Monthly Archives: April 2013

Art, Audio, Conversation, Curator, Dance, EZ Montreal Art Podcast, Interview, Performance, Podcast, Public Art, Ramble, Review

The EZ Montreal Art Podcast: Tino Sehgal

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In season two, episode seven of the EZ Montreal Art Podcast, Eloi Desjardins and Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand discuss the recent exhibit by Tino Sehgal at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.

The EZ Montreal Podcast: Tino Sehgal

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Performers of Kiss, 2007 and This Situation, 2007 © Philippe Casgrain
Performers of Kiss, 2007 and This Situation, 2007 © Philippe Casgrain

Some YouTube videos of Tino Sehgal’s work

Some of the local dance companies that are doing similar stuff to Mr. Sehgal, just not in museums:
Paul Andre Fortier, Sylvain Emard Danse, Marie Chouinard, Les Imprudanses, Ballet de Ruelle.

Lucio Fontana is the Italian artist that Zeke could not remember.

And if you want to see Jackie Robinson in The Jackie Robinson Story…

And if you would like to hear (or download) the interview that Eloi did with Asad Raza, click on the appropriate links:
Download: Ogg Vorbis 6MB, MP3 14MB, Flac 46MB, WAV 83MB.

If you have the answer to the trivia question email us at ezmontrealart@gmail.com and you can win fabulous prizes!

And finally, the podcast referred to at the end as season two, episode eight, is actually Season 2, episode 5.5. we recorded it out of order. Apologies for any confusion.

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The EZ Montreal Art Podcast: Milutin Gubash and Damla Tamer

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In season two, episode 6 of the EZ Montreal Art Podcast, Eloi Desjardins and Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand discuss the recent exhibits at the Darling Foundry by Milutin Gubash and Damla Tamer.

The EZ Montreal Podcast: Milutin Gubash and Damla Tamer

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Milutin Gubash, In Union, 2013 © Guy L’Heureux
Milutin Gubash, In Union, 2013 © Guy L’Heureux
Damla Tamer,
Damla Tamer, “Due to its nature, it only moves forward.” © Guy L’Heureux

A clarification after recording; Annie Gauthier is not Vicky Chainey Gagnon. And if you have the answer to the trivia question email us at ezmontrealart@gmail.com and you can win a fabulous prize!

And if you would like to hear (or download) the interviews that Eloi did with Milutin Gubash and Damla Tamer, click on the appropriate links:
Download Damla Tamer: Ogg Vorbis 4MB, MP3 10MB, Flac 32MB, WAV 60MB.

Download Milutin Gubash: Ogg Vorbis 6MB, MP3 14MB, Flac 46MB, WAV 82MB.

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Technical Note

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It has come to my attention that for the past ten days or so, the RSS Feed for Zeke Dot Com had been broken. For those of you who subscribe to Zeke Dot Com by RSS you might have missed the following podcasts: The EZ Montreal Podcast: The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal

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Things I Learned From Reading Every Last Word of the Montreal Museum of Fine Art’s Winter 2013 Magazine Twice (and other things as well)

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EZ Montreal Art Podcast: Les Platiciens & Art Mur

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and The Second First Annual Montreal Taco Tour®™.

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If you haven’t, or have no idea what I am talking about, never mind and thank you very much for your patience.

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The EZ Montreal Podcast: The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal

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Photo by Laurent Sevigny/Musee D’Art Contemporain de Montreal
Photo by Laurent Sevigny/Musee D’Art Contemporain de Montreal

The EZ Montreal Podcast: The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal

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In season two, episode 5.5 of the EZ Montreal Art Podcast, Eloi Desjardins and Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand discuss the recent events at The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. Specifically, the resignation of their director and head curator.

Some corrections to the podcast: Alexandre Taillefer sold one company to Quebecor and a second to Electronic Arts. Not three to Quebecor. Paulette Gagnon resigns on June 1, not January 1.

