Edmonton, AB (April 16, 2018) – PCL
Construction is pleased to announce a $25,000 sponsorship at the Art Gallery of
Alberta (AGA).
Hubert Hohn: Edmonton Entrances and Suburban Landscapes is an exhibition featuring works from two photographic series
created by Edmonton-based photographer Hubert Hohn in the 1970s.
In 1974, Hohn undertook a
comprehensive project entitled “Edmonton Entrances," in which he photographed the
decorated doorways of the 1940s and 1950s fieldstone and stucco bungalows that
proliferate in Edmonton. These highly coloured and richly detailed images
reveal the incredible creativity and variety of this unique element of Edmonton
vernacular design. A year later, in 1975, Hubert Hohn focused his lens on
the modern residential areas in Edmonton’s growing suburbs. The Suburban
Landscapes, shot in black and white, reveal new design aesthetics
common to homes built in the 1970s (AGA website).
The exhibition runs from April 13 to August 5, 2018.
PCL
and the AGA
PCL’s ongoing support of the AGA includes being the
presenting sponsor of The
Bequest: Ernest E. Poole and the AGA Collection (2013), The Poole Centre of Design (2015), and Fischli and Weiss/Ibghy and
Lemmens (2017).
The Poole
Centre of Design is made possible by a generous donation from the John
and Barbara Poole Family Fund, through the Edmonton Community Foundation. John
and Barbara Poole were great patrons of the arts who believed in engaging
people of all walks of life in art and design. The AGA is honored to
continue their legacy through the Poole Centre of Design.
For
media inquiries, please contact:
Shane Jones
Media Relations Specialist
PCL Construction
(780) 733-5107
srjones@pcl.com