Category Archives: Curator

John Zeppetelli Interviewed

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John Zeppetelli (image courtesy Un Show de Mot'Arts)
John Zeppetelli (image courtesy Un Show de Mot’Arts)

Last week I was able to interview John Zeppetelli, the newly hired director of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.

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Talking About Tom Wesselmann

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Stéphane Aquin and Andres Duran talking about the retrospective exhibits of work by American Pop Artist Tom Wesselmann at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal and Galerie de Bellefeuille.

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 Mark Lanctôt Interview (Part Six)

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Episode 290 [8:32]

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal curator Mark Lanctôt about how to get your art into the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, how the museum pays its educators and the Mediatheque.

The Mark Lanctôt Interview (Part Five)

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Episode 289 [7:14]

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal curator Mark Lanctôt about the museum’s collection.

The Mark Lanctôt Interview (Part Four)

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Episode 288 [8:57]

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand talking to Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal curator Mark Lanctôt about Dervish by Gary Hill, how he recognizes Great Art and Déjà, Grand Déploiement de la Collection exhibit on at the museum.

The Mark Lanctôt Interview (Part Three)

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Episode 287 [13:05]

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand talks to Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal curator Mark Lanctôt about where Quebecois art fits in, and why it isn’t better known.

The Mark Lanctôt Interview (Part Two)

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Episode 286 [11:35]

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand talks to Mark Lanctôt about his Master’s Thesis on Claude Tousignant, the day-to-day responsibilities of being a curator at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal and the current and future projects that he is working on.

The Mark Lanctôt Interview (Part One)

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Episode 285 [9:34]

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand talks to Mark Lanctôt about how he got his job as a curator at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal and all the other jobs he has had in the Montréal art world.

The Bettina Forget Interview (3/3)

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Episode 284

Bettina Forget, Montreal Artist, Gallery Owner, Radio Host and Astronomer talks about her life, her work, and her interests.