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La Belle EpoqueVANCOUVER MUSEUM, VANCOUVER BC – Sep 13-Mar 23La Belle Époque, meaning “beautiful era”, describes theEuropean fashion period between 1890 and the outbreakof World War I in 1914. During this time, the rich andprivileged by birth experienced a time of extreme wellbeingand comfort that allowed new fashions to flourish.The silhouette of female fashion changed many timesduring the era, and fashion novelties came and went inspeedy succession.Parisian haute couture was mainly responsible for theemergence of trends that were quickly studied and copiedthroughout the Western world. Fashions of the periodincluded the Edwardian suit and the “Gibson Girl” look,the latter with embellished ornate blouses replete with pintucks, pleats, appliqués, insertions of lace and faggotingworn with gored, trumpet-like skirts, all designed for theactive, emancipated woman. The Edwardian silhouette,inspired by the designs of Paul Piret, featured empirewaistlines and slim, corseted silhouettes, round décolleténecklines and lavish jewellery. Accessories includedparasols, small decorative bag-like purses, and incrediblelavish wide-brimmed hats trimmed with ribbons andfeathers. The shawls of the 19th century were replaced bypreviewwww.vanmuseum.bc.caFashionable woman dressed in a stylish walking suitfor a stroll in the park, c. 1890-92, [VancouverMuseum, Vancouver BC, Sep 13-Mar 23]exotic-sounding paletots, casaques and mantelets. Vibrant colours, puffed sleeves, nippedwaistlines, rich fabrics, fringes, beadwork and fur – as well as small toy dogs on ornate leashes –were all the rage.La Belle Epoque: Women's Fashions of La Belle Époque 1890-1914 at the Vancouver Museum iscurated by Ivan Sayers. It includes articles of clothing courtesy of the Vancouver Museum’scollection and Canadian collectors Claus Jahnke, Ivan Sayers, Melanie Talkington and JonathanWalford. Mia Johnson★ Autumn Brook Gallery1545 W 4th Ave ✆604-737-2363www.autumnbrook.camon 1-4pm tues-sat 10:30am-5:30pm A 4,000 square foot gallerysituated at the foot of Gallery Rownear the West 4th Ave entrance toGranville Island. Showcasing talentedand accomplished BC artists, sculptorsand painters.Bau-Xi Gallery3045 Granville St ✆604-733-7011www.bau-xi.common-sat 10am-5:30pm sun 12-4pmSep 8-22 Darlene Cole, depicts nostalgicpaintings of the passing time ofinnocence; Ian Martin, new series ofphotogravure; Oct 13-27 Sylvia Tait,recent paintings, Pat O’Hara, recentpaintings.Bel Art GalleryCanada Export Centre, #100-602 WHastings St, (lower exhibition level)✆604-924-3719www.belartgallery.common-fri 9am-5pm Upcoming exhibitionsto be announced.Belkin Satellite555 Hamilton St ✆604-687-3174www.belkin.ubc.cawed-sun 12-5pm Sep 1-30 GarethMoore, Kerri Reid, Kara Uzelman,“Working Back”, drawing from archaeology,anthropology and traditionalcraft the artists engage in the sculpturalreparation of once discarded thingsby manipulating found objects, shiftingtheir forms and values, blending storiesand histories on recreated orrecontextualised surfaces; Oct: Call forexhibition information.The Bent Box1536 W 2nd Ave (Waterfall Building)✆604-731-4874www.thebentbox.comtues-fri 11am-6pm sat 10am-6pmsun-mon 12-5pm Representing leadingand emerging First Nations artistsincluding Alvin Adkins (Haida), AlanoEdzerza (Tahitan), Jason Hunt (Kwakwaka’wakw),Bill Reid (Haida), andMoy Sutherland (Nuu Chah Nulth),finely crafted jewellery, woodcarving,prints and vintage baskets.★ Bjornson KajiwaraGallery1727 W 3rd Ave ✆604-738-3500www.TAG.bc.catues-sat 11am-6pm Opening Sep 640 PREVIEW ★ OPEN LATE ON FIRST THURSDAYS
