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Meet the Artist Behind English Bay’s Laughing Men Statues

Yue Minjun never anticipated the impact his A-maze-ing Laughter sculptures would have on Vancouver.

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“Paradise Has Many Gates”

Creating dialogue.

Saudi Arabian artist Ajlan Gharem launches the 2018 Vancouver Biennale with a striking installation at Vanier Park.

MONTE Blog: “Biennale Snapshots” by Vivian Fung

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“Biennale Snapshots” by Vivian Fung

Visual meets aural.

The 25-minute work, set in five movements, is the first musical composition to be commissioned by the Biennale.

Composer Vivian Fung

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Vivian Fung

El maestro.

Fung knows no bounds, nor does her compositional groove.

MONTE Magazine: Oliver Stone

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Oliver Stone

Re: History.

Stone’s roster of films is one of the most impressive and iconic bodies of work by any American director.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: OSGEMEOS, Twin Essay

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Twins, Twins

Like minds.

I am aware that being a twin is, for want of a better term, strange. Whether dreaming the same dream, humming the same obscure song neither of us has heard in years, or merely talking in unison, our minds seem to be running on the same mechanism. Even we find these coincidences—are they coincidences?—a little paranormal.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: OSGEMEOS Video

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OSGEMEOS in Vancouver

Twin sense.

International graffiti artists and identical twins OSMEGEOS discuss their largest mural to date.

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OSGEMEOS

Kings of the block.

Graffiti becomes high art when it comes to OSGEMEOS, a tag-team of innovative, internationally-acclaimed artists and identical twins, Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo. Their latest mural, covering the Ocean Concrete silos at Granville Island in Vancouver, is also their largest to date.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Vik Muniz

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Artist Vik Muniz

Land marks.

Vik Muniz has achieved global acclaim for his work, notably for his use of unconventional materials—diamonds, sugar, string, chocolate syrup—to create thought-provoking imagery.