“Where Nothing Is In Its Place Lies Disorder”
“Where Nothing Is In Its Place Lies Disorder”: An exhibition featuring works by 2nd year MFA candidates at AHVA Library Gallery, UBC, October 12- November 5, 2011 * In a library, when nothing is in its designated place, we can assertively speak of disorder, not to mention complete chaos. Through this displacement, objects – sources … Read more
From Regional Assembly of Text to Lowercase Reading Room
I have recently written an article on new types of interdisciplinary and multifunctional spaces that are emerging as part of the burgeoning art and cultural sphere for the IAINBAXTER&raisonnE. These are what I refer to as X-Op spaces – similar to Co-Op institutions, but different in that they perform an X (undetermined/ unlimited) number of … Read more
Lowercase Reading Room Video
This video has been made during my visit to the Lowercase Reading Room and is meant to invoke a quiet reflection on such spaces that are full of wonder and discovery. The video is accompanied by music from Library Tapes (who have kindly allowed me to use their beautiful composition Above the Flood for the … Read more
Lowercase Reading Room – Q&A – Brandy Fedoruk+Rebecca Ann Dolen
The lowercase reading room, “one of the richest collections of unusual zines and artist-made books in the country,” is located at 3934 Main Street in Vancouver, BC. Assembled from the combined collections of Jo Cook, Rebecca Dolen and Brandy Fedoruk, the reading room houses over 1,000 books in a 9′ x 3′ space at the … Read more
CAUSA – Close Connections: A Bibliographic Exhibition
In the recent Close Connections: A Bibliographic Exhibition (September 10-November 12, 2011), David Bellman and Meirion Cynog Evans, otherwise known as the The Collective for Advanced and Unified Studies in the Visual Arts (CAUSA), give bibliographies a new role within the contemporary artistic discourse. In their own words, Close Connections is a “research project concerning … Read more
Richmond Art Gallery’s Multi-Media Space
Richmond Art Gallery (RAG), particularly familiar to me from 2003 to 2008, when I intermittently volunteered and then worked there as a gallery attendant, has undergone many transitions and the most memorable are those of space reallocations. At the beginning, I remember there being a little stand with publications near the greeting desk, at the … Read more
Centre A Library
“Each book is a collection in itself – a treasure house of memories associated with the inspirations behind its creation. As an object to be collected, the book accumulates yet more memories, tracing through a history of ownership, of acquisition and exchange. Every book invites the reader to follow their imaginations and travel beyond the … Read more
E-Interview with Madeline Smith (a CAG library volunteer)
[ About Madeline Smith ] I am an artist, mostly I paint. I got my Bachelor of Fine Arts several years ago and have volunteered and worked at other galleries in the past few years. I chose to volunteer at the CAG because I liked the size of the institution and their mandate: what is … Read more
The Uni
I came across this unique creation, last week, thanks to the following blog entry http://www.librarybazaar.com/2011/07/18/the-uni/. This finding was rather surprising because I knew of the creative minds behind this innovative project, the Street Lab, from their development of The Storefront Library in Boston a few years ago. This new project, The Uni, which is meant … Read more
Video-Interview with Jill Henderson – The Abraham Rogatnick Library at the CAG
This interview is a great resource for anyone seeking to learn more about the functioning of the library at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver. Not only does this video provide a thorough overview of CAG library operations and comment on the alternative nature of the space, but Jill Henderson, the Gallery Coordinator, also shares … Read more
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