Writing
Since the early 1950s, Takao Tanabe’s work has been the subject of over 100 published articles, essays and reviews. The articles and exhibition reviews included here span the period from 1953 – 2011, and are a very small sample of what has been written about the artist. Also included are essays from the Burnaby Art Gallery’s recent publication Chronicles of Form and Place: Works on Paper by Takao Tanabe by Ihor Holubizky, Denise LeClerc and Burnaby Art Gallery Director/Curator Darrin Martens.
Having studied in Winnipeg, New York, London and Tokyo, and traveling extensively with the aid of grants from Canada Council and Emily Carr, Tanabe has had an opportunity to explore and master varied approaches to the landscape over his career. This selection of texts helps to mark his development as an artist over time as well as reveal the breadth of his exhibition history.
The Library & Resource Room at the Burnaby Art Gallery promotes the knowledge and understanding of contemporary works on paper. The library comprises over 2000 books, exhibition catalogues, artist monographs, art magazines, artist files, and other ephemera useful to local scholars, researchers and collectors. The collection represents materials donated, purchased, and accumulated over the course of the past fifty years. Located on the second floor of the Burnaby Art Gallery, the library is open to all Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm. To make an appointment outside library hours, please contact the gallery.