Myth meets history and fiction in a new exhibition at Burnaby Art Gallery.
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon is set to run at the gallery from Sept. 9 to Oct. 23, with an opening reception on Thursday, Sept. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m.
The new installation by the mixed-media artist reinterprets the biblical Tower of Babel as a western mine and ghost town.
“The show incorporates a series of large-scale mixed media works on paper, scraps of handwritten journal entries, detailed drawings of fossils and relics, and maps of natural terrain and settlements,” a press release notes. “Investigating the impermanence of language and the complexity of human myth-making, the exhibition merges historical and fictionalized narratives set in British Columbia and beyond.”
For the project, Langergraber worked with Carl Alexander, an elder from the Nxwisten Indian Band in Lillooet, to explore traditional place names and provide an account of the impact of industry – dams, forestry, mining and the railroad – in the region.
Double Negative, Double Whammy, a short film by Langergraber, screens as part of the show – following a gang of meteorite hunters across a surreal landscape and drawing on motifs from the sci-fi, western and disaster film genres.
Burnaby Art Gallery is at 6344 Deer Lake Ave. and is open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is by donation, with suggested donation of $5.
See www.burnabyartgallery.ca or call 604-297-4422 for information.
SPECIAL EVENTS
The Burnaby Art Gallery is holding a number of special events in connection with the new Keith Langergraber exhibition.
Among them:
- · IN THE BAG Family Sundays: Families are welcome to drop in for this free program on Sunday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m. to check out the exhibition and then get into the studio to create their own work. It runs on Sept. 11 on the theme of Drawing Spaces and Oct. 9 on the theme of Mapping Terrains.
- · Artist Talk and Film Screening: This free screening and talk is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10.
- · Art Tour Tuesday: This new program is on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 12:15 p.m., and it costs $5.
- · Tour and Tea: Another new program, the tour and tea is set for Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. for a $7.50 cost.
- · Talk: One Place, Many Names: This talk is set for Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. It’s free.
- · Guided Tour: Taking place for Culture Days, the tour is on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. It’s free.
