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EMBED, DIVIDE, OVERLAP: AN EXPLORATION OF BORDERS
by Mari Anna Fujita

"The politically charged, surreal investigation set up by Edward Poitras demands an active viewer who asks questions and is challenged to put the pieces together, exploring personal and public boundaries in the process." READ MORE

BORDER ZONES: ATTEMPTING TO RESHAPE THE MUSEUM
by Dana Claxton

"The burning questions Border Zones: New Art across Cultures raises are about the entire field of anthropological museums meddling in contemporary art." READ MORE

QUESTIONING BORDERS
by Pauline A. Johansen

"The Audain Gallery itself within a traditional museum of anthropology asks the same question about borders in another, larger context. Do there need to be boundaries between and among cultural and artistic artifacts?" READ MORE

A NECESSARY DISCOMFORT
by Nigel Haggan

"I suggest that the museum, recognized as a signifier of the separation of people from things sacred to them, is a fitting place for the meeting of communities, artists, priests, and scholars." READ MORE

GEORGIA STRAIGHT - January 14, 2010
MOA's MULTIVERSITY GALLERIES FEATURES A FRESH DISPLAY OF DIVERSITY
by Robin Laurence

"The Museum of Anthropology celebrates its new expansion with a multifaceted show that moves boldly across borders." READ MORE

VANCOUVER SUN - JANUARY 23, 2010
MOA EXHIBITION EXPLORES CULTURAL CONNECTIONS
by Kevin Griffin

"The renovated and expanded Museum of Anthropology is marking its new approach of embracing the world's cultures with an art exhibition of 12 contemporary artists from around the world to open the new Audain Gallery." READ MORE (external link)

CANADIAN ART MAGAZINE - APRIL 1, 2010
BORDER ZONES: CROSSING THE LINE
by Ann Danilevich

"Vancouver’s Museum of Anthropology at UBC transcends the stereotype of a traditional anthropology museum through its new exhibition of contemporary art." READ MORE


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