333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G9

Transient Moments Vancouver and the Performance Photograph

Guest curated by Ann Pollock, this project looks at the important contribution made by the Vancouver performance art community and visiting artists in the ’60′s, ’70′s and ’80′s.

The exhibitions are supported by the Canada Council, with assistance from the Western Front.
Additional support from the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Morris & Helen Belkin Gallery and the Department of Fine Arts at U.B.C., and Pacific Cinematheque Pacifique.

PHG catalogue published with an essay by curator Ann Pollock.

Special Events:
Organized by Ann Pollock in conjunction with Presentation House Gallery

Curator’s Talk by Ann Pollock and Craig Krull, Saturday, September 14, 2 pm; followed by a Reception
Performance Art Series at the Western Front, 303 East 8th Avenue, Vancouver.

Guillermo Gomez-Pena and Roberto Sifuentes, Mexican interdisciplinary artists performing Dangerous Border Games from the Borderama series – Wednesday, September 18, 8 pm; and Canadian performance artist Colette Urban, performing Augur, and Pretend Not to See Me – Wednesday, October 16, 8 pm.

  • Laurie Anderson, Vancouver debut of United States, 1981. Photo: Cornelia Wyngaarden