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The Pope Show

September 29, 1984 to October 15, 1984
Exhibition
"The Pope Show features the works of 15 artists, each work a comment on Pope John Paul II's visit to Canada or the Catholic Church or organized religion. Many were satirical, many were political" (from Voice article).

October 11, 2012 to November 17, 2012
Exhibition
“The Sea Is A Stereo” by artist Mounira Al Solh, introduces us to a group of men who swim daily at a beach in Beirut, Lebanon. This practice of swimming takes place despite varying circumstances relating to weather, the change of seasons, and the conflict of war and politics. The work is made up of several elements that use video, photographs and audio-recorded interviews. While these men are connected through their swimming ritual, Al Solh further connects these men to their surroundings, practice and socio-political issues by means of a visual and audio-based installation. This exhibition will take place in the main front room at grunt gallery.The exhibition will also include a newly created work by Mounira Al Solh, entitled, “A Double Burger and Two Metamorphoses: a proposal for a Dutch Cat, a Dutch Dog, a Dutch Donkey, a Dutch Goat and finally, a Dutch Camel”. An ongoing project created in 2010, the artist forces herself to be locked inside an empty house for three days while she communicates through scripted conversations.

January 1, 1994 to January 6, 2016
Uncategorized
The Al Neil Collection includes materials on artist, musician, and writer Al Neil whose long and storied career has included grunt's Al Neil Project (see 2005.1015ALN) as a part of the LIVE Biennale of Performance Art 2005, features in brunt Magazine and the web project Ruins In Process: Vancouver Art in the 60s, and continues with grunt's involvement with the relocation, preservation, and reactivation of Al Neil and Carole Itter's cabin from the Dollarton shore. The Al Neil Collection includes physical copies of Neil's music recordings, photocopied and original articles on Neil, and various ephemera related to Neil's life and work.

October 26, 2006
Performance
grunt's collaborations with First Nations performance artists has continued for almost 20 years. In the fall of 2006, three emerging Aboriginal artists joined forces in a cabaret called Poor Life of Dismay. Roger Crait, joining us from Winnipeg, and Vancouverite Skeena Reece stimulated emotions and thoughts through live performance and spoken word. Jackson 2Bears complemented the performance with his mix of music and images.

October 5, 1993 to October 9, 1993
The East/West Performance Art Series, presented at the Pitt Gallery, comprised five nights of performances by artists from Quebec City and Vancouver. The Series aimed to provide a forum for dialogue between representative artists from the two cities. In 1992, five Vancouver-based artists performed in Quebec City.

February 3, 2006 to February 25, 2006
Exhibition
A three-part installation piece with sculptural beds placed under Residential School windows, and a classroom setting with a blackboard and desks. Paper Bag Princess is an installation piece based on the theme of the paper bag Indian suit that kids used to make in elementary school.