On behalf of public health, the Canadian Parliament is preparing to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. By regulating its production and consumption, and no longer prohibiting it, Canada makes this drug a very lucrative substance like…
[texte available in french only], the art critic and curator (and both Director and member of the Editorial comity of ESPACE art actuel magazine) André-Louis Paré publishes a review of the play Nos guettos, by the artists Jean-François Nadeau + Stéfan Boucher. The play is presented as part of the 2018 edition of the Festival TransAmériques.
[texte available in french only], the art critic and curator (and both Director and member of the Editorial comity of ESPACE art actuel magazine) André-Louis Paré publishes a review of the performance Oblivion, by the artist Sarah Vanhee. The performance/art installation is presented as part of the 2018 edition of the Festival TransAmériques.
The presentation of Ivo van Hove’s Kings of Wars at the 2018 FTA festival was a much anticipated event in Montreal. A boisterous standing ovation at the end of the play’s opening night performance sent a clear (…)
[texte available in french only], the art critic and curator (and member of the Editorial comity of ESPACE art actuel magazine) Bénédicte Ramade publishes a review of the film Union of the North, written by the artist Matthew Barney, directed by the choreographer Erna Ómarsdóttir and the musician Valdimar Jóhannsson. The film is presented as part of…
Julie Tremble holds a master’s degree in lm studies from Université de Montréal (2005) and a bachelor’s degree in Film and philosophy (2000). Her work has been shown in galleries and artists-run centres in Canada, France, Indonesia and the U.S. as well as on the festival circuit, notably at the Festival du nouveau cinéma, Images…
This summer, if everything works out as planned, artist and geographer Trevor Paglen will launch a reflecting sculpture titled Orbital Reflector into extra-atmospheric space. Produced with a lightweight material similar to Mylar, this work will be affixed to a small satellite placed on board a Falcon 9 rocket, property of SpaceX, the CEO being none…
Caroline Monnet is a multidisciplinary artist of Anishinaabe-French descent. She studied Sociology and Communication at the University of Ottawa (Canada) and the University of Granada (Spain) before pursuing a career in visual arts and films. Her short films have been screened at numerous festivals, including TIFF, Sundance, Tampere, Berlinale and Cannes. She was nominated for…
Can we heal our wounds? And to do so, must we relegate them to oblivion or consign them to a form of liberating reconciliation? In recent years at the political level, we have seen the Canadian government issue apologies to various communities who have suffered from the state’s past indiference. Financial compensation often accompanies these apologies. For example…
