Grand Hotel
April 13 to September 15, 2013
Grand Hotel artwork by the Michelberger Hotel
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The launch of this microsite marks the public introduction of Grand Hotel, a major exhibition commissioned and produced by the Vancouver Art Gallery. Between now and the presentation of the exhibition in summer of 2013, Grand Hotel’s online presence will serve myriad functions. It will disseminate general information about the exhibition and help build public awareness. It will chart the evolution of the exhibition, allowing a transparent glimpse into the institutional process. And it will utilize an online network to emphasize the global reach of the hotel in contemporary society. Allowing experimentation with voice and format, the blog component will function as a research tool for the curators, a platform for diverse contributors, a source of content for the exhibition and the book and a resource for hotel aficionados. Grand Hotel charts the evolution of the hotel from its humble origins as an isolate and utilitarian structure to a cultural phenomenon that figures prominently within the global landscape. The exhibition is organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery and curated by Jennifer M. Volland, guest curator, and Bruce Grenville, senior curator. Visit the Grand Hotel site. 
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