Destruction/Creation in the Age of Capitalism
Like all handmade objects, artworks will sooner or later disappear. Hannah Arendt, in her essay “The Crises in Culture,” states very well that as a cultural object, its status above all (…)
Karen Kraven and Radek Brousil, Whrrr Whrrr.
Since 2017, Gallery 17/18, an exhibition space in the building that houses the Embassy of the Czech Republic, in Ottawa, has presented exhibitions featuring a Czech and a Canadian artist together. This salon-type space (…)
To create with animals or not
From cave paintings to today’s animal photography along with television documentaries on the lives and environments of numerous animal species, human beings have always represented living (…)
Guillaume Adjutor Provost, Page 51 (Maude Veilleux), 2018
Guillaume Adjutor Provost holds a Ph.D. in Arts Studies and Practices (UQAM). His research focuses on the notion of curatorial art, namely the use of curatorial approaches as a mode of creation (…)
Art and Psychoactives
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 (…)
FTA 2018 | Jean-François Nadeau + Stéfan Boucher, Nos ghettos
[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.
FTA 2018 | Sarah Vanhee: Oblivion
[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.
FTA 2018 | Whispers and Thunders in the Halls of Power
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 (…)
FTA 2018 | Union of The North : Matthew Barney, Valdimar Johannsson & Erna Omarsdottir
[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…
