Category Archives: Rant

Jewish Painters of Montreal: Witnesses of Their Time, 1930-1948 [Zeke’s Alternate Art Rant]

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Episode 178 [13:49]
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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand ranting about the Jewish Painters of Montreal: Witnesses of Their Time, 1930-1948 exhibit at the McCord Museum.

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Originally published on Zeke’s Alternate Art #%^$#@!

Les Folles Vies de La Joute de Riopelle by Jacques Keable [Zeke’s Alternate Art Book Review]

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Episode 165 [17:24]
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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand reviewing Les Folles Vies de La Joute de Riopelle by Jacques Keable, published by Lux Editeur in 2009.

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Nuit Blanche, Jim Dine’s "Twin 6′ Hearts" [Zeke’s Alternate Art Homework]

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Episode 160 [18:10]
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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand ranting about Nuit Blanche in Montreal and having a rambling discussion with Liz Pieres about Jim Dine‘s Twin 6′ Hearts that are in front of the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal.

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Déjà Vu: 40 Years of Language and Laughter in Political Cartoons [Zeke’s Alternate Art Rant]

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Episode 144 [6:00]
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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand ranting about how horrible the traveling exhibit Déjà Vu: 40 Years of Language and Laughter in Political Cartoons an exhibit in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages is and was.

Originally published on Zeke’s Alternate Art #%^$#@!

Sassy Horses and Vernissages [Zeke’s Alternate Art Ramble]

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Episode 130 [9:23]
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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand rambling on about Sassy Horses, Vernissages and why they are bad, along with anything else that came to mind when he was in discussion with Lisyan Pieries and Margo Lane ostensibly about art in Montreal.

Originally broadcast on the Monday Morning After on CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal.

Bodies… The Exhibit at the Eaton Centre in Montreal & Kate Puxley’s On the Road Again: Animals in the City [Zeke’s Alternate Art Rant]

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Episode 128 [16:01]
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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand ranting about the lack of ethics surrounding Bodies… The Exhibit at the Montreal Exhibition Centre on the 5th floor of the Montreal Eaton Centre and raving about Kate Puxley’s drawings at Headquarters and some other stuff as well.

Originally published on Zeke’s Alternate Art #%^$#@!

Zeke’s Alternate Art Rant about the current state of the Québecois Art world

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Episode 112 [18:12]
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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand attempting to explain to Liz Pieries how the kerfuffle about the hiring of Paulette Gagnon as the new director of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal is doing nothing to help Québecois Art get any recognition beyond the borders of Québec.

Originally published on Zeke’s Alternate Art #%^$#@!

Zeke’s Alternate Art Rant about Coporate Coverage of the Arts & Rave about David Gillanders’ "Saugeen Land"

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Episode 108 [14:43]
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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand ranting about corporate coverage of the arts and then raving about David Gillanders‘ exhibit “Saugeen Land” at the Méridien Versailles Hotel in Montreal.

Originally published on Zeke’s Alternate Art #%^$#@!

Zeke’s Alternate Art Ramble about Canadian Art

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Episode 97 [16:32]
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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand attempting to ramble on about Art News websites, however he gets sidetracked by Liz Pieries and it turns into rant/discussion on the state of Canadian Art on the local, national and international stage.

Originally published on Zeke’s Alternate Art #%^$#@!

Zeke’s Alternate Art Rant about Quand Montreal S’Eleva and Neon Signs

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Episode 89: 15:26
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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand waxing poetic and raving on about the photo exhibit Quand Montréal s’éleva about the history of Place Ville Marie. (Which should be called When Montreal Grew Up in English.) [pdf map available here] And then ranting on and on and on and… about the disappearance of large neon signs from the Montreal landscape. Specifically those from The Main, Da Franco, and Casa Minhota among others.