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Yoko Ono’s “Mend Piece” at the Rennie Museum

Questions of healing.

The piece was first conceptualized by Ono in 1966 when politics in the United States had begun to turn to the anti-Vietnam War movements. Today, it takes on a new layer of socio-economic criticism.

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Ian Wallace

Transgression.

He is internationally recognized as one of Vancouver’s most prominent and important artists.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Laura Favaretto

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Lara Favaretto at the Rennie Collection

Success by failure.

Bold and direct, pieces could be misunderstood as monotone observations, but the artist’s careful handling allows complexities to shine through and muddy the water.

MONTECRISTO: Contemporary Chinese Artists

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Contemporary Chinese Artists

Made in China.

Ai Weiwei’s incarceration in 2011 highlights the careful balancing act required of contemporary Chinese artists: if Weiwei could be treated in such a way, what freedom of expression can be expected of his contemporaries, and how do such events play out in the international art market?

MONTECRISTO: Damian Moppett

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Damian Moppett

The artist's studio.

There is something very compelling about an artist’s studio; a den of creativity, it can take many forms. For Vancouver’s Damian Moppett, the studio often becomes the very subject of his work.