Internationally renowned artist Jeff Wall holding first Vancouver show in 14 years

Vancouver artist Jeff Wall’s international status is reflected in the galleries where he had solo shows in 2022: Gagosian in Beverly Hills, White Cube Mason’s Yard in London and Galerie Greta Maert in Brussels.

His connection to the Vancouver art scene is reflected in the gallery he’s chosen for his first solo show in 2023: Canton-Sardine in Chinatown.

You may not have heard of it, because it’s a relatively small space (1,000 sq. ft.) in the basement of the Sun Wah Centre at 071-268 Keefer St.

It’s Wall’s first local show since an exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 2008-09. Asked why he would choose such a small gallery, he said, “They asked me.”

“If people ask me, usually I do it,” said Wall, 76. “I was acquainted with them, Lam (Wong) and Steven (Dragonn), I’ve seen a few exhibitions there. And one day I guess they decided to ask me if I wanted to make a show there. Very simple. It seemed like an interesting thing to do, locally, easy.”