Patrick Cruz: Yin Yang TempleOctober 22 to November 30, 2011Opening Friday, October 21, 8pmGallery hours noon to 5pm Wednesday to SaturdayIn the first of the Ill Repute series of projects commissioned from emerging artists, Patrick Cruz has created Yin Yang Temple.Part installation, part media project, and part social network, Yin Yang Temple builds on Unit/Pitt’s early history as a focal point for art and music, and for musical subcultures intersecting with visual art audiences. Cruz has invited other artists to create playlists which play off both the installation context and the Pitt’s history of fractious interaction with the wider society around it, through its on-again, off-again relationships with activists, experimental artists, urban cultures of resistance and DIY culture-makers.The installation and listening station is accessible during regular open hours at 15 East Pender Street, noon to five Wednesday through Saturday; playlists will also be available through UNIT/PITT Radio around the clock, every day of the week.Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Patrick Cruz is a Filipino-Canadian multidisciplinary artist based in Vancouver, BC. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2010.Yin Yang Temple is part of the UNIT/PITT series Ill Repute, a Vancouver 125 project exploring the wrong end of history, as viewed through the lens of the Pitt’s 36-year existence. UNIT/PITT Projects gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Vancouver, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Canada Council, and the support of our donors, members, volunteers and of our community of artists and cultural workers. curated by Keith Higgins http://www.helenpittgallery.org/

Patrick Cruz: Yin Yang Temple
October 22 to November 30, 2011

Opening Friday, October 21, 8pm
Gallery hours noon to 5pm Wednesday to Saturday

In the first of the Ill Repute series of projects commissioned from emerging artists, Patrick Cruz has created Yin Yang Temple.

Part installation, part media project, and part social network, Yin Yang Temple builds on Unit/Pitt’s early history as a focal point for art and music, and for musical subcultures intersecting with visual art audiences. Cruz has invited other artists to create playlists which play off both the installation context and the Pitt’s history of fractious interaction with the wider society around it, through its on-again, off-again relationships with activists, experimental artists, urban cultures of resistance and DIY culture-makers.

The installation and listening station is accessible during regular open hours at 15 East Pender Street, noon to five Wednesday through Saturday; playlists will also be available through UNIT/PITT Radio around the clock, every day of the week.

Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Patrick Cruz is a Filipino-Canadian multidisciplinary artist based in Vancouver, BC. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2010.

Yin Yang Temple is part of the UNIT/PITT series Ill Repute, a Vancouver 125 project exploring the wrong end of history, as viewed through the lens of the Pitt’s 36-year existence. UNIT/PITT Projects gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Vancouver, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Canada Council, and the support of our donors, members, volunteers and of our community of artists and cultural workers.

curated by Keith Higgins

http://www.helenpittgallery.org/