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12 Apr 02until2 Jun 02

Judy Radul

Vancouver Costume

CAG Façade

Various outfits are displayed in CAG’s window spaces. Above the installation of a dark-coloured outfit, there is a red text that says “The Gerardo 36, 4 minutes, A city in Austria.”

The Contemporary Art Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by Vancouver based artist Judy Radul. Vancouver Costume will utilize the Gallery's street front windows as a display space.

Exploring the concept of the theatrical, Radul's practice has undergone a shift from a performance base to one in which aspects of public interaction are documented and displayed. She is interested in the peripheral and supplementary aspects of theatre: the sets, props and costumes used to stage a play. The concept of the rehearsal is of particular interest, as an activity that is and is not a performance.

For her exhibition at the Contemporary Art Gallery Radul will display a number of costumes based on her research into styles of contemporary dress the artist has witnessed in and around Vancouver. Using thrift and secondhand stores as an archive of found clothing, Radul has assembled a number of outfits that will be displayed in the Gallery's street front vitrines. Radul composes these costumes based on a suggestive ambiguity, and therefore theatrical potential.

Biography

Radul studied at Simon Fraser University and completed her MFA at Bard College, New York. She has staged performance works at the ICA, London and Elba Guest Atelier, Holland, and has been included in recent exhibitions at The Vancouver Art Gallery and Presentation House Gallery. Recent solo exhibitions have been held at the Or Gallery, Vancouver and Truck Gallery, Calgary. She is a widely published critical writer, and in 1999 was a recipient of a VIVA award. She teaches at Simon Fraser University.

In CAG’s window spaces, various outfits are displayed. The window that is closest to the entrance displays a piece of black gown-like shaped clothes, which has a yellow circular pattern on its chest.
Various outfits are displayed in CAG’s window spaces. Some of those displayed outfits include a mustard yellow jacket, wine-red dress, and black gown-like shaped clothes.
A pink robe is installed in one of CAG’s window spaces. The red text above the installation reads, “Tatyana, 28, 1.5 minutes, A garden.”
Various outfits are displayed in CAG’s window spaces. The window which is closest to the camera displays a pair of grey sweatpants and a sweatshirt.
Various outfits are displayed in CAG’s window spaces. Some of those displayed outfits include a mustard yellow jacket, a pair of grey sweatpants and a sweatshirt.
Various outfits are displayed in CAG’s window spaces. Above the installation of a dark-coloured outfit, there is a red text that says “The Gerardo 36, 4 minutes, A city in Austria.”
In CAG’s window spaces, various outfits are displayed. The window that is closest to the entrance displays a piece of black gown-like shaped clothes, which has a yellow circular pattern on its chest.
Various outfits are displayed in CAG’s window spaces. Some of those displayed outfits include a mustard yellow jacket, wine-red dress, and black gown-like shaped clothes.
A pink robe is installed in one of CAG’s window spaces. The red text above the installation reads, “Tatyana, 28, 1.5 minutes, A garden.”
Various outfits are displayed in CAG’s window spaces. The window which is closest to the camera displays a pair of grey sweatpants and a sweatshirt.
Various outfits are displayed in CAG’s window spaces. Some of those displayed outfits include a mustard yellow jacket, a pair of grey sweatpants and a sweatshirt.