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VANCOUVER AS "A MUSEUM WITHOUT THE WALLS":WHAT IS THE VANCOUVER BIENNALE?

Over the next couple of years the Vancouver International Biennale will be creeping it's way into our city.

Over the next couple of years the Vancouver International Biennale will be creeping it's way into our city. This 22 month-long open air exhibition will feature 30 major public sculpture installations from the world’s most prominent sculptors and New Media artists and we will be . Here's a little introduction video to get you familiarized with what the Biennale is about...

THE OFFICIAL WORD:

The Vancouver Biennale is a registered non-profit organization that brings sculptures, new media and performance works by celebrated and emerging international artists to Vancouver and surrounding area parks, beaches and urban plazas, transforming our city into an open-air museum. Pursuing the theme in-transit-ion, the exhibition will further situate art along bike routes, on buses, at the Vancouver International Airport and at new Canada Line rapid transit stations.

The Vancouver Biennale redefines the traditional art exhibitioin by installing contemporary art in unexpected places for the entire community to enjoy, completely free of charge, day and evening throughout the seasons. The exhibition promises a diverse mix of interesting and important works of art, from the spectacular to the curious, to the though provoking and playful.

Visit the Biennale blog for the latest info and watch V.I.A. for profiles on each of the sculptures as they pop up around our city!