In 1969 UBC students organ ized an exhibition called The Photo Show in the newly constructed Student Union Building that was perhaps the first exhibition of its kind de dicated to showcasing both local and international artists primarily intere sted in looking at new Conceptual photographic strategies. The 1969 exhibit ion included works from young students and faculty from the Department of F ine Arts such as Christos Dikeakos and Illyas Pagonis who curated the exhib ition\, Jeff Wall\, Ian Wallace\, and Iain Baxter. In addition to exhibitin g their own work they had the initiative to secure works for the show from international artists they admired and who displayed the same emerging etho s of conceptual art like Dan Graham\, Vito Acconci\, Douglas Huebler\, Robe rt Kinmont\, Ed Ruscha and Bruce Nauman.
This new exhibition presente d by the Department of Art History\, Visual Art and Theory will include Chr istos Dikeakos’s archive of the 1969 Photo Show and many of the original wo rks originally exhibited in 1969. The intent of the exhibition is to explor e what made the art scene at UBC in the late 1960s exceptionally innovative \, the impulses that were driving changes in photography\, and their contin uing relevancies for photo-based artists today.
Artists in the exhibi tion: Vito Acconci\, Donald Burgy\, Christos Dikeakos\, Dan Graham\ , Kate Henderson\, Douglas Heubler\, Barrie Jones\, Robert Kinmont\, Scott McFarland\, Bruce Nauman\, Illyas Pagonis\, N.E. Thing Co.\, Ed Ruscha\, Ro bert Sandilands\, Bill Vazan\, Jeff Wall and Ian Wallace.< /strong>
Visitor information:
Gallery Address:
AHVA Gallery - room 1001\, Audain Art Centre\, 6398 University Blvd.
Phone: 604 822 4563
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ery.ahva.ubc.ca
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Photo: Christos Dikeakos\, Nelson and Burrard\, 1969.<
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