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Twenty four years ago, the Smiths released How Soon is Now? That’s now the borrowed title for the latest, large Vancouver Art Gallery group exhibition curated by Kathleen Ritter.

There was a huge opening last night for the exhibition. It was great to see such a huge crowd out to celebrate and congratulate their friends and colleagues. There is lots of good work. The exhibition represents a younger generation of artists, many of whom are in their early 30s and graduated from Emily Carr University in the last ten years and are showing at the VAG for the first time.

Highlights for me were Instant Coffee’s Nooks, Luanne Martineau’s hangings, Sonny Assu’s copper coffee cups and lids,

Holly Ward’s dirt Island, Damian Moppett’s ceramic pots on top of his white remake of Anthony Caro’s Early One Morning (1962), Samuel Roy-Bois’s Practice Room, Christian Kliegel’s two Elevator Doors, Kathy Slade’s big black Pom Pom, and  Brendan Tang’s amazing ceramic objects. One of the highlights was Cedric, Nathan and Jim Bomford’s amazing recycled wood bleachers construction in the two-story North Gallery.