This is an archived event from Culture Days 2021.
Images
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A Practice in Gestures, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond BC. Farheen HaQ, Drinking from my mother's saucer, 2015. Video still. Courtesy of the artist. -
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A Practice in Gestures, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC. Barbara Zeigler Passage II, 3-channel HDV video, 3 six-minute loops, 2014 - 2021. Production Team: Artist, Barbara Zeigler; and Filming and Editing Production Assistant, Andrew Powe. -
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A Practice in Gestures, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC. Mitra Mahmoodi Aftabeh, (installation detail) 2018. Earthenware clay Dimensions variable -
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A Practice in Gestures, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC. Bettina Matzkuhn Work, (detail), 2018 Hand embroidery on painted linen, cotton canvas, assorted sewing notions, foam inserts. 50 x 46 x 30 cm Photo: Ted Clarke
Exhibition: A Practice in Gestures
In-person
Craft Fibre & textile arts Film & video Pottery & ceramics Visual artsDate and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Richmond, BC
Directions: Entrance through the Richmond Cultural Centre.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
A Practice in Gestures
Farheen HaQ, Deborah Koenker, Bev Koski, Mitra Mahmoodi, Bettina Matzkuhn, Barbara Zeigler
Curated by Nan Capogna
September 10 - November 7, 2021
This exhibition draws together works by BC artists Farheen HaQ, Deborah Koenker, Bev Koski, Mitra Mahmoodi, Bettina Matzkuhn, and Barbara Zeigler. Ordinary gestures underpin and give shape to the rituals that rise from the embroidery, beading, ceramic and video works comprising A Practice in Gestures. While such activities such as stitching, washing, and serving are rooted in seemingly benign domestic familiarity, they foreground colonial and patriarchal narratives as well as critical environmental imperatives.
These six artists’ practices span decades, ranging from emerging to over forty years – and illustrate ways of a meaningful art practice, the inquiry it advances and the kind of knowledge art objects have.
HOW TO VISIT US:*
Enter through the Cultural Centre front doors (7700 Minoru Gate), and staff will direct you to the Art Gallery check-in.
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Book your visit in advance by phone or email. Call 604-247-8363 or email [email protected]
*Note that currently all visitors are required to wear masks and socially distance while visiting our space. Guidelines may change based on current health orders, please visit our website for updates.
Links
- More details richmondartgallery.org
Organizer
Richmond Art Gallery
Richmond Art Gallery (RAG) is a non-profit municipal art gallery established in 1980. The gallery produces an array of exhibitions and programs that connect, empower, and provoke conversation with our diverse Richmond, BC communities. RAG actively contributes to Richmond’s cultural communities through our commitment to supporting artists via exhibitions, educational programs, publications, and a permanent collection.
Richmond Art Gallery is dedicated to promoting dialogue among diverse communities on challenging ideas and issues of today as expressed through local, national and international contemporary art. Through its exhibitions, publications, educational programming, collections and significant partnerships, the Richmond Art Gallery provides opportunities for the enhancement of life in Richmond while serving the contemporary arts community in Canada.