EVENTS

Conversations. Masterworks from the McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Sep
10
to Apr 1

Conversations. Masterworks from the McMichael Canadian Art Collection

McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Kleinberg, Ontario

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection holds more than 7000 works, ranging from Group of Seven masterpieces to humble items of furniture once in the possession of our founders, Robert and Signe McMichael; from famous artists’ materials and equipment to iconic archival photos and works on paper; from Franklin Carmichael’s well-used engraving tools to Frederick Varley’s woollen hat. A third of the collection is Indigenous, including historic cultural belongings and cutting-edge contemporary artworks. The McMichael’s mandate covers all the art of Canada, from coast to coast to coast, from early days to the present, and we aspire to reflect its full diversity.

This selection of works from our permanent collection aims to convey something of its current breadth, taking particular pleasure in placing apparently disparate works in creative conversation with one another. Featuring works by Kenojuak Ashevak, Rebecca Belmore, Edward Burtynsky, Franklin Carmichael, Emily Carr, Kim Dorland, Sorel Etrog, Paterson Ewen, Lawren Harris, Prudence Heward, Gershon Iskowitz, A.Y. Jackson, Cornelius Krieghoff, Jean Paul Lemieux, Arthur Lismer, An Te Liu, Zachari Logan, Helen McNicoll, David Ruben Piqtoukun, David Milne, Michael Snow, Tom Thomson and others.

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Edward Burtynsky: African Studies
Nov
4
to Apr 28

Edward Burtynsky: African Studies

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Galerie Springer Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Burtynsky’s interest in Africa was sparked 20 years ago while he was working on his landmark 2004 photographic project China, which explores the country’s rapid globalization and the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. The series, and subsequent award-winning documentary film by Jennifer Baichwal, Manufactured Landscapes (2006), chronicle China’s transformation into the world’s leading manufacturer and depository for its waste. Burtynsky witnessed firsthand the immense environmental and by extension, human cost of development, and he predicted Africa would be the next, and perhaps the last, region to undergo major industrial expansion.

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Human/Nature
Feb
9
to May 18

Human/Nature

Fotografiska New York

Our impact on nature has far-reaching consequences, as we know from our changing climate. Human / Nature will explore our faceted relationship with the natural world, including moments of harmony and recovery, as well as our tendency towards destruction.

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BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction
Feb
14
to May 6

BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction

Saatchi Gallery,
London, UK

This exhibition marks the largest exhibition ever mounted in the 40+ year career of world-renowned photographic artist, Edward Burtynsky, who has dedicated his practice to bearing witness to the impact of human industry on the planet.

Curated by Marc Mayer, former Director of the National Gallery of Canada and Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the exhibition will feature 94 of Burtynsky’s large-format photographs as well as 13 high-resolution murals, and an augmented reality (AR) experience. A centrepiece of the exhibition will be an immersive film presentation of In the Wake of Progress (2022).  A never-before-seen element in this exhibition, referred to as the “Process Archive,” will also showcase Burtynsky’s navigation through each of the technological shifts in the photographic medium that have occurred over recent decades. The exhibition will reveal Burtynsky’s life-long observation of humanity’s incursion into the natural world, and the environmental consequences of industrial processes. 

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Edward Burtynsky: Gea and the Humans
Feb
24
to Apr 28

Edward Burtynsky: Gea and the Humans

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Palazzo Arese Borromeo,
Modern Cesano

Photographs by Edward Burtynsky: an exhibition dedicated to the famous Canadian photographer which, for over 40 years, celebrates the beauty of nature, while showing the impact of human action on the planet.

📌 from February 24 to April 28: can be visited every day from 10.00 to 13.00 and from 3.00 to 6.00 and included in the entrance ticket to Palazzo Arese Borromeo.
Inauguration on Saturday, February 24, at 11.30 am at the Aurora Room.

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Edward Burtynsky: New Works
Feb
28
to Apr 6

Edward Burtynsky: New Works

Flowers Gallery
Cork Street, London

Flowers Gallery is proud to present Edward Burtynsky - New Works, opening on 28 February 2024. The solo exhibition will coincide with Saatchi Gallery's upcoming major 2024 retrospective, BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction, the largest exhibition ever mounted in Edward Burtynsky's 40+ year career.

Edward Burtynsky - New Works offers a compelling journey into the intersection of nature and industry, capturing the awe-inspiring beauty and the environmental consequences of human industrial activities. This exhibition brings together a selection of Burtynsky's recent works, focusing on three geological themes: Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada; erosion in Türkiye; and the coal mines in Australia.

