The Gazette ran an article on Motel Canada’s potential closing. Does anyone really care? According to the article Roxane Arseneault does, she’s writing her thesis on Quebec’s Culture of Kitsch. Hmmm… still does anyone care? The folks over at Urban Photo might, they wrote an article titled “Save Our Cities [...]

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L’Art prend le metro: Point de fuite
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Art has found a way into the métro system, how terrible!! People are grimacing, oh my! Once upon a time the entire métro system was considered art, that time has come and gone. Check out L’art Prend le Métro is [...]

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Inspired by Mexico’s traditional Day of the Dead, invited international artists were asked to reinterpret the theme of life and death onto their chosen medium. Sweet Calaveras includes work by relevant and notable names such Shawn Barber, Daniel Martin Diaz, Blaine Fontana and Audrey Kawasaki as well as Jason D’Aquino, Kathie Olivas, Turf One, Martin [...]

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The newly opened Emporium Gallery in St Henri hosted a vernisage for the Vice magazine sponsored Heavy Metal In Baghdad exhibit. The Show runs until Sunday the 28th of October.
The Emporium Gallery is located at 3035 st Antoine Ouest, in Studio 74
Extended showing hours 11am - 8pm

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Louis Rastelli has been a longtime comrade, commentator and curator to the Montreal arts scene. He has brought us the fabulous zine Fish Piss (RIP) , created an art dispensing vending machine called the Distroboto, organizes events such as Expozine , and has been published in Saturday Night, Vice, and the Montreal Mirror.
Last Tuesday, friends [...]

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DHC/ART is Montreal’s newest contemporary art gallery. Opened this October, 2007, the place is stunning and is itself worthy of artistic merit.
Running until January 6, 2008, is an exhibition featuring Marc Quinn, a controversial conceptual artist and a member of the YBA’s (Young British Artists). Quinn’s work is shockingly poignant in respect to [...]

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The Politically charged work of Mathieu Beauséjour is on display at the Darling Foundry gallery. The installation titled Monument is a reflection of the global political state and it’s resistance. The artist redresses recognizable objects tat would normally be found outdoors and places them indoors, thereby challenging the legitimacy of the ideas proposed by [...]

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Puces Pop is back with a hundred and one artists and designers bringing you a home made soup of talents and events… and lots and lots of things to by.
Activities, Toys, Foods, Clothes, Housewares, Readables, Wrtitables, Aweables, and maybe even some Shockables too. Fun for the whole family.
When: October 6th & 7th, 2007
Where: Canadian [...]

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Ron English and Van Arno were in Montreal for the “Autres Bizarreries” art exhibit that was on display between May 30 and June 12, 2007 at the Yves Laroche Gallery. While in Montreal they were interviewed for the ART TRASH ET MAUVAIS GOÛT show on radio CISM, 89.3 FM.
Here’s some excerpts of that interview:

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Lickety Split Issue 4 Launch @ Club Lambi in Montreal in a new window
Links:
http://www.licketysplitzine.com
http://www.myspace.com/licketysplitzine
http://www.myspace.com/flamesband

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Souk @ Sat
For three days, the entire SAT space will be transformed in an immense loft inhabited by young Montreal’s creators. From the living room to the dining room, from the kid’s bedroom to the parent’s bedroom, from the bar (yes, here you can have a drink while you shop!) to the walk-in closet, [...]

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neonsandwich is hilarious. He has developed a new art form called “Pop-Taoism,” which incorporates ancient philosphies of Taoism with Popular Imagery. Seeing Ariel Sharon and Osama Bin Laden in meditation poses is a humbling experience.
Interview link is at bottom of post.
Check out his web store (under links) for all his merch, t-shirts, mugs, mouse [...]

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Links:
Other Flyer
Foufounes Electriques.com
Johnny Crap on MySpace
Johnny Crap.com

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Saturday December 3rd 2005
Blow Ones Mind Party
9/10pm - PWYC
73 Beaubien Est
Down and dirty at a Brasserie
Lo-fi, diy, trashy art & music event
This is the BLOW ONES MIND party of explosions which will include exploding cosmic universes (art performance by FYNAL GLAYZE), firecrackers, the burning of bras and the [...]

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The Salon des métiers d’art bears proud witness to the creativity and talent of Quebec artisans. 450 exhibitors will be on hand, displaying a wide range of exceptionally high-quality products— functional and decorative items, delicious Quebec-produced specialty foods, furniture, jewellery and fashion accessories.
Free to enter
When:
2 - 21 décembre 2005
Monday-Saturday 11-9pm, Sunday 11-6pm
Where:
Place Bonaventure
900, rue [...]

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