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Griffin Art Projects →

the poets have always preceded

Ended
This exhibition
Dates
2019-01-26 – 2019-04-27
Price
AdmissionFree
PeriodContemporaryPostwar
StyleConceptual
RegionLocal (Metro Vancouver)CanadianIndigenous
Griffin Art Projects →
Location
1174 Welch Street, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1B2
Hours
Fri–Sun 12:00–17:00
Closed
Monday–Thursday
Phone
604-985-0136
Access
240 Lynn Valley bus to Marine Dr @ Pemberton Ave (~10 min walk), or R2 Park Royal bus. On the Spirit Trail; free street parking on Welch St.
Website
Exhibition page →Griffin Art Projects site →
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About the exhibition

Marian Penner Bancroft, bill bissett, Robin Blaser, Judy Chartrand, Jess, Judith Copithorne, Pierre Coupey, Christos Dikeakos, Stan Douglas, Beau Dick, Geoffrey Farmer, Fran Herndon, Carole Itter, Roy Kiyooka, Tiziana La Melia, Al Neil, Judy Radul, Rhoda Rosenfeld, Trudy Rubenfeld, Nancy Shaw with many more. This exhibition will explore some of the common methods and musings of poets and artists in Vancouver since 1960. Importantly, it gestures to the deep influence of the San Francisco Renaissance Poets on local writers (largely through the invitation of Ellen and Warren Tallman who hosted…

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