The Ornament Of A House: Fifty Years Of Collecting

THE ORNAMENT OF A HOUSE: FIFTY YEARS OF COLLECTING is the big commemorative publication accompanying the Burnaby Art Gallery’s recent 50th-anniversary exhibition. As with that show, the book spotlights 50 works on paper from the permanent collection, each chosen and annotated by one of the gallery’s “friends.” Artists, critics, curators, collectors and donors explain why they have picked a particular print, drawing or collage, and their remarks range from the scholarly and analytical to the personal and nostalgic.