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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.

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The EZ Montreal Art Podcast. Episode 13: Pierre Dorion; Barry Allikas; Sayeh Sarfaraz, Eve K. Tremblay, Mathieu Levesque, Guy Boutin

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In today’s episode Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand and Eloi Desjardins from Un Show de Mot’Arts discuss the Pierre Dorion, Barry Allikas and Sayeh Sarfaraz exhibits in Griffintown at Galerie Rene Blouin, Galerie Division and Galerie Antoine Ertaskiran. Along with exhibitions by Eve K. Tremblay at Galerie Hugues Charbonneau, Mathieu Levesque at Galerie Trois Points and Guy Boutin at Espace Robert Poulin, all in the Belgo Building.

The EZ Montreal Art Podcast episode 13

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Specifically (and beyond the artists and galleries) The Arsenal, the impending Galerie Rene Blouin move, Shirin Neshat, the War in the Middle East, Bourgeois exhibits vs. Political exhibits, Attendance Figures, Ray Bradbury (who is not Canadian), Saul Bellow, Frank Gehry, Thinking too much, Talking with Hugues Charbonneau, the Agac Awards, The next EZ Montreal Art Podcast, Gordon Matta Clark, Roger Bellemare, Pierre Trahan, the Collection Majudia, Designing a meal, the fact that Eloi doesn’t like cartooning, then Zeke tries to inquire as to the root of why Eloi doesn’t like Guy Boutin’s work, the Comix and Bande Dessine scene, Fabric art, the Sympathy for the Devil exhibit at MACM, Free tickets and the Trivia Question (remember if you email ezmontrealart@gmail.com the answer, you can win an amazing prize!)

If you would like to hear the previous episodes of The EZ Montreal Art Podcast click here: Episode 12, Episode 11, Episode 10, Episode 9, Episode 8, Episode 7, Episode 6, Episode 5, Episode 4, Episode 3, Episode 2, Episode 1.

The EZ Montreal Art Podcast, episode 8: Sylvain Bouthillette, L’Art du Style, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Galerie de Bellefeuille

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Last month, Eloi Desjardins from Un Show de Mot’Arts and I got together to talk about Sylvain Bouthillette‘s 15 Hertz exhibit at Galerie Trois Points, L’Art du Style at Les Ailes de la Mode, The New Sculpture Garden at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Beyond Photorealism at Galerie de Bellefeuille.

The EZ Montreal Art Podcast episode 8

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Installation view of Sylvain Bouthillette's 15 Hertz at Galerie Trois Points
Installation view of Sylvain Bouthillette’s 15 Hertz at Galerie Trois Points
Flavie Boucher's entry in L'Art du Style at Les Ailes de la Mode
Flavie Boucher’s entry in L’Art du Style at Les Ailes de la Mode
View of the New Sculpture Garden at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
View of the New Sculpture Garden at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal

Unfortunately I do not have any pictures from Beyond Photorealism at Galerie de Bellefeuille.

If you would like to hear the previous episodes of The EZ Montreal Art Podcast click here: Episode 7, Episode 6, Episode 5, Episode 4, Episode 3, Episode 2, Episode 1.

The EZ Montreal Art Podcast episode 3

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On Monday Eloi Desjardins from Un show de mot’arts and I got together to discuss the controversy surrounding Andre Desjardins attempt to donate a sculpture to the La Régie des installations olympiques here in Montreal.

The EZ Montreal Art Podcast episode 3

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The articles Eloi compiled:

I also accidentally called Francyne Lord, the head of Bureau d’art public in Montreal Helene. I don’t know what came over me, apologies and mea culpa.

(And if you missed them, episode 1 is here and Episode 2 is here.)

Emmanuel Galland and Nicolas Mavrikakis are elitist bullies

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It was over almost before it started. Last week there was a press conference about André Desjardins and the Academy of Fine Art Foundation‘s donating a sculpture to Montreal that was going to be installed in the Olympic Park. The following day Nicolas Mavrikakis wrote an article questioning M. Desjardins’ artistic capabilities, the only reason I can think of why M. Mavrikakis didn’t call M. Desjardins a hack, is because I don’t think there is any word in the French language for it. The following day Emmanuel Galland wrote an open letter in Le Devoir (who should know better) going even further and questioning the motives of the donation as well as the quality of the art.

Well, on Friday M. Desjardins decided that he didn’t need any of the controversy, and asked the people donating the sculpture to not do so.

Obviously the lutte contre l’intimidation hasn’t made it here, yet. Which is kind of a pity, because Hochelaga-Maisonneuve could definitely use some public art.

Les enjeux by Michel Goulet

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More Michel Goulet sculptures. On Saint Denis in front of the Theatre d’Aujourd’hui.

Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet
Les enjeux by Michel Goulet

The best Maurice “Rocket” Richard statue in the world!

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I’ve written about the Maurice “Rocket” Richard statue by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, before. At some point I’m going to have to write some more about it again. But for the meantime, you’re going to have to content yourself with pictures.

Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice "Rocket" Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997
Maurice “Rocket” Richard by Jules Lasalle and Annick Bourgeau, 1997

Stolen African Art Alert

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Sometime, somewhere, somehow these pieces of African art got stolen. Once again, it would be nice if the police released some details, and in this particular case, it would be even nicer if they got some of the descriptions right.

Northern Bamana Chi Wara Horizontal Headdressses, Mali
Northern Bamana Chi Wara Horizontal Headdressses, Mali

They called it a Cimier Bambara, whatever that is…

Bwami Mask
Bwami Mask
Yoruba Sculpture of a horseman
Yoruba Sculpture of a horseman

As per usual, if you have any information send an email to Art.Alert@surete.qc.ca

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