Past Exhibitions 2005
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PLAN B - Minerva Cuevas:
Not Impressed by Civilization
November 12, 2005 to January 19, 2006
This installation and performance was presented to the public on
October 29, 2005 by the Walter Phillips Gallery as part of MS:T
3 Mountain Standard Time Performative Arts Festival. This event
was sponsored by MS:T 3 through the Calgary Regional Arts
Foundation, the Alberta Lottery Fund, and the Canada Council for
Arts. Additional assistance was provided by the Alberta
Foundation for the Arts.
The Art Formerly
Known As New Media
September 17 - October 23, 2005
Presented on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Banff
New Media Institute, The Art Formerly Known as New Media includes 11
contemporary art projects made by 14 of the hundreds of artists who
have participated in BNMI programs. The selection of works, curated
by Sarah Cook and Steve Dietz, covers a range of practices within
the field of new media and points to today’s enduring questions of
economics, politics, social relations, public space, memory,
leisure, and aesthetics.
CAMPsites
July 16 - August 21, 2005
CAMPsites investigates community, environment, recreation, and the
idea of home.Works included in the exhibition celebrate fun, kitsch,
and middle class recreation, while others illuminate the often-stark
realities of economic inequity and political injustice.
Aural Cultures
May 7 - June 26, 2005
Aural Cultures brings together an array of artists working
with sound and its compelling social dimensions. Featuring audio
as well as video, installation, and off-site interventions, this
exhibition highlights the diverse means by which visual artists
utilize and critique the cultural practices of sound.
Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art 2005
February 26 - April 17, 2005
The Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art 2005 presents
the work of 24 artists exploring a range of media from across
the province of Alberta. The diversity of the artists and their
selected works provides a taste of how dynamic the province’s
burgeoning visual arts community is at the beginning of its
centennial year.
Database Imaginary
November 14, 2004 - January 23, 2005
Database Imaginary explores artwork and emerging cultural
forms by artists who use databases to comment on their uses and
to imagine unknown uses. The exhibition contains 23 projects by
33 visual artists from around the world including Hans Haacke,
Antonio Muntadas, Edward Poitras, Lisa Jevbratt, and Thomson &
Craighead, working in all media, from wooden sculpture to
interactive mobile phone-generated field guides.
