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As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic
The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver, BC - To May 14
Organized by the Aperture Foundation and curated by The Polygon’s Elliott Ramsey, As We Rise features over 100 photographs from African diasporic culture on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Drawn from the Wedge Collection, Canada's largest privately owned collection committed to the promotion of Black artists, these photographs first appeared in Aperture’s 2021 book of the same title, published under the supervision of Wedge Collection founder Dr. Kenneth ... Read More
Weaving Data
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University, Portland, OR - To Apr 29
This must-see show makes the connection between the old punch cards of the Jacquard loom of the 19th century and to- day’s digital methods of making patterned fabric by weaving. Many of the nine fiber artists showcased here used the Thread Controller 2 (TC2), a digital/analog loom from Norway that has swept the discipline in the past few years. It allows digital image input but still demands human decision-making and manual dexterity to produce woven art.
Faig Ahmed’s ... Read More
The Enduring Seduction of Flight
The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA - Ongoing
If boarding the Concorde or Air Force One has ever been on your bucket list, then wish fulfillment is tantalizingly within reach at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. This aviation-and-science museum boasts a jaw-dropping collection of more than 150 aircraft and spacecraft, stunningly exhibited in glass-walled and open-air hangars spanning 23 acres. Even non-aviation geeks will be swept up by the powerful story of America’s race to push the altitude of adventure ever higher.
While ... Read More
Piña, Why is the Sky Blue? Stephanie Comilang and Simon Speiser
Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, AB - To Jul 30
Artificial intelligence and virtual reality have been with us for a while now – long enough that they now feel less like life-changing innovations than ruins of a failed future. Recent inventions such as ChatGPT and the haptic bodysuit have won over some minds, while others remain skeptical. Fortunately, we have artists like Stephanie Comilang and Simon Speiser who, though aware of the uses and abuses of our new technologies, venture beyond a gadget’s utility in pursuit of its aesthetic ... Read More
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