Field trips is a journal of Carrie’s affinity for visiting exhibitions, gallery shows, cultural events, inspiration workshops.
Museum of Vancouver - November 17, 2022 - July 23, 2023
When I first read about Tobias Wong’s work in design magazines I loved his cheeky style. The design world needed shaking up. Mash-ups and interruptions were not new yet at that time the sanctity of design cannons needed a new lens.
Women’s Fashion 1750 - 2000 - Museum of Vancouver
The highlight of this exhibit for me was to see the Day Coat from the Wiener Werkstatte (Vienna Workshops). I have read so much of this workshop and seeing it in person was amazing.
Also interesting were the numerous descriptions of garments that were designed to be seen and moved in in candlelight. Let’s not forget the dresses made with toxic elements like arsenic to produce green.
March 16, 2023 - November 2023
Clothing is the most personal of artefacts. It reveals so much about who we are, what we do and what we value. Clothing conveys information about occupation, social and economic status, gender and cultural identity and political and religious affiliation.
Clothing not only expresses aspects of a wearer’s identity, it also reveals much about the larger context of production. As products of available raw materials, textile technologies, designs and styles, what we wear connects us to local and global stories of resource extraction, trade, labour and technology.
Four remarkable local collectors have recognized the importance of preserving costumes to document the past and inspire our present and future. Ivan Sayers, Claus Jahnke, Melanie Talkington and the members of the BC Society for the Museum of Original Costume (SMOC) are fashion historians with significant collections that feature some of the rarest garments and fabrics in the world.
The Museum of Vancouver has invited these collectors to share their deep knowledge of costume history by showcasing pieces from their collections. Dressed for History: Why Costume Collections Matter makes the case that fashion and costumes are significant and enduring expressions of personal identity and of political and social change. This exhibition confirms Vancouver as home to world-class costume interpreters, collectors and historians.
It is a favourite getaway to take the train down and view art at the SAM, the SAM Asian Art Museum, Frye Museum or Olympic Sculpture Park.
There are two sets of images taken of Richard Sera’s Wake sculpture - the darker set was taken in 2014 and lighter set in 2022. Interesting to note changes in patina. The 2022 day was quite sunny yet the patina still seemed more developed/ faded.
Artists shown:
STINGER - Tony Smith - 1967-68 / 1999
SPLIT - Roxy Paine - 2003
PERRE'S VENTAGLIO III - Beverly Pepper - 1967
THE EAGLE - Alexander Calder - 1971
EYE BENCHES II - Louise Bourgeois - 1996-1997
WAKE - Richard Serra - 2002-03
ECHO - Jaume Plensa - 2011
