u a r a n t e e d i n n o v a t i v e , t h i s s h o w's a F r a n k e n - a r t s p e c t a c u l a r c h o c k - a - b l o c k w i t h w o n d e r a n d e x c i t e m e n t a s i t r e f e r e n c e s s c i e n t i f i c t o o l s , d e v i c e s a n d h a r d w a r e . T h e s h o w r u n s a t t h e A r t G a l l e r y o f A l b e r t a ( # 1 0 0 , E n t e r p r i s e S q u a r e , 1 0 2 3 0 J a s p e r A v e n u e , 7 8 0 - 4 2 2 - 6 2 2 3 ) .
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