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Remembering Vancouver Artist Rodney Graham⁠—For More Than His Photography

“I know that Rodney took his music as seriously as he did all his other art.”

Rodney Graham’s Music

Ramblin' man.

Music has always been central to Graham’s life.

19 of Our Favourite Arts Stories From 2023

Painters, novelists, photographers, singers, and other creative people share the how and the why of what they do.

Our Spring 2023 Issue Is Here

Life means paying attention to every moment⁠—the highs, the lows, and the in-betweens.

The 2020 Land Rover Defender is a Hulking Tribute to the Most Collectable SUV Ever

The new Land Rover takes a classic and makes it better.

Madison O’Mara and La Fontaine de Belleville

A Canadian in Paris.

How one Vancouverite is helping lead the coffee renaissance in Paris.

The Great Vancouver Bakery Crawl

Dessert map.

Calling all sweet tooths, cookie monsters, and lovers of butter: the baked goods are waiting.

“Traces that Resemble Us”

At the intersection.

The Cinematheque and Monte Clark Gallery teamed up to provide a twofold glimpse into the cinematic inspirations of 12 prominent Vancouver-based artists.

Artists For Kids

The big questions.

The program facilitates conversations around art, encouraging thoughtful and original responses from students of all ages.

Francis Lemieux Wood Joinery

Custom framing.

Francis Lemieux is rarely credited on museum labels, but he is an integral contribution to the artistic process. The custom joiner and furniture maker has collaborated with a number of Vancouver artists to make frames, presentation boxes for limited edition sets, and even studio furniture.

Artist Steven Shearer

Looking in.

When the National Gallery of Canada came knocking with an invitation for Steven Shearer to show his work at the 2011 Venice Biennale, the artist hesitated. It poses the question: you can take the boy out of the basement, but can you take the basement out of the boy?

Restoration House’s Antique Chandeliers

It's all alight.

When Casey Scramstad looks at a chandelier, he can dissect it with his eyes. And, piece by piece, he knows exactly how to put it back together.

Photographer Evan Lee’s Concepts Exposed

Not just a snap.

Today, Vancouver has become quite well known for its photographers. Of them, Evan Lee is one of the more painterly.