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- Yay - it's confirmed: I'll be at @C2-MTL! Won a ticket to attend the final day. #happydance http://t.co/w81B4xsm
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Ghada Amer | Valérie Blass | Wangechi Mutu at the MACM
There are three strong female voices reverberating through the halls of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal: Ghada Amer (Egypt, New York), Valérie Blass (Montreal), and Wangechi Mutu (Kenya) are showing their most recent work in three concurrent solo shows at the MACM. Each artist works in her own medium and style, each has her [...] -
Glitter, Bubbly, and Kudos: The AGAC Gala
Finally! Quebec’s visual artists now have their very own award gala. The Association des Galeries d’Art Contemporain (AGAC) organized the Gala des arts visuels which took place on December 13, 2011 at the glamorous Rialto Theatre. I rummaged in my closet for an evening dress and heels, and met with my friends Heidi and Rhonda [...] -
U2 360 Montreal – at the Feet of the Spider
This was really only the second mega-concert I’ve ever been to. My first super-sized concert was in Hamburg with my sister, we saw Bruce Springsteen from waaaay up in the bleachers. Though the atmosphere was great, Bruce looked much like a singing microbe, and I gazed longingly at the mosh pit. So when my friend [...] -
The Art of Vidéomusique by Louis Philippe Eno
Remember when the first music videos came out? How cool where they! We were glued to the TV screen watching our favourite music stars appear in mini movies with quirky narratives, special effects, and fast edits. Cinematographers played with the new medium with abandon, and there seemed to be no bounds to their creativity. But [...] -
Fringe for All!
Last night I spent six hours at Café Campus to see the the Fringe-for-All event, which marks the launch of the Montreal Fringe festival. About 50 acts got the chance to pitch their show within a strictly enforced two-minute time frame (once their time expired the lights were dimmed and the mike was cut!). It [...] -
Dancing in the Street: Le Continental XL at the FTA
You know it’s summer in Montreal when festival season kicks in. Not that it’s been all that summery lately with temperatures hovering in the teens and that never-ending rain (I actually put the oven on to heat my apartment last week), but the word “festival” evokes memories of free concerts, sweaty crowds, and mangoes on [...] -
Déjà at the MAC – Like Visiting Old Friends
This is the perfect summer show. The MAC (Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal) has raided its storage rooms and selected over 100 artworks from their permanent collection to create the contemporary art survey titled Déjà. Curator Josée Bélisle has done a spectacular job organizing the works into nine distinct segments which read like chapters in [...] -
My New Theme Song
About two weeks ago I made my way out to Eastern Bloc to see my friend Jennifer sing with the Maha Choir. The choir is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and to mark the occasion they organized the Generation Maha event which included participatory art installations, a photo booth by Krissi Campbell, and a live portrait [...] -
Dancing with Sasha
Following the advice of a friend I’m now going to post a “minute of the week” each Monday, rather than randomly posting a minute throughout the month. And this is my favourite minute of the week by a long shot! On Sunday I went to a fundraiser dance class at Sala Rosa with my friend [...] -
Transfer Magic with Melanie Matthews
What a great way to spend a Sunday: up to my elbows in acrylic gel, a bit of Quinacridone orange stuck in my hair, and learning all about Image Transfer techniques from artist Melanie Matthews. Melanie is employed by Golden Paints and gives a variety of workshops on how to use Golden products. This was [...]