The new AGYU galleries open with an exhibition by Fiona Tan

The new AGYU galleries (Art Gallery of York University) opened its door to the public this Wednesday with a solo exhibition by Indonesian-born, Amsterdam-based artist Fiona Tan. The galleries are part of the Accolade Project - an expansion that includes two buildings: the West Building and the East Building. The AGYU galleries are two grand spaces located in the East Building. In Fiona Tan's exhibition, the main gallery premieres a newly commissioned work, a silkscreen print 'Lift' (2000) and two video installation, 'Rain' (2001) and 'Down Side Up' (2002). The other gallery space is showing her film "News from the Near Future" which was produced in 2003.