Curator's Conversation: Perspectives On The Work Of Stan Douglas

Join us for a Montreal-Vancouver Curator Talk online. This event brings together curators in conversation on Stan Douglas’ work. From Vancouver, Lisa Baldissera, Director of Griffin Art Projects, will be joined by Reid Shier, Director of The Polygon Gallery, who will share his experience curating Stan Douglas’ exhibition 2011 ≠ 1848 for the Canada Pavilion during the 59th edition of La Biennale di Venezia. They will be joined by Adjunct Curator, Dr. Karen Tam in conversation with Cheryl Sim, Managing Director and Curator at Phi Foundation for Contemporary Art in Montreal, who will talk about Revealing Narratives, the Canadian premiere of Douglas’s most recent photo series, Penn Station’s Half Century (2021).

Please note: this is an online event.
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Lisa Baldissera is the Director of the Griffin and will speak about the gallery’s current exhibition, Allegories of the Present.
www.griffinartprojects.ca

Reid Shier is the Director of The Polygon Gallery and will share his experience curating Stan Douglas’ exhibition for the Canada Pavilion during the 59th edition of La Biennale di Venezia
www.thepolygon.ca

Cheryl Sim is the Managing Director and Curator at Phi Foundation for Contemporary Art in Montreal and will talk about the Revealing Narratives show, which was the Canadian premiere of Douglas’s most recent photo series, Penn Station’s Half Century (2021).
www.phi.ca

Image: Stan Douglas, Ballantyne Pier, 18 June 1935, 2008. Courtesy of the artist, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner.

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