Past Exhibition

Bearing Witness

Margaret Bourke-White, Edward Burtymsky, Magdalena Campos-Pons, Robert Capa, Larry Clark, Donigan Cumming, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Willie Doherty, Larry Fink, Robert Frank, Leon Golub, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jenny Holzer, Yevgeny Khaldei, Edward Keinholz, Barbara Kruger, Ken Lum, Bruce Nauman, Pablo Picasso, Jack Shadbolt, Stephen Shames, Aaron Siskind, Nancy Spero, W.G. Storm, Frederick B. Taylor, Ron Terada, Larry Towell
Apr 12, 2012
to
Jun 10, 2012
EXHIBITION
Stephen Shames Tear Gas Grenade, Berkley (detail), 1970 Silver gelatin print Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery Gift of Claudia Beck and Andrew Gruft

Socially engaged works of art offer a powerful means of communicating human experience.

Drawn entirely from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s permanent collection, this exhibition brings together the work of 27 twentieth century artists who examine industrial exploitation, large-scale government action, the atrocities of warfare, the history of slavery and the representation of women in society. Curated by Ian M. Thom, Senior Curator, Historical

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