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Events in Art and Archaeology

Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man
VANCOUVER, BC  •  Vancouver Art Gallery  •  6 February - 2 May 2010
 
One of the most important of Leonardo da Vinci’s artistic and scientific investigations of the human body was conducted for a planned treatise on anatomy. To accomplish this, Leonardo appears to have worked with a scientist from the University of Pavia to participate in dissections of corpses, which were rarely performed at the time. These direct observations by Leonardo resulted in an exceptional body of work that remains, to this day, one of the greatest triumphs of drawing and scientific inquiry.

Leonardo’s group of drawings, referred to as the Anatomical Manuscript A, concentrates on the structures of the body and the movements of musculature. Shown for the first time as a complete group in this exhibition, Manuscript A encompasses thirty-four of Leonardo’s pen and ink anatomical drawings on eighteen sheets of paper, rendered during the winter of 1510-1511. Included are the first known accurate depictions of the spinal column and two magisterial sheets depicting the musculature of the lower legs and feet. The works are graciously loaned by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from The Royal Collection, Windsor.


Vancouver Art Gallery Website


Contact: Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6Z 2H7
Tel: (1) 604 662 4700

Ken Lum: from <EM>shangri-la to shangri-la</EM>, 2010 (detail)site-specific installationPhoto: Trevor Mills and Rachel TophamPhoto courtesy of Vancouver Art Gallery
Ken Lum: from shangri-la to shangri-la, 2010 (detail)
site-specific installation
Photo: Trevor Mills and Rachel Topham
Photo courtesy of Vancouver Art Gallery
Ken Lum: From shangri-la to shangri-la, 2010
VANCOUVER, BC  •  Vancouver Art Gallery  •  23 January - 6 September 2010
 
 

The Vancouver Art Gallery has commissioned a large-scale site-specific installation by artist Ken Lum for display at the recently finished space, "Offsite" during the 2010 Winter Games. The artist's large sculptural work includes three scale replicas of squatters' shacks that once populated North Vancouver's shoreline.

Titled from shangri-la to shangri-la, Lum's rustic cabins resemble those of the Maplewood Mudflats squatters' community. Located along North Vancouver's intertidal zone from the early 20th century until 1971, this improvised village was home to a number of artists, writers and activists. For his project, Lum has recreated the homes of renowned writer Malcolm Lowry, artist Tom Burrows and Greenpeace leader Dr. Paul Spong. Propped up on stilts over the surface of the Offsite reflecting pool, the huts strike a sharp contrast with the surrounding downtown architecture. Located at the foot of the Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver's tallest building at the busy intersection of Thurlow and West Georgia Streets, these dissimilar structures evoke the character of the mudflat community and draw attention to the rapid advance of urban development in the Lower Mainland.

The work of Vancouver artist Ken Lum questions the relationship between modernism, mass culture and everyday experience, often blurring the boundaries separating high art and popular culture. Over the past twenty years, Lum's work has been presented in solo exhibitions throughout North America, Europe and Asia. He has also represented Canada at the Istanbul Biennial, São Paulo Biennial, Shanghai Biennale, Gwangju Biennale and Documenta.



Vancouver Art Gallery Website


Contact: Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Tel: (1) 604 662 4700

Wim Delvoye: <EM>Erato</EM> [detail], 2001-2002steel, X-Rays, lead, glassCourtesy studio Wim Delvoye, BelgiumPhoton courtesy of Vancouver Art Gallery
Wim Delvoye: Erato [detail], 2001-2002
steel, X-Rays, lead, glass
Courtesy studio Wim Delvoye, Belgium
Photon courtesy of Vancouver Art Gallery
Visceral Bodies
VANCOUVER, BC  •  Vancouver Art Gallery  •  6 February 2009 - 16 May 2010
 
 

Visceral Bodies presents the work of contemporary artists who investigate the human form, tracing artistic responses to scientific and medical innovations over the past two decades. Presented in conjunction with Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man, the two exhibitions trace the considerable history of artists using the body as a subject of physiological and anatomical study. The contemporary artists included in Visceral Bodies underscore how cultural perceptions of the human body have shifted from an anatomical fact to a perpetually evolving and increasingly artificial or fragmented form.

