Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale

It is now[needs update] in its third biennial featuring 38 installations from China, Spain, Italy, Poland, Lithuania, Korea, India, UK, USA, France, Mexico, Denmark, and Iran.

These include intra-school photo competitions, interactive self-guided tours and a K-Crew detective that enables students to learn more about the sculpture and their locations.

The 2014 – 2016 participants include globally recognized figures[6] ranging from Ai Weiwei, Vik Muniz, Andy Goldsworthy to Os Gêmeos.

Works include Dennis Oppenheim’s "Engagement" (USA), Jaume Plensa's "We" (Spain), Magdalena Abakanowicz’s "Walking Figures" (Poland) from the City of San Diego, Michel Goulet’s "Echoes" (Canada), Sorel Etrog’s "King and Queen" (Canada), John Clement’s "Jasper" (USA) and Bernar Venet’s "217.5 Arcs x 13" (France).

This indoor exhibition featured installation-based work by contemporary artists such as Shilpa Gupta, Reena Kallat, TV Santosh, Sudarshan, Shetty, Thukral & Tagra and Hema Upadhyay.

[12] The Vancouver Straight Newspaper included Yue Minjun's 'A-maze-ing Laughter' in their 2010 contributors' picks: Outdoors & landmarks.

[13] The laughing figures are the iconic signature of the artist and a product of the Cynical Realism art movement that emerged in China in the early 1990s.