Library exhibits : Québec
Gisements II
Alexanne Dunn
Bibliothèque Aliette-Marchand, from September 1, 2020, to October 31, 2020
Like the sedimentary strata still visible after the asbestos is extracted, the artist’s coloured canvases are layered with meanings that characterize her paradoxical relationship with the striking surroundings of her childhood.
© La mine National, Alexanne Dunn, 2017, oil on canvas.
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Représentation
Olivier Moisan Dufour
Bibliothèque Paul-Aimé-Paiement, from August 24, 2020, to September 25, 2020
The artist uses drawings to imagine abstract three-dimensional compositions before expressing them sculpturally with stacked recycled wood and then transposing the image back to canvas with meticulous pictorial detail.
© Un socle, (sculptures), 2019, Olivier Moisan Dufour.
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Symbioses II
Audrée Demers-Roberge
Bibliothèque Claire-Martin, from July 31, 2020, to October 14, 2020
The transposition of one medium to another creates an opening for questions on the nature of the art object and its (re)presentation.
© Symbioses (photography), Audrée Demers-Roberge
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Gisement I
Alexanne Dunn
Bibliothèque Paul-Aimé-Paiement, from January to February 2020
Alexanne Dunn's pictorial explorations in Gisement I are an ambiguous ode to the industrial landscapes of her hometown of Thetford Mines.
© Vue sur la mine Beaver 2, Alexanne Dunn, 2017, oil on canvas.
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Représentation
Olivier Dufour Moisan
Bibliothèque Aliette-Marchand, from January 18 to March 1, 2020
The artist uses drawings to imagine abstract three-dimensional compositions before expressing them sculpturally with stacked recycled wood and then transposing the image back to canvas with meticulous pictorial detail.
© Deux objets abstraits, (sculptures), 2019, Olivier Moisan Dufour.
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Aménagement dans 1147 pi³
Kassandra Graham
Bibliothèque Claire-Martin, from January 15 to March 30, 2020
Kassandra Graham sprobes the roots of individual and collective identities that are inherent in domestic spaces and the daily objects that inhabit them.
© Beige (detail from installation), Kassandra Graham, 2019.
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Dis-moi un secret
Nadia Morin
Bibliothèque Claire-Martin, from October 29 to December 18, 2019
For Dis-moi un secret, Nadia Morin collects anonymous secrets and reinterprets and reimagines them in a dreamlike visual universe.
© Je rêve encore à mon ex, Nadia Morin, collage numérique, 2018.
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Marée haute
Andréanne Jacques
Bibliothèque Aliette-Marchand, from October 4 to November 27, 2019
Marée haute is an installation composed of hundreds of strips of tracing paper suspended and overlapping in translucent cascades.
© Marrée haute, Andréanne Jacques, installation, 2018.
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Systématique
Andréanne Jacques
Bibliothèque Claire-Martin, rom August 29 to October 27, 2019
In the series Systématique, the patterns of lines and hatchings repeated on the surface suggest an exercise reflecting on the reproducibility of the printed image.
© Systématique (détail), Andréanne Jacques, impressions sérigraphiques, 2016, photo : Ivan Binet.
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High five à ma solitude
Manon Maurios
Bibliothèque Aliette-Marchand, from July 3 to August 26, 2019
High five à ma solitude is a series of self-portraits by Manon Maurios created from heterogenous, cobbled-together items, displaying a faux naïf esthetic and an assured tactile approach.
© High Five à ma solitude, Manon Maurios, Sculpture, 2018.
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Portraits doubles
Rosalie Gamache
Bibliothèque Claire-Martin, from June 27 to August 27, 2019
Bibliothèque Paul-Aimé-Paiement, from October 5 to 30, 2019
Portraits doubles is a series of paintings and sculptures that tackles the fluidity of gender identity through a consideration of the fascinating world of drag queens and other LGBTQ subjects.
© Marie-Andrée Ouimet / Mao II, 2019. Rosalie Gamache. Huile sur panneau de bois marouflé de coton, 50,8 X 40,64 cm
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Gratte-ciel
Dany Massicotte
Bibliothèque Claire-Martin, from May 7 to June 25, 2019
Gratte-ciel is a powerful video installation redeploying an object performance featuring an architectural sculpture equipped with an internal self-destruct mechanism.
© Gratte-ciel, Dany Massicotte, video, 2018.
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Saint-Centre, Sauveur Durocher.
Samuel Breton
Bibliothèque Aliette-Marchand, from May 3 to 30, 2019
In this exhibit, printed art, video animations, and artefacts bring to light the connections between architectural heritage and collective identity.
© Saint-Centre, Sauveur Durocher (détail), Samuel Breton, artefacts, dessin et sérigraphie, 2017.
Babel
Hélène Matte
Bibliothèque Claire – Martin, from January 22 to March 17, 2019
Celebrating diversity and difference, the video-poetry of Babel highlights the beauty of harmonious social togetherness with images of children playing.
© Babel, Ensemble poétique combinant la vidéo, l’art sonore, le texte et les images, Hélène Matte et le collectif ZumTrobaR, 2018-2019
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