The Vancouver Art Gallery Presents

Vancouver Special: Ambivalent PleasuresDecember 3, 2016 to April 17, 2017

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AmbivalentPleasures-01Derya Akaycyclodrum, potbound & soup from stone, 2015ash, acrylic, beeswax, buttermilk, ceramics, clay gathered from turkish beaches (cone 6 orange cone 10 silver), cochineal dye, coffee, copper, cotton, egg yolk, flowers, ginger ale, glass, glue, house paint, hydrogen peroxide, indigo dye, kimchi juice, linen, madder root dye, metal, mirror, oil paint, paper, pickling fruits & vegetables, pigment, plaster, plexiglass, sand, sardine oil, sea salt, silk, sodium hydroxide, spit, stones from Chris, Joe & Wesley and Cemrenaz (melted), teavinegar, walnut oil, watercolour, woodCourtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Toni Hafkenscheid, Courtesy of Gardiner Museum

AmbivalentPleasures-02Alison YipGazebo, 2016site-specific mural at the Vancouver Art Gallery produced for Vancouver Special: Ambivalent PleasuresCourtesy of the Artist and Monte Clark GalleryPhoto: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery

AmbivalentPleasures-05Charlene VickersAccumulations of Moments Spent Underwater with the Sun and Moon, 2015-16watercolour, gouache, pencil crayon on paperCourtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery

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AmbivalentPleasures-06Tamara HendersonThe Scarecrow’s Holiday, 2015textile, wood, glass, sand, pigmentCourtesy of the Artist and Rodeo, LondonPhoto: Robert Wedemeyer, Courtesy of China Art Objects

AmbivalentPleasures-07Ryan PeterAutogram (Double 2), 2016unique gelatin silver printCourtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery

AmbivalentPleasures-03Barry DoupéShell Vase, 2016digital drawing created using Deluxe Paint V on an AMIGA computerCourtesy of the Artist

AmbivalentPleasures-08Lyse LemieuxSkirted Baroque, 2015custom wood frame, acrylic, ink, wool felt on paper, wool tartan skirt Courtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery

AmbivalentPleasures-04Mark DelongDouble Nite, 2016cotton thread on cardboardCourtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery

AmbivalentPleasures-14Colleen Brown Hyperbolic Summer, 2015 MDF, wood, plaster, oil paint Courtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery

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AmbivalentPleasures-13Eli Bornowsky Powerful Microscope, 2016 oil, gouache, watercolour, wood, paper, glue, screwsCourtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery

AmbivalentPleasures-12Antoni OkoA Poem for Emily Carr, 2015 printed paper, sewn bound portfolios Courtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery

AmbivalentPleasures-09Jeneen Frei Njootli Through the Body. Where is the work? g’ashondai’kwa (I don’t know), 2016sound, paper, dust, antler, fabric, amplifier, pedals, cords Courtesy of the Artist Photo: Michael R. Barrick, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery

AmbivalentPleasures-10Tiziana La MeliaBuff Reflections, 2015water-jet cut aluminum, LED lightsCourtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Robert Wedemeyer, Courtesy of Ghebaly Gallery

AmbivalentPleasures-11Allison Hrabluik The Splits, 2015 digital video with sound, 15 minutes Courtesy of the Artist

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AmbivalentPleasures-18Colleen Heslin Waste not /want not, 2016 dye on linen Courtesy of the Artist and Monte Clark Gallery Photo: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery

AmbivalentPleasures-19Arvo Leo Anthill Sculpture, 2003aluminum from the housing of the transmission of a 1984 Ford MustangCollection of Dave Harmon Photo: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery

AmbivalentPleasures-20Rachelle SawatskyUntitled, 2016screenprint ink and glaze on ceramicCourtesy of the Artist and China Art Objects GalleriesPhoto: Robert Wedemeyer, Courtesy of China Art Objects Galleries

AmbivalentPleasures-15Kim DorlandEgress, 2016oil on polyesterCourtesy of the Artist and Equinox GalleryPhoto: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery

AmbivalentPleasures-17Raymond BoisjolyAuthor’s Preface, 2015 ink jet prints, wheat paste Courtesy of the Artist and Catriona Jeffries GalleryPhoto: Aurélien Mole, Triangle France

AmbivalentPleasures-16Colleen BrownThere, 2016MDF, wood, plaster, oil paintCourtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery

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AmbivalentPleasures-25Ron Tran No Gay (Bolzano/Bozen), 2016 photo installed on city bench, security fencingCourtesy of the Artist

AmbivalentPleasures-23Elizabeth McIntoshMathematics, 2015flashe and oil on canvasCollection of TD Bank GroupPhoto: Toni Hafkenscheid, Courtesy of Diaz Contemporary

AmbivalentPleasures-22Maya BeaudrySoft Place in a Soft Room (A Couch is Like a Friend), 2016wood, fabric, paint pillow stuffingCourtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Robert Wedemeyer

AmbivalentPleasures-21Mina TotinoThe Soul Molecule, 2015oil on canvasCourtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Stan Douglas

AmbivalentPleasures-24Krista Belle StewartIndian Artists at Work, 2016acrylic paint and vinylCourtesy of the Artist

AmbivalentPleasures-26Walter ScottOctavia & Lick, 2016acrylic and coloured pencil on paperCourtesy of the ArtistPhoto: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery