Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Please join us for the final event at The Pavilion
TONIGHT!!

Friday, April 30, 8pm-midnight

For its bon-voyage celebration The Pavilion will host a live experimental music performance by Von Bingen, who will utilize the unique ambient acoustic of the geodesic dome to highlight spatial resonances and experience.This performance will be followed by a set by DJ Magneticring.

and still on view outside the Pavilion:

Possibly Possibly (Fla
g) by Jen Weigh and
Statminlaxed
by Joshua Batholomew
on view outside the Pavilion until April 30.

About The Pavilion
The Pavilion is a project by Langara College artist-in-residence Holly Ward.
Symbolic of difference and utopian
thinking, The Pavilion is a geodesic dome
intended to serve as acatalyst for speculative thinking and artistic
experimentation.


The Pavilion is located at 100 west 49th ave,
just one block east of the 49th Avenue Canada Line skytrain stop.


Monday, April 12, 2010

April is the last month of events at the Pavilion!
Please join us for our last opening:

April 14, 6-9 pm

Open. Uh. Open it. Uh. Uh.
by Kate Sansom
Possibly Possibly (Flag)
by Jen Weih
Statminlaxed
by Joshua Bartholomew
 
Open. Uh. Open it. Uh. Uh.
on view April 15-24,
Thurs, Fri, Sat, 1-5 pm

Possibly Possibly (Flag) & Statminlaxed
on view outside the Pavilion, April 14-April 30


Open. Uh. Open it. Uh. Uh.
is based on the Arecibo Message, a logographic
system beamed into
space by late astrochemist and foremost proprietor of
popular astronomy, Carl Sagan, and his
associates in 1974. The site functions
as a realm of interception, observation and interpretation
of one possible version
of our hedonistic future. Drawing, sculpture and video are used to convey

Sagan’s utopian project of creating a universally understood language.


Possibly Possibly (Flag) is the second in an ongoing series of flags that
are to be flown until they
are destroyed by the wind. The flag is marbled
using a traditional fabric dyeing technique that
produces unique monoprints,
and features a Necker cube, a drawing that shifts its perspectival
orientation
according to which element of the form the viewer focuses their attention.

Possibly Possibly (Flag)
is a permanent gift to The Pavilion.

Statminlaxed
re-creates Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion Map, a map that
eliminates graphic
distortion and thus the representation of global influence,
out of black fabric which is
subsequently burned. Documentation of this burnt
flag is presented on a freestanding
interpretive panel outside of The Pavilion.
By re-organizing the word Dymaxion, (a word which
incorporates 'dynamic',
maximum, and 'tension' that Fuller used to designate a variety of
projects),
into
Staminlaxed (a word that Bartholomew relates to a combination of 'static',
'minimum',
and 'relaxed'), this new flag questions the possibility of global democracy.
By photographing this
burnt flag, the destabilized object then becomes re-
aestheticized and repurposed as display.

About The Pavilion
The Pavilion is a project by artist-in-residence Holly Ward. Symbolic of difference
and utopian
thinking, The Pavilion is a geodesic dome intended to serve as a
catalyst for speculative thinking
and artistic experimentation.
 
About the Centre for Art in Public Spaces
The Langara College Centre for Art in Public Spaces engages communities in the
research,
production, and presentation of art in the public realm. The Centre encourages
dialogue, and
fosters opportunities to collaborate on, experience and learn about art in
public spaces.


The Pavilion is located at 100 west 49th ave,
just one block east of the 49th avenue Canada Line skytrain stop.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

April is the last month of events at the Pavilion!
I have planned loads of event and projects for this month, so if you haven't come up to see us yet, please don't miss the chance!


Here is a brief listing of the events planned for this month.
Updates and details will be added here prior to each event, so check back in for more info...

April 8, 7-9 pm
Occupying Minds: a poetry reading and The University Paradox project launch.

April 8-10, 1-5 pm
The University Paradox: projection by Bitter &Weber

April 14 6-9 pm
Projects launch:
Open. Uh. Open It. Uh. Uh. By Kate Sansom
Possibly Possibly (Flag) by Jen Weih
Statminlaxed by Joshua Bartholomew

Open. Uh. Open It. Uh. Uh.
On view from April 15-24, Thurs, Fri, Sat, from 1-5 pm

Possibly Possibly (Flag) & Statminlaxed
on view from April 14 onwards
(Outside the Pavilion)

Closing Party!!
April 30, 8-12 pm

Featuring experimental music by Von Bingen and dance party with DJ Magneticring!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Please Join us on April 8, from 7-9pm for the launch of 2 new projects:

A Poetry Reading: Occupying Minds
Thursday, April 8, 7pm. Free.