Some of the articles discussed during the podcast are
Le Bon, un troisième homme pour la tête du Louvre
Nathalie Bondil dans la liste des candidats pour diriger le Louvre
MAC Montreal Rocked By Staff Departures & Plans to Cut More
Tout le monde en parle Émission du dimanche 7 avril 2013

And instead of a trivia question, we are asking everyone to send in their suggestions of whom should run the museum. The best suggestions will win an opportunity to drink Burgundy wine with Eloi and Zeke. Email us at ezmontrealart@gmail.com
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Things I Learned From Reading Every Last Word of the Montreal Museum of Fine Art’s Winter 2013 Magazine Twice (and other things as well)

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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - atrium Desmarais Pavilion, photo by Andrew Louis
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts – atrium Desmarais Pavilion, photo by Andrew Louis

Things I Learned From Reading Every Last Word of the Montreal Museum of Fine Art’s Winter 2013 Magazine Twice

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EZ Montreal Art Podcast: Les Plasticiens & Art Mur

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The Plasticiens and Beyond. Montreal 1955-1970. An exhibit at The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
The Plasticiens and Beyond. Montreal 1955-1970. An exhibit at The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

The EZ Montreal Art Podcast: Les Plasticiens & Art Mur

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In season two, episode five of the EZ Montreal Art Podcast, Eloi Desjardins and Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand discuss The Plasticiens and Beyond. Montreal 1955-1970. An exhibit at The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec along with the four exhibits at Art Mur; Renato Garza Cervera: Springbreaker Tsantsas, Bevan Ramsay: Soft Tissue, Sonny Assu : #NeverIdle, and Cooke-Sasseville: Built Heritage.

Email us at ezmontrealart@gmail.com to answer the trivia question and win a prize!!
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The Second First Annual Montreal Taco Tour®™

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Restaurant Cartel, 101 Fairmount O, Montreal
Restaurant Cartel, 101 Fairmount O, Montreal

The Second First Annual Montreal Taco Tour®™

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Beer, Québec, Whiskey

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I recently had these (short) conversations on Twitter:

and

Which led to this conversation, by email:

Gmail Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand <zeke@zeke.com>
Cheap wines
8 messages
Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand <zeke@zeke.com> Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 9:44 AM
To: Pierre Couture
Howdy!

I don’t know where you got your figures from, but according to the SAQ
website there are currently 954 wines under $15 available.
http://www.saq.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchDisplay?searchType=&orderBy=&categoryIdentifier=06&showOnly=product&langId=&beginIndex=0&tri=&metaData=YWRpX2YxOjA8TVRAU1A%2BcHJpY2VfQ0FEOih7KiAxNC45OX0gMTQuOTkp&pageSize=20&pageView=&catalogId=50000&searchTerm=*&sensTri=&facet=price_CAD%253A%2528%257B*%2B14.99%257D%2B14.99%2529&storeId=20002

I also count 112 wines that are less than $10.

All of which would lead me to question your 2009 figures as well.

Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand
Hear what I’ve been talking about recently
http://zeke.com
Couture, Pierre  Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 11:54 AM
To: Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand <zeke@zeke.com>
Certains vins ne sont pas disponibles en succursales, seulement sur le Web.

Pierre Couture
Journaliste, section Affaires
Le Soleil
Bureau : (XXX) XXX-XXXX, poste XXXX
Mobile : (XXX) XXX-XXXX

Le 13-03-29 09:44, « Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand » <zeke@zeke.com> a écrit :

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand <zeke@zeke.com> Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 12:03 PM
To: “Couture, Pierre”
Howdy!

Again, according to their online database, they are out of stock on 68
and there are currently 886 available in outlets, and of the 280 that
are available on line, 100% are available in outlets.

Your facts are wrong.

Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand
Hear what I’ve been talking about recently
http://zeke.com

 

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Couture, Pierre Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 2:53 PM
To: Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand <zeke@zeke.com>
Sorry buddy, the numbers came directly from SAQ. You’re lost !

Pierre Couture
Journaliste, section Affaires
Le Soleil
Bureau : (XXX) XXX-XXXX, poste XXXX
Mobile : (XXX) XXX-XXXXLe 13-03-29 12:03, « Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand » <zeke@zeke.com> a écrit :

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand <zeke@zeke.com> Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 8:17 PM
To: “Couture, Pierre”
Howdy!