George Vergette, “Waning Light”,thumbnails; Opening Oct 4 OctoberInvitation, group show of thumbnails.Blanket6-758 Alexander St ✆604-709-6100www.blanketgallery.comthurs, fri, sat 12-5pm Sep 1-Oct 26Peter Schuyff and Neil Campbell;Nov 2-30 Angus Ferguson.★ Britannia Art GalleryBritannia Library, 1661 Napier St✆604-718-5800www.britanniacentre.orgmon, thurs, fri 8:30am-5pm tues,wed 8:30am-9pm sat 9:30am-5pmsun 1-5pm Sep 5-30 Eileen Oxendale,“Light and Time Reflections”,photographs; JoAnn Kronquist,“Hand Held”, photographic books;Oct 3-Nov 3 Hella Keese, “FreeFlow”, non-figurative and figurativeworks; Tomoyo Ihaya, “Peace RiceBowl”, mixed media installation.Buschlen Mowatt GalleryMain Floor, 1445 W Georgia St✆604-682-1234www.buschlenmowatt.camon-sat 10am-6pm sun 12-5pm Sep“Colour Field Artists of the 60’s &70’s”, seminal paintings by the mostinfluential artists of the Colour Fieldgenre – Kenneth Noland, HelenFrankenthaler and Jules Olitski –who defined the Color Field movementthrough their removal of extravaganceand rhetoric from painting.Catriona Jeffries Gallery274 E 1st Ave ✆604-736-1554www.catrionajeffries.comtues-sat 11am-5pm Sep 7-Oct 6 JudyRadul; Oct 18-Nov 17 Ian Wallace.Centre A, VancouverInternational Centre forContemporary Asian Art2 W Hastings St ✆604-683-8326www.centrea.orgtues-sat 11am-6pm Sep 14–Oct 19Taiwan: From Within the Mist,selected artworks by Chang Li-Shan,Chang-Shin Yu, Chen-Agi, ChenChing-Yao, Chen Yung-Hsien, G-8Art Public Relations ConsultingCompany, Ho Meng-Chuan, HsuTang-Wei,Kuo Hui Chan, DanielLee, Li Sih-Huei, Lin Hsin Yueh, LuHao-Yuan, Peng Hung Chih, Shi JinHua, Shy GongChali-Rosso Art Gallery2250 Granville St ✆604-733-3594www.chalirosso.comtues-sun 11am-6pm or by appt TheChali-Rosso Art Gallery features originalgraphic works by European mastersMarc Chagall, Salvador Dali,Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso and HenriMatisse; Thru Sep 15 “Picasso passion-Dalicraze”; Sep 16-Oct 31 “Miroobsession-Matisse mania”. For thefirst time: the gallery shows a collectionof Jean-Paul Riopelle originallithographs.July 1st, <strong>2007</strong>, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inchesP A T O’ H A R AO C T 1 3 - 2 7, 2 0 0 7U P P E R G A L L E R YB A U - X I G A L L E R Y3045 GRANVILLE STREET, AT 14TH AVENUEVANCOUVER, BC, V6H 3J9 TEL: (604) 733 - 7011EXHIBITIONS ONLINE AT WWW.BAU-XI.COMCharles H. Scott Gallery,Emily Carr Institute1399 Johnston St ✆604-844-3809www.chscott.eciad.bc.camon-fri 12-5pm sat-sun 10am-5pm .Sep 26–Nov 4 Gerard Byrne, Irishartist currently representing Ireland atthe Venice Biennale, presents videoand photography works in his firstexhibition in Canada.Charles C. Min Hu StudioBy appointment.www.jadesculpture.caMaster sculptor Charles C. Min Hucreates West Coast wildlife in jade.www.preview-art.com PREVIEW 41
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Page 4 and 5: WIM BLOMPAINTINGS2004 - 2007AUGUST
Page 6 and 7: BRITISHCOLUMBIAFORT ST. JOHNALBERTA
Page 8: ALBERTABANFFSummit Gallery of Fine
Page 12: LESLEY FINLAYSONUdell Contemporary7
Page 16 and 17: previewwww.bellevuearts.orgA Tapest
Page 18: ELLIOTT LOUIS GALLERY, VANCOUVER BC
Page 21 and 22: “At the Cove, Hornby Island, BC
Page 24 and 25: Shannon Belkin: Second NatureSeptem
Page 26 and 27: GALLERY VIEWSBY ANN ROSENBERGAn Ame
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Page 42 and 43: Rick Rivet: Paintings 2000-2005KELO
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Page 47 and 48: VICTORIA GALLERIESGEORGE LITTLECHIL
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Page 67 and 68: FIRST ANNUAL FINE ART SALEPresented
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Page 79 and 80: THOMASWOODVeneziaSept. 6 - 29, 2007
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