A reading on the theme of “the university” in conjunction with a projection of Sabine Bitter and Helmut Weber’s “The University Paradox”, an installation shown concurrently in Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna.

Organized by Jeff Derksen, a group reading of poets who work in and through the education industry. All language is in solidarity against "the shipwreck of the singular" (George Oppen) with all eyes on the future horizon.

The lineup of readers is: Clint Burnham, Stephen Collis, Jeff Derksen, Kim Duff, Reg Johanson, Larissa Lai, Donato Mancini, and Cecily Nicholson.

and

The University Paradox
A Projection by Bitter & Weber concurrently on view at Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna.

April 8, 1-9pm,
April 9 & 10, 1-5pm


A work of mediated images of student protests, university occupations, and political aesthetics from 1968 to today. Drawn from the archives of Simon Fraser University and documentation of the recent occupation of the University of Vienna, this exhibition of mediated photographs springs from the super stylish and super affective political and aesthetic revolutionary campus movements.


About The Pavilion
The Pavilion is a project by Langara College Artist-in-Residence Holly Ward. Symbolic of difference and utopian thinking, The Pavilion is a geodesic dome intended to serve as a catalyst for speculative thinking and artistic experimentation. The public is invited to attend the program of events taking place in The Pavilion from January through April 2010.

Location: The Pavilion, front lawn of Langara College 100 W.49th ave
1 block east of 49th ave Skytrain
The New Paradigm:
Models, Diagrams and Proposals for the Coming Age

the show is now over, but here are some shots of the exhibition

In this image from left to right:
Form to the Back by Devon Knowles, Encore by T&T, When I Stand on One Leg... by Geoffrey Farmer (partial view), and Object of Contemplation by Elizabeth Zvonar.

I Was a Fool to Wander and Stray 1. The Old Box (Idea That Failed
Not to be Viewed) & 2. All The Lights in Our Home
by Ron Tran

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Updates:

The New Paradigm: Models, Diagrams, Proposals and Provisions
for the Coming Age


only 3 days left!

Featuring new work by artists Geoffrey Farmer, Devon Knowles, T&T, Ron Tran and Elizabeth Zvonar, The New Paradigm utilizes the context of The Pavilion as an oracle to present artworks that function as generative, reflexive tools that orient us towards our collective future.

Thursday, March 25, 1-5pm
Friday March 26, 1-5pm
Saturday, March 27, 1-5pm
don't miss it!

Also
Snap Shop: Modular Accessory Workshop with Natalie Purchwitz
is now full.
Thanks to all who signed up & see you on Saturday, April 3, 12pm.
Get ready to get snappy!


The Pavilion is a project by Holly Ward, the Langara College Centre for Art in Public Spaces 2009-2010 Artist in Residence.

The Pavilion is located on the front lawn of Langara College 100 w.49th ave
1 block east of 49th ave Skytrain

Thursday, March 18, 2010


Please join us for:
Snap Shop: Modular Accessory Workshop

with Natalie Purschwitz
of the Makeshift project.


Date: Saturday, April 3
Time: 1-5pm
Location: The Pavilion (Langara College front lawn, 100 West 49th Ave)

Snaps are miraculous! Join artist Natalie Purschwitz and make something fun and functional using snaps. Natalie says: “Not only are they the ultimate fastener, they are extenders, create pivot points, make things removable and of course, are cute and round. Now is your chance to snap together your world. Use provided materials to make a bag or a belt or an apron - or something far less conventional if you prefer. Or bring something useless and turn it into something useful! Maybe you have an ugly belt and a lonely change purse – bring them together to make a fabulous tool belt! Add a pocket to a hat! Make a sausage-link belt! The possibilities are literally endless.”

Fee: $10.00, payable by cash only at the door.
Enrollment is limited to 8 persons, and will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis.
To register: e-mail Natalie Purschwitz at:
info@huntandgather.ca
subject heading ‘Workshop’ to enroll.

Participants will need to bring:
- things to add to or alter
- strange objects or materials that you think could get snapped
- sharp/fabric scissors if you have them

About Natalie Purschwitz
Natalie Purschwitz has a BFA in Intermedia from ECIAD and a BA in Archaeology from U of Calgary. She has shown her artwork internationally and has a clothing line called Hunt & Gather. She is currently working on a one-year project called Makeshift, during which time she will only wear things she has made herself. www.huntandgather.ca

About The Pavilion
The Pavilion is a project by Artist-in-Residence Holly Ward. Symbolic of difference and utopian thinking, The Pavilion is a geodesic dome intended to serve as a catalyst for speculative thinking and artistic experimentation. The public is invited to attend the program of events taking place in The Pavilion from January through April 2010.