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The Armory Show 2012 promotional materials

Coupland presented a painting (“Permanent Press Landscape”, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas) at the 2012 Armory Show in Manhattan, New York, (March 8-11, 2012) at the Art Dealers Association of Canada's booth (Pier 94, booth 829). This file contains an Armory Show Map & Show Guide, an Armory Arts Week Calendar, and a booklet on Coupland's exhibition at the ADAC booth.

Visual art projects

Series consists of visual art objects (collages, sculptures etc.), preparatory notes and sketches, photographs of visual art objects, and publicity related to Coupland’s art installations. Documents, photographs and objects related to the visual art projects spanning Coupland's career from 1983 to 2012.

Some of the projects covered in this series include:

Collages (1997 – 2009)
The Canada Pcictures (2000)
Canada House (2003)
Paper Nests (2004)
Canoe Landing Park (2009)
War of 1812 Monument (2008)
Digital Orca (2010)
Douglas Coupland's In Dialogue with Emily Carr (2010)
Group of Seven paintings series (2010)
Canadian Firefighters Memorial (2012)

Draft program of New Cities Summit Paris 2012

File contains a copy of the Draft Program for the New Cities Summit Paris 2012, Held May 14-16 2012 in Paris, France. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson spoke at the opening plenary on May 14th, where he intended to unveil the V-Pole, designed by Coupland.

Digital Orca photo, Globe and Mail, July 27, 2010

Clipping from page A6 of the Globe and Mail, Tuesday July 27, 2010 with a large photograph of the Digital Orca sculpture. The caption beneath the photo reads: "Tourists converge on the Digital Orca outside Vancouver's Convention Centre Monday. The pixilated sculpture created by artist Douglas Coupland breaks down a three-dimensional Orca whale into cubic pixels."

Digital Orca maquette

This file contains a maquette version of the Digital Orca sculpture created by Coupland. Of particular interest is the variance in the base, as it was altered in the final creation because of engineering logistics and the difference in colour of the maquette.

Orca model

This item is a maquette version of the Digital Orca sculpture created by Coupland and installed at Jack Poole Plaza in 2010.

Group of Seven painting series stencils

This file contains stencils used in the creation of Coupland's Group of Seven paintings series.

Box 172 holds an item labeled "Harris Iceberg Top and Bottom"

Box 173 holds items labeled "Harris Top/Bottom", "Thompson Jack Pine Bottom" and "Thompson Jack Pine Top"

Box 174 holds two unlabeled items

Box 191 holds items labeled "Emily Carr left", "Frank Johnston Top" and "Frank Johnston Bottom"

Box 192 holds items labeled "Thompson Sunset #1 Top", "Thompson Sunset #1 Bottom" , "Carmichael Top" and "Carmichael Bottom"

Box 193 holds an item labeled "Harris Island"

Box 194 holds items labeled "Harris Top", "Harris Bottom" and one unlabeled item

Sudent fan letter

Includes a letter and envelope from a young student from Calgary, thanking Coupland for writing the book "Terry."

The brief letter concludes with the following: "In conclusion, I'll offer my help anytime you need it."

Canadian Firefighters Memorial call for credentials

Contains a printout of the callout and submission requirements from the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation (CFFF) invitng professional Canadian artists and Canadian architects/designers to submit proposals, January 2010. Four pages.

Button blanket label

Contains a label for a 60"x72" Multi Throw, which appears to be the blankets used for Coupland's Button Blankets.

Resin test panel

Contains a collage on cardboard, sealed with resin. Certain aesthetic similarities may suggest this as a precursor to the "Penguins" created by Coupland in 2007 - see for example, "Stardust" (2007 - 28x35cm, paper, canvas, resin, and wood).

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