Artists such as Gabriel de la Mora, Wim Delvoye, Valie Export and Mona Hatoum borrow the tools of medical imaging to exteriorize what is internal. The exhibition also presents work by artists who imagine a fantastical future where the body has become fragmented and mutated.



Vancouver Art Gallery Website


Contact: Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6Z 2H7
Tel: (1) 604 662 47 19

Events in Classical Music

Mariinsky Orchestra: Denis Matsuev, piano
TORONTO  •  Roy Thomson Hall  •  17 March 2010
 

Liadov: The Enchanted Lake
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15

Mariinsky Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
Denis Matsuev, piano



Roy Thomson Hall Website



Detailed schedule information:
8:00 pm

Contact: Roy Thomson Hall
corner of King and Simcoe Streets
Toronto, Ontario 
Tel: (1) 416 872 42 55

Events in Dance

<P>Jirí Kylián:<EM> Bella Figura</EM><EM>Photo courtesy of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal</EM></P>

Jirí Kylián: Bella Figura
Photo courtesy of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal

Kylián Evening
MONTREAL  •  Théâtre Maisonneuve  •  18 - 27 March 2010
 
 

Kylián Evening
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal

Symphony of Psalms
Music by Igor Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms, dedicated to the glory of God and based on Psalms 39, 40 and 150

Bella Figura
Music by Lukas Foss, G. B. Pergolesi, Allessandro Marcello, Antonio Vivaldi and Giuseppe Torelli

Sechs Tanze (Six Dances)
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sechs Deutsche Tänze (Six German Dances), KV 571



Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal Website


Please click here for a recent Culturekiosque review of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal.


Detailed schedule information:
20h

Contact: Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier de la Place des Arts
Montréal, Québec
Canada
Tel: (1) 514 842 21 12

Events in Jazz

Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin
TORONTO  •  Roy Thompson Hall  •  26 March 2010
 

Bobby McFerrin, a 10-time Grammy-winner, is one of the world’s foremost vocal innovators and improvisers, a classical conductor, and perhaps best known as the creator of “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” one of the most popular songs of modern day music. With a four-octave voice, Bobby McFerrin refuses to be bound by one genre, seamlessly blending folk, classical, and jazz.



Roy Thomson Hall Website



Detailed schedule information:
8:00 pm

Contact: Roy Thomson Hall
corner of King and Simcoe Streets
Toronto, Ontario 
Tel: (1) 416 872 42 55

Brad Mehldau Trio
Brad Mehldau Trio
Brad Mehldau Trio
TORONTO  •  Massey Hall  •  10 April 2010
 
Brad Mehldau Trio

Massey Hall Website



Detailed schedule information:
8:00 pm

Contact: Massey Hall
178 Victoria Street
Toronto, ON
M5B 1T7
Tel: (1) 416 872 42 55

Events in Pop Culture and Cinema

Norah Jones with special guest Steven Page
TORONTO  •  Massey Hall  •  23 March 2010
 
Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Norah Jones has announced North American tour dates in support of her new album The Fall. The Fall finds Jones experimenting with a new set of collaborators, including Jacquire King, a noted producer and engineer who has worked with Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, and Modest Mouse among others.

Massey Hall Web Site



Detailed schedule information:
8:00 pm

Contact: Tel: (1) 416 872 42 55

Fakes & Forgeries: Yesterday and Today
TORONTO  •  Royal Ontario Museum  •  9 January - 4 April 2010
 
 
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) invites visitors to test their skills in Fakes & Forgeries:  Yesterday and Today. The interactive exhibition presents 115 real and fake objects that run the gamut from historical specimens and cultural artifacts, to household items and designer name brands. Visitors of all ages are invited to guess which objects are real and which are clever fakes. There is also educational information about pirated computer software as well as a section on counterfeit currency.  Visitors learn how to tell authentic pieces from sly forgeries and discover the fascinating lengths forgers will take to hoodwink the unwary.  Once Fakes & Forgeries completes its ROM engagement on April 4, 2010, the exhibition will travel to museums across Canada.

Royal Ontario Museum Website


Contact:

Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON
M5S 2C6


Tel: (1) 416 586 80 00



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