Exhibition Dates
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Fred Herzog, Kuo Kong Silk, 1967, archival pigment print, 45.72 x 30.48 cm. Courtesy of Equinox Gallery and the Estate of Fred Herzog.
Fred Herzog, Chung Wah, 1960, archival pigment print, 30.48 x 45.72 cm. Courtesy of Equinox Gallery and the Estate of Fred Herzog.
Fred Herzog, Chinese New Year, 1958, archival pigment print, 17.78 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of Equinox Gallery and the Estate of Fred Herzog.
Fred Herzog, Fishseller, 1958, archival pigment print, 45.72 x 30.48 cm. Courtesy of Equinox Gallery and the Estate of Fred Herzog.
Fred Herzog, Untitled, Pender Street, Chinatown, 1968, archival pigment print, 30.48 x 45.72 cm. Courtesy of Equinox Gallery and the Estate of Fred Herzog.
Fred Herzog, Kuo Kong Silk, 1967, archival pigment print, 45.72 x 30.48 cm. Courtesy of Equinox Gallery and the Estate of Fred Herzog.
Fred Herzog, Chung Wah, 1960, archival pigment print, 30.48 x 45.72 cm. Courtesy of Equinox Gallery and the Estate of Fred Herzog.
Fred Herzog, Chinese New Year, 1958, archival pigment print, 17.78 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of Equinox Gallery and the Estate of Fred Herzog.
Fred Herzog, Fishseller, 1958, archival pigment print, 45.72 x 30.48 cm. Courtesy of Equinox Gallery and the Estate of Fred Herzog.
Fred Herzog, Untitled, Pender Street, Chinatown, 1968, archival pigment print, 30.48 x 45.72 cm. Courtesy of Equinox Gallery and the Estate of Fred Herzog.
Selected
Vitality: Fred Herzog Photographs In and Around Chinatown
Opening Reception
Saturday, April 5, 2 – 4 pm
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Equinox Gallery presents a solo exhibition of photographs by Fred Herzog (1930–2019), chronicling the street life of Vancouver’s Chinatown and surrounding neighbourhoods in the 1950s and 1960s. Guest-curated by Carol Lee, co-founder and Chair of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation and committed advocate for the revitalization of Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside, the works in this exhibition highlight the area’s history of vibrant street life, businesses, and social centres. As a champion of Chinatown’s resilience and with deep knowledge of its past, Lee engages with Herzog’s photographs in a way that offers a renewed appreciation for his artistic vision while emphasizing the significant cultural heritage in our city.
Herzog achieved a rare balance of composition and spontaneity in his images, gravitating toward the medium of colour photography for observing everyday life long before it was recognized as a documentary or artistic style. Over the course of several decades, Herzog remained virtually unknown until technological advances allowed him to make archival pigment prints that matched the intensity and quality of the Kodachrome film slides.
Running parallel to this show will be a public art project and exhibition at Vancouver’s Chinatown Storytelling Centre which will present historical photographs and untold stories of Chinatown alongside a selection of Herzog’s images.
