The Polygon Gallery

Dog Days is a photography exhibition of our favourite friends. Today, dogs figure prominently in visual culture through Instagram feeds, viral videos, memes and other media, yet our photographic obsession with dogs is as old as the camera itself. Dog Days features contemporary works, classic images, and vintage photographs from several local archives and collections, considering how dogs have shaped, and are shaped by, human society. Dogs on leashes are welcome in the exhibition. Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 10am -… more

Samuel Roy-Bois (b. 1973, Québec City) is an internationally acclaimed artist living in Kelowna, BC. He works with a diverse range of media including photography, drawing, sculpture, performance, and installation to probe the socio-political dynamics of the built environment. Reward Friends, Punish Enemies is a site-responsive installation - imagined as an intervention into the architectural space of The Polygon—that invokes histories of resource extraction and the forest industry on the North Shore. Venetian blinds… more

Sara Cwynar is a multimedia artist who lives in Brooklyn, New York. Primarily working in video and photography, Cwynar’s artworks evolve from a cyclical process of collecting, creating, and re-presenting both original and found visual material. Her luminous and iridescent collages allude to the staggering proliferation of images in contemporary visual culture. Outmoded technologies and studio tropes converge with digital artefacts and futuristic imagery, creating kaleidoscopic tableaus displaced in time. Organized by… more

The Polygon Gallery presents Christian Marclay: The Clock, a cinematic montage tour-de-force synchronized with actual time on a 24-hour clock. Recognised as one of the most important contemporary artworks of our time, The Clock is an audiovisual tour-de-force. Presented in a custom-built cinema within the gallery, the work montages film and television footage from the last 70 years. The time represented in each clip is synchronised with actual time, allowing The Clock to function as a 24-hour timepiece. Christian… more

Planifiez votre visite à la Galerie et joignez-nous à nos visites en français, dirigées par un de nos professionnels de l'art. Découvrez l'histoire de The Polygon Gallery et les expositions: Christian Marclay: The Clock Sara Cwynar: Gilded Age II Samuel Roy-Bois: Reward Friends, Punish Enemies Dog Days Sponsorisé par: PARC Retirement Living Support du communication: Alliance Française de Vancouver Join us at The Polygon Gallery at for a guided tour in French, led by an arts professional. Learn more about the history of… more

Join Blueridge Chamber Music Festival and The Polygon Gallery in an exploration of musical time. Held in conjunction with The Polygon’s current exhibition of Christian Marclay's groundbreaking video installation The Clock , this event offers a rare opportunity to experience two extraordinary music pieces. Experience a soundwork by emerging Tahltan/Tlinglit composer and musician Edzi’u. Inspired by her family's tradition of storytelling, Kime Ani explores issues of culture and identity. Working with vintage and current… more

Domingo 28 julio a 14h Domingo 18 agosto a 14h Domingo 8 septiembre a 14h Planifique su visita a la galería y acompáñenos en una visita guiada en español, dirigida por uno de nuestros profesionales del arte. Descubra la historia de The Polygon Gallery y aprenda más sobre las exposiciones: Christian Marclay: The Clock Sara Cwynar: Gilded Age II Samuel Roy-Bois: Reward Friends, Punish Enemies Dog Days Patrocinado por: PARC Retirement Living Sunday, July 28 at 2pm Sunday, August 18 at 2pm Sunday, September 8 at 2pm Join us… more

Join us at The Polygon Gallery for a guided tour in Farsi, led by an arts professional. Learn more about the history of the Gallery and the summer exhibitions: Christian Marclay: The Clock Sara Cwynar: Gilded Age II Samuel Roy-Bois: Reward Friends, Punish Enemies Dog Days Sponsored by: PARC Retirement Living Sunday, July 21st, August 11th & September 22nd 2019 The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver BC For more information, please visit here… more