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Edward Burtynsky: Extraction
Mar
1
to May 24

Edward Burtynsky: Extraction

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PHOTO Australia 2024
Museum of Australian Photography

In 2022, Burtynsky photographed Ravenworth Mine in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, an open cut mine producing coal for export. Presented through ten large-format photographs, these aerial images show the scale of active industry and seduce the viewer via sensual patterns and topography. The photographs provide vantages for discussion of the future of the environment. Whether the landscapes are seen as an environmental disaster or human progress, these works bear witness to the changing planet.

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Edward Burtynsky: Water
Jun
7
to Sep 29

Edward Burtynsky: Water

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Cultuurcentrum Knokke-Heist

The photo exhibition WATER explores the controversial relationship between humanity and water: a basic part of our body, an essential resource for our lives and that of our planet. Indispensable and of vital importance. That makes water the most precious liquid; the new gold.

Edward Burtynsky's abstract photographs, sometimes elegant, sometimes haunting, float between the worlds of painting and photography and form a compelling portrait of water that presents itself as an open question about humanity's relationship with nature.

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In Conversation with Edward Burtynsky and Sir Simon Schama
Feb
15
6:30 PM18:30

In Conversation with Edward Burtynsky and Sir Simon Schama

Saatchi Gallery
London, UK

As part of Saatchi Gallery’s major exhibition BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction, we are delighted to announce a one-off event.

Photographer Edward Burtynsky will be joined by Sir Simon Schama, Professor of Art History for an exclusive discussion on the power of art in addressing the urgent issues of our times. 

Tickets for the evening include access to the talk, a screening of In the Wake of Progress, the opportunity to explore the exhibition BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction, and a glass of champagne on arrival. The talk will commence at 7PM, and there are limited tickets available.

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The Anthropocene Trilogy
Feb
15
to Feb 18

The Anthropocene Trilogy

BFI Southbank
London, UK

In conjunction with the BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction exhibition at Saatchi Gallery, the British Film Institute (BFI) will be presenting The Anthropocene Trilogy, featuring the powerful films of Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier — ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch (2018), Watermark (2013) and Manufactured Landscapes (2006). The presentation will include a special IMAX screening of ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch at BFI IMAX, the largest cinema screen in Europe, to kick off the 2024l BFI Future Film Festival.

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Edward Burtynsky: Xylella Studies
Nov
30
to Mar 2

Edward Burtynsky: Xylella Studies

The Pool NYC
Milan, Italy

The first two rooms of the gallery host the work commissioned by the Sylva Foundation from the Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky, famous throughout the world for his civil commitment in witnessing man's impact on the planet. The photographs tell the story of the disaster that occurred in Puglia, where over 21 million olive trees were infected by the aggressive bacterium.

Opening Reception: November 30, 6-9:00 p.m.

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Arctic Imagination: Photographer Edward Burtynsky
Oct
31
7:00 PM19:00

Arctic Imagination: Photographer Edward Burtynsky

International Photographer’s Stage
The Queen's Hall

The event is part of the Arctic Imagination series, which focuses on an Arctic in rapid change through international conversations between artists, researchers and writers. Since Burtynsky was 11 years old, when he was given a camera and a darkroom by his father, he has developed his practice. He has since become world-renowned for his large-format photographs of the changing nature. They act as a testimony, an insight into the landscapes that have been influenced by man. The industrial landscapes – oil fields, mine pits, cramped highway links – are both a consequence of human activity and a necessity for sustaining our modern life.

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SEISMIC: Art Meets Science
Oct
28
to Jan 20

SEISMIC: Art Meets Science

GIANT Gallery
Bournemouth

In collaboration with SEISMA Magazine, GIANT presents SEISMIC: ART MEETS SCIENCE, a group exhibition which draws on a broad scope of scientific themes to explore the numerous links between science and the arts. Curated by Paul Carey-Kent.

In SEISMIC: ART MEETS SCIENCE, ten artists present works inspired by or connected to specific scientific ideas, in an intriguing and dynamic exhibition that comprises painting, photography, film, sculpture and installation. The exhibition presents a diverse collection of mediums, styles and aesthetics – bringing to light fresh angles from which to approach the work, and raising surprising, often fascinating questions.

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Abstraction and the Altered Landscape
Oct
21
to Mar 3

Abstraction and the Altered Landscape

Fotografiska Shanghai
Jing’an District, Shanghai

Abstraction and the Altered Landscape, by artist Edward Burtynsky, will be one of the four opening exhibitions at Fotografiska Shanghai. During the 40-year evolution of Burtynsky’s artistic practice, abstraction has increasingly become a central mode of expression for him. While there may be photojournalistic overtones in these works, the deeper concern is a desire to create large, detailed, painterly images into which the viewer is drawn not only by their formal aesthetic appeal, but also by the underlying subject matter.

Sublime yet detailed, most of the photographs in this exhibition were taken from fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and drones, so there is a visual continuity in seeing the landscape from lofty perspectives, revealing the designs, structure and scale of the Earth’s surface. Technologies such as remote-controlled drones has allowed for more precision in selecting viewpoints, where Burtynsky often eliminates the horizon line of a landscape to enhance the sense of abstraction.

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Edward Burtynsky: Xylella Studies
Oct
20
to Nov 30

Edward Burtynsky: Xylella Studies

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Green Cave di FestambienteSud
Monte Sant'Angelo, Puglia, Italy

Edward Burtynsky returns to Italy with an exhibition. The famous photographer of industrial landscapes, a contemporary artist among the most internationally appreciated for his civil commitment in witnessing the impact of man on the planet, will be in Monte Sant'Angelo, in Puglia, in the Green Cave, the cultural center of Legambiente, operational and permanent headquarters of the FestambienteSud festival.

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A World Away: Photographing Babyn Yar
Oct
15
2:30 PM14:30

A World Away: Photographing Babyn Yar

The Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, ON

Join us for a panel discussion exploring the intersections of art, architecture, and memory through the lens of both the newly dedicated (2021) Synagogue at Babyn Yar, Ukraine, and the current exhibition The Synagogue at Babyn Yar: Turning the Nightmare of Evil into a Shared Dream of Good. 

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SAND: Resource, Life, Longing
Sep
24
to Feb 11

SAND: Resource, Life, Longing

Museum Sinclair-Haus
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany

The exhibition Sand - Resource, Life, Longing is dedicated to this indispensable raw material, a material that is all too often banalized, and shows its diversity and its emotional and material significance for our society. It shows the sedimentary rock in its different structures, properties and dimensions. The exhibition zooms in from the large, poetic expanses of the sandy landscapes to the microscopically small components, making facets visible that are not visible to the human eye at first glance.

Full exhibition details here: kunst-und-natur.de/museum-sinclair-haus/ausstellungen/sand

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Protecting the Southern Georgian Bay Escarpment
Sep
22
to Sep 23

Protecting the Southern Georgian Bay Escarpment

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Escarpment Corridor Alliance Presents Edward Burtynsky: Protecting the Southern Georgian Bay Escarpment

The Historic Gayety Theatre
Collingwood, ON

Join the ECA as they raise awareness about the critical challenges facing our beloved Southern Georgian Bay Escarpment. It’s an opportunity to learn, engage, and inspire positive change for this stunning region. Funds raised from this event will support the ongoing local conservation efforts the Escarpment Corridor Alliance is working on.

SEPTEMBER 22, 3:00 P.M.
Watermark Film Screening

SEPTEMBER 22, 7:00 P.M.
ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch Film Screening

SEPTEMBER 23, 7:00 P.M.
ECA Summit Evening – Keynote, Panel & Reception

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Shaping Landscapes: 150 Years of Photography in Utah
Sep
16
to Mar 3

Shaping Landscapes: 150 Years of Photography in Utah

Modern & Contemporary Galleries
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Salt Lake City, Utah

The history of photography in the United States is deeply tied to the American West. From 19th century survey expeditions to 21st century environmental movements, Western landscapes are activated as some of the most prominent subjects in American photographic history. This exhibition traces 150 years of Utah landscape photography from the UMFA's expansive collection. The artworks offer insight into how generations of photographers have used this technology to construct an image of Utah. They also confront humanity's impact on this land since the 1870s – the railroads, highways, mines, and other forms of infrastructure that puncture the "natural" landscape and shape our perception of this place.

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Terra Libera
Sep
8
to Jan 28

Terra Libera

Rijksmuseum Twenthe
Enschede, Netherlands

The exhibition 'Terra Libera' (the free land) uses old and contemporary works of art to show how (Western) people have appropriated and cultivated the land in recent centuries. Making the land useful and productive for the benefit of the people themselves plays a leading role, even today. But how did that come about and what worldview underlies this?

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Edward Burtynsky: Le paysage abstrait
Sep
7
to Oct 15

Edward Burtynsky: Le paysage abstrait

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IN RESPONSE TO INCREDIBLE DEMAND WE ARE EXTENDING!

Le paysage abstrait is a new major exhibition from world-renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky brought to Montréal in collaboration with Arsenal Contemporary Art. Curated by Marc Mayer, former Director of the National Gallery of Canada and Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the exhibition will feature 30 of Burtynsky’s large-format photographs as well as three high-resolution murals, unique augmented reality (AR) experiences, and a brand new video piece, all of which will echo Burtynsky’s life-long inspirations from the Abstract Expressionism movement. 

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Edward Burtynsky: Anthropocene
Aug
23
to Aug 27

Edward Burtynsky: Anthropocene

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International Photography Festival Olten (IPFO)
Olten, Switzerland

On display will be eight works from the Anthropocene series, accompanied by screenings of the award-winning 87-minute documentary ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch, the final part of a trilogy in which Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky powerfully document the consequences of human activity on the planet, in staged views and dramatic sequences that evoke great emotion.

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Edward Burtynsky: Xylella Studies
Aug
12
to Aug 30

Edward Burtynsky: Xylella Studies

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Green Cave di FestambienteSud
Monte Sant'Angelo, Puglia, Italy

Edward Burtynsky returns to Italy with an exhibition. The famous photographer of industrial landscapes, a contemporary artist among the most internationally appreciated for his civil commitment in witnessing the impact of man on the planet, will be in Monte Sant'Angelo, in Puglia, in the Green Cave, the cultural center of Legambiente, operational and permanent headquarters of the FestambienteSud festival.

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Anthropocene
Aug
12
to Dec 3

Anthropocene

Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Anthropocene is a major exhibition that tells the story of our human impact on the planet through photographs, films and immersive experiential technologies. Co-presented by the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and the National Gallery of Canada, and co-produced with Fondazione MAST, Bologna, Italy, the exhibition is a component of The Anthropocene Project by photographer Edward Burtynsky and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier. In addition to being showcased in Canada, the exhibition toured Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Argentina from 2020 to 2023.

The Taiwan leg of the tour marks the first inclusion of local artists Chi Po-Lin, Yang Shun-Fa, Lucas K Doolan, and Lu Yu-Jui, who join in exploring the effects of the "Anthropocene" on the Earth, prompting a reevaluation of the relationship between human-altered landscapes, geological variations, and natural ecology.

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Edward Burtynsky: Xylella Studies
Jun
17
to Sep 10

Edward Burtynsky: Xylella Studies

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Museo Sigismondo Castromediano
Lecce, Italy

The exhibition includes 12 large-format photographs and a video, set up in a widespread way among the Landscapes of the Sea, the Land, the Sacred, the Living and the Dead that make up the permanent museum itinerary. The dialogue, sought and natural, with the archaeological finds that tell of the different landscapes of Salento, formed over the millennia by the interaction between Man and the Environment, reinforces the emphasis on the themes of Nature and Sustainability, an object of particular interest by the Castromediano. In fact, today many of the museum's activities and projects converge on them, from the educational proposals of the project "ADD_L'Arte Diminuisce la Distance + Natura" to the collaboration with the Sylva Foundation for the fundraising campaign "Let's help the forest to go a little further" dedicated to the reforestation of some stretches of the Salento area. In all of this, Burtinsky's images document an ecological disaster that affects not only the olive trees of Puglia but also the entire cultural landscape and identity of Puglia.

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Edward Burtynsky: African Studies
Jun
9
to Oct 2

Edward Burtynsky: African Studies

PHotoESPAÑA Official Selection
CentroCentro
Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid

The 54 countries that make up the African continent span a broad spectrum of governments and economies and are physically divided down the middle by the Sahara desert. This new series of photographs by Edward Burtynsky focuses on the sub-Saharan area and reflects his experience in Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Madagascar and Tanzania.

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PHE23: The Value of the Image. Edward Burtynsky
Jun
7
6:00 PM18:00

PHE23: The Value of the Image. Edward Burtynsky

Espacio Fundación Telefónica
Madrid

Within the framework of the celebration of PHotoESPAÑA, Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky will share his reflections on the image.

In this edition of PHotoEspaña, the African Studies series is also presented, in which Burtynsky focuses on the landscapes of Sub-Saharan Africa with an exhibition at CentroCentro Cibeles; a project that has taken him to Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Madagascar and Tanzania.

The photographer will be accompanied by Marta García Haro , an expert in culture and sustainability.

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Civilization: The Way We Live Now
Jun
2
to Sep 17

Civilization: The Way We Live Now

Saatchi Gallery
London, UK

This landmark exhibition tracks the visual threads of humanity’s ever-changing, extraordinarily complex life across the globe, through the eyes of 150 of the world’s most accomplished photographers. Featuring many previously unseen images, Civilization acknowledges the diverse material and spiritual cultures that make up global societies today, spanning Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas. Exploring a wide range of subjects, from our great united achievements to our collective failings, Civilization: The Way We Live Now highlights the complexity and contradictions of contemporary civilization.

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 Sebastião Salgado and Edward Burtynsky In Conversation
May
27
12:00 PM12:00

Sebastião Salgado and Edward Burtynsky In Conversation

Nicholas Metivier Gallery
Toronto, ON

Nicholas Metivier Gallery is pleased to announce Magnum Opus, a solo exhibition of platinum-palladium photographs by Sebastião Salgado. The exhibition will open on May 27th and run until June 17th. A public opening reception will take place on Saturday, May 27th between 12 and 3 pm. Acclaimed photographer Edward Burtynsky will lead a Q & A discussion with Salgado at 12 pm on Saturday, May 27th.

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Edward Burtynsky: African Studies
Apr
15
to May 27

Edward Burtynsky: African Studies

Paul Kuhn Gallery
Calgary, Alberta

Burtynsky’s interest in Africa was sparked 20 years ago while he was working on his landmark 2004 photographic project China, which explores the country’s rapid globalization and the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. The series, and subsequent award-winning documentary film by Jennifer Baichwal, Manufactured Landscapes (2006), chronicle China’s transformation into the world’s leading manufacturer and depository for its waste. Burtynsky witnessed firsthand the immense environmental and by extension, human cost of development, and he predicted Africa would be the next, and perhaps the last, region to undergo major industrial expansion.

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Uniform
Apr
15
to Sep 10

Uniform

Museum Helmond
Helmond, The Netherlands

This exhibition shows a variety of works from the collection of Museum Helmond, supplemented with a few loans in which work clothing is central. The photo above is by Bas Losekoot, 'Sequence', whose work can be seen in the exhibition.

The exhibition is made possible in part by Driessen Groep and Lavans.

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The Synagogue at Babyn Yar: Turning the Nightmares of Evil into a Shared Dream of Good
Mar
15
to Jan 21

The Synagogue at Babyn Yar: Turning the Nightmares of Evil into a Shared Dream of Good

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Koffler Centre of the Arts
Toronto, ON

The Koffler Gallery, in partnership with Swiss Architect Manuel Herz and Canadian historian and curator Robert Jan van Pelt, announce the world-premiere exhibition of The Synagogue at Babyn Yar: Turning the Nightmares of Evil into a shared Dream of Good. This international exhibition is brought together with assistance from Canadian architect Douglas Birkenshaw and through architectural photography by celebrated Dutch photographer Iwan Baan. The exhibition features large-scale photographic murals directed by Ukrainian-Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky taken by Ukrainian photographer Maxim Dondyuk. 

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Edward Burtynsky: African Studies
Mar
4
to Apr 22

Edward Burtynsky: African Studies

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Howard Greenberg Gallery
New York, NY

Edward Burtynsky’s powerful new photography series African Studies, a seven-year project spanning ten countries, will have its New York premiere with two solo gallery exhibitions this March. The exhibitions will be on view at Howard Greenberg Gallery from March 4 through April 22 at 41 East 57th Street, Suite 801, and at Sundaram Tagore Gallery from March 2 through April 1 at 542 West 26th Street. Opening receptions will be held at Howard Greenberg Gallery Saturday, March 4, 3 - 5 p.m and at Sundaram Tagore Gallery Thursday, March 2, 6 – 8 p.m. and . The artist will attend both receptions.

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MELTDOWN
Feb
17
to Mar 5

MELTDOWN

An Exhibition by Project Pressure
Kühlhaus Berlin

Since 2008, the climate change charity Project Pressure has been commissioning world-renowned artists to conduct expeditions to document changes to the world’s vanishing glaciers.

Featuring images from all seven continents, the exhibited works range in scale from the planetary level to the microscopic biological impact, with artistic interpretations giving an unique insight into the world’s cryosphere, its fragile ecosystem, and our changing global climate.

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