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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NV, narcissist & vain creations is a collective of Montreal artists
pushing the concept that clothing can act as a canvas for art. We
believe that making “wearable art” allows each piece to exist in
someone’s own personal space, outside of the gallery walls.
NV is art in motion, moving from place to place. From running to [...]

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Explosions of the Fantastic is showing at the VAV Gallery, which is the Concordia fine arts gallery. The Vernissage was very well put together. There was good tunes and hors d’oeuvres served by waitresses in lingerie. I enjoyed myself and was kept entertained by the performance art acts. The show [...]

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MELISSA MATOS AND GILLES MARCIANO PRESENT
a multi-disciplinary art exhibition
EXPLOSIONIEN VOM FANTASTISCHEN
VAV GALLERY 1395 RENE LEVESQUE OUEST.
NOVEMBER 22- DECEMBER 2, 2005.
VERNISSAGE NOVEMBER 22ND AT 7PM – 2AM.
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY:
BOLD SABER!
THE HEXES AND OHS
BLUNDERSPUBLIK
& MORE!
FORMAL/FANTASTIC WEAR DESIRED, NOT REQUIRED!
Links:
Flyer
Melissa Matos on Myspace
Vav Gallery.com

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Here’s some pics of the Vernissage. The shows were real cool, some acrobatics, music, and performace arty stuff. The music was great, performed by the artist.
To my delight the event was DJ’ed by the always sexy Frigid.
Celebrity sightings included my favorite Montreal designer, Phillipe Dubuc.
Exhibition: until November 20.
Vernissage: Wednesday November 2nd, 2005
Zilon / [...]

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Yves Laroche Gallery is presenting a vernissage. Zilon, an artist inspired by rock music and the dark side of Quebec’s joie de vivre, will be showing his new series entitled Sonic 2. The entire gallery space will be dedicated to Zilon’s art, hanging his paintings spanning the past decade.
Exhibition: until November 20.
Vernissage: Wednesday [...]

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Ahhh Roadsworth. Maybe Montreal’s most prolific stencil artist, anyone who had the fortune of being around the donttown area last year has more than likely seen his work. Unless maybe you were walking around with you’re eyes closed. We finally found out for sure who was doing all that stencilling when Roadsworth got [...]

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Frigid Live, which is Dj Frigid’s live act, rocked ass last sunday at Parking nighclub. What did you expect, the guy’s been around long enough to know what music makes blood boil. Frigid is the resident Dj at Parking (the downstairs room) for a night called Electruck which goes down every Sunday. Cover [...]

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Pure, the movie, premiered this week as part of the FNC (Festival du Nouveau Cinema) festivities. The event took place in the Just for Laughs Museum complexe. The film is about Misha (Laura Jordan) trying to find her way through the city, and some of her clubber pals helping out. Pure stars Laura Jordan, [...]

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It was you know who’s birthday party last night. If you didn’t know, you weren’t there. Here’s some pics for those who care:
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Love & the Machine was an Arscenique production. Exploring the themes of humanity vs the city, the show acted as host to a combination of art, fashion, and music.
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Don’t know for sure who drew these images. Found within Square Viger, which is near Métro Champ-de-Mars; Corner Viger and Berri.
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