As winter closes in, Vancouver’s galleries enlighten with compelling artworks

Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver International Film Fest-goers who caught the documentary Yellow is Forbidden got a taste of the work of Guo Pei. Now, the VAG is hosting the first Canadian exhibition devoted to the work of Pei, China’s preeminent couturière and the only Chinese national invited to join Paris’ Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Couture Beyond is a mid-career survey of Pei’s extravagantly theatrical creations, which combine contemporary aesthetics, prod