Shore, Forest and Beyond : Art from the Audain Collection

Shore, Forest and Beyond : Art from the Audain CollectionDescription A stunning and diverse collection of artworks from the personal collection of one of Canada's premier art patrons. Gifts from private art collectors have played a vital role in building and expanding the Vancouver Art Gallery's collection. Shore, Forest and Beyond is an exhibition of 100 works gathered from the collection assembled by Michael Audain. The exhibition and this accompanying publication highlight the breadth of the collection,

Description

A stunning and diverse collection of artworks from the personal collection of one of Canada's premier art patrons.

Gifts from private art collectors have played a vital role in building and expanding the Vancouver Art Gallery's collection. Shore, Forest and Beyond is an exhibition of 100 works gathered from the collection assembled by Michael Audain.

The exhibition and this accompanying publication highlight the breadth of the collection, which includes:

mid-19-century masks by Haida, Nuxalk, Salish, Tlingit and Tsimshian carvers

contemporary First Nations works by Robert Davidson, Brian Jungen and Marianne Nicolson

paintings by British Columbia artists Emily Carr, B.C. Binning and E.J. Hughes and contemporary works by Roy Arden, Jeff Wall, Attila Richard Lukacs, Angela Grossman and Takao Tanabe

Mexican modernist works by Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo

Exhibition dates

October 29, 2011 – January 29, 2012

Vancouver Art Gallery

This book was published in partnership with the Vancouver Art Gallery.

 

Details

Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN: 9781553659297
Hardback
9.0 in x 11.0 in - 160 pp
Publication Date: 24/10/2011
BISAC Subject(s): ART015040-ART / Canadian,ART006020-ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections