Book Launch | Takao Tanabe: Life and Work

“…the views I favour are the grey mists, the rain-obscured islands and the clouds that hide the details. However much we desire order and clarity in all the details of our lives, there are always unexpected events that cloud and change our course. Life is ragged. The typical weather of the coast is like that, just enough detail to make it interesting but not so clear as to be banal or overwhelming. It can be a metaphor for life.” —Takao Tanabe*

*In an artist’s statement of Oct. 12, 1999, cited by Roger H. Boulet in his essay in Takao Tanabe: Wet Coasts and Dry Lands (Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, B.C., 2000), p. 13

Join us to celebrate the launch of Takao Tanabe: Life & Work, a new book by noted curator, author and art historian Ian Thom.

Takao Tanabe has played an iconic role in this country’s culture as an artist, teacher, philanthropist and advocate. Author Ian Thom explores Tanabe’s extraordinary life and legacy, illuminating his many magisterial works created from 1946 to the present.

WHEN: Wednesday March 20, 2024 from 5:30-7 PM
WHERE: Room 4East, Vancouver Art Gallery

Doors will open at 5 PM.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase during the event, courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery Store.

This event is free for Gallery Members. Please note that Access Pass Holders and the general public must purchase a $15 ticket to attend this talk.