The Burnaby Art Gallery is getting set to welcome an exhibition of work exploring a life lived as art.
Hank Bull: Connexion is set to open at the gallery on Thursday, Jan. 19 with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m.
The exhibition runs Jan. 20 to April 6. It’s the last stop on a cross-Canada tour and the only West Coast venue for the exhibition.
“Transforming 50 years of archives and personal collections into a sculptural installation, Connexion illuminates decades of Hank Bull’s prolific collaborations through the vestiges of a life lived as art,” a press release notes. “This fascinating array of things – performance props, photographs, video, documents and technology – points to a vibrant network of relationships with artists and communities around the world.”
Bull’s interests include experimental music, mail art, Fluxus, Dada, pataphysics and telecommunications art.
“Developing global networks years before the internet, his work parallels a wider shift towards collaborative and pluralistic interactions in our networked present,” the release says. “In this context, Connexion offers insights into collective ways of working, living and being together at a moment when new social forms are urgently needed.”
The exhibition is curated by Joni Low (Vancouver) and Pan Wendt (Confederation Centre Art Gallery, P.E.I.). It’s being organized and circulated by the Confederation Centre Art Gallery.
The Burnaby Art Gallery is at 6344 Deer Lake Ave. It’s open Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is by donation, with suggested donation of $5. For more, see www.burnabyartgallery.ca or call 604-297-4422.
