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Sleepless in Montréal – Nuit Blanche & Art Souterrain 2013

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Catherine Béchard & Sabin Hudon, La circulation des fluids, 2008/2009. Installation view. Courtesy the artists; Laroche/Joncas, Montreal; Art Souterrain

From sunset on 2nd March till dawn next morning, Montreal will host the 10th edition of Nuit Blanche, showcasing a number of art events throughout the city. For the visual arts, many museums and galleries are open all night including Laurent Grasso’s must-see “Uraniborg” exhibition at Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal; “The Image Factory” by Harun Farocki & Hito Steyerl at SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art, “Raccords” by Alain Fleischer at Galerie de l’UQAM, “ABC/MTL” at Canadian Centre for Architecture and many more.

The visual arts bonanza is highlighted by the fifth edition of Art Souterrain entitled Labyrinth, showcasing over 120 artworks and performance (including permanent public art), transforming the seven kilometer long underground city into an aesthetic maze experience. Continue reading “Sleepless in Montréal – Nuit Blanche & Art Souterrain 2013”

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Fault Lines at SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art, Montréal


Francois Bucher, Forever Live: The Case of K. Gun, 2006. Video still. 17:51. Courtesy the artist and proyectos monclova, Mexico City

Fault Lines
6 December 2012 – 16 February 2013
at SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art, Montréal

Artists: Yael Bartana, Bertolt Brecht, François Bucher, Sophie Castonguay, Angela Melitopoulos & Maurizio Lazzarato

Curated by Pip Day

The exhibition Fault Lines/ Lignes de faille presents work that focuses on the power of speech, particularly in relation to dominant institutional discourse. Peopled with characters who come up against mechanisms of control of all sorts, work in the exhibition explores territorial, judicial and psychoanalytical grey areas: potential productive zones where alternative modes of resistance and of subjectivity can be constructed.
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