Another False Front
Western Front Exhibitions is pleased to present The Western Front Front – Another False Front by Vancouver-based artist Reece Terris. This public art project is commissioned by…
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Kate Craig: Residency
The following text is taken from Front Magazine, vol. IX, no. 2, p. 7, November/December 1997: Kate Craig is one of Vancouver’s most prominent video artists. Founder…
Through the Soles of My Mother’s Feet
A four channel video installation, consisting of video of the making of ornate architectural designs, handicrafts and advertising material through the using the creator’s hands…
Trans
Using sculptural and sound elements as well video projection, Trans takes the medieval city of Passau, Germany and Vancouver as the basis for its inquiry…
Hidden Treasures
The following text is taken from Front Magazine, vol. VII, no. 5, p. 9, Summer 1996: Entering the designated art space we brace ourselves for Art. To…
Artists’ Plan for False Creek Flats
The following text is taken from Front Magazine, vol. VII, no. 3, p. 11, January/February 1996: A planning dialogue hosted by Hank Bull. False Creek originally extended…
Architecture Body Parallax
A photo-based installation using microfiche and microscopes to examine architecture and society.
Clairaudience
A sculptural installation with two vaulted corridors that propelled and modified sounds made by viewers through its architectural configurations.
Blue Prints: The Sacred Circuit
Based on archetypal Asian architecture moving west to east, from the cross of the Christian church to the Oroboros of Greek and Buddhist temples. Blueprints…
Habitart
In June of 1976 the city was transformed by the United Nations Conference on Housing. Habitat Forum was a large satellite of the main conference…
General Idea at the Western Front
AA Bronson, Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal, Granada Gazelle. General Idea presented an illustrated report on the progress of the 1984 Miss General Idea Pavillion.