In your article you write: “Les données compilées par M. Gagnon…”
Does he work for the SAQ? and if he does, why do you write “le
chroniqueur en vin et éditeur du magazine Webvinquebec.com, Marc André
Gagnon.” Instead of something like SAQ VP of Database Marc André
Gagnon?

Click on the link to the SAQ’s website that I sent you. The numbers do
not correspond.

Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand
Hear what I’ve been talking about recently
http://zeke.com

 

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Couture, Pierre  Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 7:33 PM
To: Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand <zeke@zeke.com>
Il faut calculer seulement les bouteilles de vins de 750 ml. Pas les
formats de 250 ml, de 500 ml, d’un litre et le 1,5 litre.

Pierre Couture
Journaliste, section Affaires
Le Soleil
Bureau : (XXX) XXX-XXXX, poste XXXX
Mobile : (XXX) XXX-XXXXLe 13-03-29 12:03, « Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand » <zeke@zeke.com> a écrit :

>Howdy!
>
>Again, according to their online database, they are out of stock on 68
>and there are currently 886 available in outlets, and of the 280 that
>are available on line, 100% are available in outlets.
>
>Your facts are wrong.
>
>Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand
>Hear what I’ve been talking about recently
>http://zeke.com
>
>
>On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Couture, Pierre
>wrote:
>> Certains vins ne sont pas disponibles en succursales, seulement sur le
>>Web.
>>
>> Pierre Couture
>> Journaliste, section Affaires
>> Le Soleil
>> Bureau : (XXX) XXX-XXXX, poste XXXX
>> Mobile : (XXX) XXX-XXXX
>>
>> Le 13-03-29 09:44, « Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand » <zeke@zeke.com> a écrit :
>>
>>>Howdy!
>>>
>>>I don’t know where you got your figures from, but according to the SAQ
>>>website there are currently 954 wines under $15 available.
>>>http://www.saq.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchDisplay?searchType=&o
>>>rd
>>>erBy=&categoryIdentifier=06&showOnly=product&langId=&beginIndex=0&tri=&m
>>>et
>>>aData=YWRpX2YxOjA8TVRAU1A%2BcHJpY2VfQ0FEOih7KiAxNC45OX0gMTQuOTkp&pageSiz
>>>e=
>>>20&pageView=&catalogId=50000&searchTerm=*&sensTri=&facet=price_CAD%253A%
>>>25

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand <zeke@zeke.com> Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 8:25 AM
To: “Couture, Pierre”
Howdy!

Dude, it’s the 3rd different excuse you’ve tried. Your credibility is shot.

Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand
Hear what I’ve been talking about recently
http://zeke.com

 

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Couture, Pierre Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 9:32 AM
To: Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand <zeke@zeke.com>
Fuck you !

Pierre Couture
Journaliste, section Affaires
Le Soleil
Bureau : (XXX) XXX-XXXX, poste XXXX
Mobile : (XXX) XXX-XXXXLe 13-04-03 08:25, « Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand » <zeke@zeke.com> a écrit :

[Quoted text hidden]

I’m not quite certain what to make of it, although now, there are 945 wines available at the SAQ that are under $15. Of those 774 are in 750ml containers.

Beer, Food, Montréal, Whiskey

April 2013 Montreal Restaurant List

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I uploaded a new Montreal Restaurant List. Some of the places I visited that made it over to the Done and Worth Going Back side of the page are: Chez Ma Tante, Plâts De Pates Hong Mère, Casa Minhota, Gibeau Orange Julep, Prohibition, Les Temps Nouveaux and La Tornade.

Montreal Restaurant Image Search
Montreal Restaurant Image Search

As per normal, a simple comparison to the previous list will let you know which restaurants didn’t make the cut.

Remember to print it up double-sided and keep it in your wallet so that you have it with you at all times when it might prove useful – that or download it to your phone. As per usual if you have any comments, suggestions or ideas, please feel free to email me at zeke@zeke.com. And if anyone is interested, the previous versions have been downloaded more than 4,700 times