Forsberg and Wilson

Remember in the 90's when you would pick up a flyer for a party that looked really good and you knew when it was happening, but had to spend most of a saturday finding out that it was in an obscure warehouse in the ass end of town? Well, I think that kind of temporary, "create your own space" mentality has taken over the arts scene in Vancouver. Local artist Charles Forsberg is opening his show tonight in a warehouse at 870 E. Cordova Street and next weekend David Wilson is showing his art in a proper gallery space, but only from 2-4 PM.

There is a good reason for all this I'm sure. Like Forsberg works LARGE (try to fit a 20 x 10 foot canvas on that Yaletown condo wall, never mind a gallery) and Wilson is preparing for a larger show. Either way Wilson's sleek, rain-washed city scenes and Forsberg's massive abstracts are not to be missed. First up is the warehouse party, tonight (Thursday November 23rd) at 7 PM.

Wilson's "exhibition within an exhibition", as he calls it, is called Winter and will be held at the Atelier gallery between the hours of 2 and 4 PM next Saturday, Dec.2nd. Don't be late, you'll miss it! But having said that, the art should have arrived by now, so you can probably sneak a peek if you're in the neighbourhood.

Atelier Gallery
2421 Granville Street

Charles Forsberg's warehouse
870 E. Cordova Street
For more information and gallery hours call 778-995-1251.

Image (top) is "Untitled" by Charles Forsberg and (above) is "Something For Everyone" by David Wilson, courtesy of the artists.