check out their Facebook page here:
Quartier des spectacles, Montréal

Facebook event for the Grand Opening of Place des Festivals:
LE GRAND BAISER
INAUGURATION DE LA PLACE DES FESTIVALS | OFFICIAL OPENING

The folks over at Pavilion Projects released this lovely map of Montreal’s hot art spots; is that a cool abbreviation coming on: HARTS?

Download the PDF map here: http://www.pavilionprojects.com/map

Moment Factory is well known in Montreal for their custom lighting design capabilities.  The company grew it’s roots in the VJ world and has since reached international fame working with major clients, like the Cirque du Soleil on the Revolution Lounge in the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.

Check out this video in which Sakchin Besette, co-founder of Moment Factory, talks about the NIN experience:

Nine Inch Nails – The Making Of

Nine Inch Nails – Teaser – MomentFactory

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 Kitsch.”

Motel Canada is located at:
4869, boul Taschereau Greenfiled Park,
Qc, Canada
Tel:450-676-0285.

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 two artists’, Rose-Marie E. Goulet’s and Chantal Dumas’s work.

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 Wittfooth, Zilon and many more.

Sweet Calaveras
at Galerie d’art Yves Laroche, 4 Saint-Paul east, Old Montreal.
October 31 – November 14, 2007

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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 of Rastelli’s assembled at the Casa del Popolo to celebrate the launch of his debut novel, “A Fine Ending.” The attendees of this literary soiree were treated to a short video presentation which was narrated by the local luminary himself. Images of the infamous St. Jean Baptise riots moved across the screen alongside footage from jamboree nights, outdoor concerts, and an early Corpusse (!) show.

The book, which takes place in Montreal during the 90s, chronicles the life of a struggling underground musician. Much of the story is littered with references to real historical events such as the Ice Storm of ’98, and expired but well-loved venues such as the Jailhouse Rocks are mentioned as well. Nostalgia freaks and newcomers alike are encouraged to pick it up at the following places:

A Fine Ending on Amazon.ca and Insomniac Press.

-Written by: Sarah k.

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 the human condition of being alive, dead, and whatever happens in between. He toys with concepts of innocence, heroism, popularity, beauty, time, and biology.

In the series entitled Chemical Life Support, Quinn has formed castings of people who suffer life threatening illness using wax infused with a cocktail of the medications these individuals take to stay well. Quinn is also clearly obsessed with Kate Moss, and has positioned her for our viewing in provocative poses we can otherwise only dream of. It seems too simple to say that this exhibit is worth the trip to Old Montreal.

Info:
DHC/ART -http://www.dhc-art.org/
451 St-Jean, and across the street at 469 St-Jean
Montreal, 514 866 6767

Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 12pm – 7pm
Admission: Free