Spectacular acquisitions for the Montreal Museum of contemporary Art at The Québec Triennial ]]>
Montréal, August 5, 2008. The Musée d’art contemporain, with the generous support of its Foundation, has achieved yet another major coup this summer by purchasing no fewer than 37 works by 24artists participating in The Québec Triennial. Taking its cue from the maxim that gave the show its title, Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed, the Musée has literally transformed the exhibition into collective Québec heritage by acquiring a large number of the works displayed. And that’s only the beginning, since a good many of the pieces are currently on loan pending eventual gifts, while others are in the process of being purchased.
Musée Director Marc Mayer is especially proud of these acquisitions: “Not only is the museum’s Collection gaining works that have been unanimously hailed by the media, but the museum is also providing concrete proof of its commitment to Québec art.” The new additions are:
David Altmejd – Le Berger, 2008, sculptureLe Dentiste, 2008, gift of the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, sculpture
Gwenaël Bélanger – Tournis, 2008, video projection
Valérie Blass – Étant donné, le Loris perché sur son socle néo-classique, 2008, sculpture
Anthony Burnham – Maquette of Wall and Floor, 2008, painting
Patrick Coutu – Duo : Orbites IV, 2008, drawingDuo : Grille 1, 2008, drawing
Michel de Broin – Black Whole Conference, 2006, sculpture
Raphaëlle de Groot – Tous ces visages, 2007-2008, installation
Manon De Pauw – Fantasmagorie lumineuse, 2008, video installation
Stéphane Gilot – Dernier baiser, 2006-2008, video
Adad Hannah – On Location, 2008, photographTwo Mirrors, 2008, video projection
Isabelle Hayeur – Day Trading, 2006, photograph
Bettina Hoffman – Émile 1 and 2, 2008, video projection
Emanuel Licha – War Tourist in Auschwitz, 2008- War Tourist in Chernobyl, 2008- War Tourist in New Orleans, 2007- War Tourist in Sarajevo, 2005- War Tourist in the Suburbs of Paris, 2007, colour videos
Tricia Middleton – Factory for a Day, 1996-2008,installation
Jonathan Plante – Mobile d’exposition, 2008, video
David Ross – Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (vide sanitaire): 223,200 seconds, 2008-Spring Hurlbut: 23,400 seconds, 2008-Thomas McIntosh/Emmanuel Madan: 691,200 seconds, 2008, photographs
Chih-Chien Wang – Avellaneda, 2007-2008, video projection
Etienne Zack – Marked, 2007, painting
The Musée has also acquired all the videos produced as part of its special collaboration with Télé-Québec:
Gwenaël Bélanger – L’Hameçon, 2008
Patrick Bernatchez – Pluton, 2008
Louis-Philippe Eno – Sans titre, 2008
Bettina Hoffman – Effleurer, 2008
Charles Guilbert and Serge Murphy-Une flamme dans l’univers, 2008
Manon Labrecque – Contagion, 2008
Lynne Marsh – One-Minute Camera Opera, 2008
Tricia Middleton – Déclins, 2008
Yannick Pouliot – Je te veux, 2008
Chih-Chien Wang – Broth 01, 2008
It should be recalled that The Québec Triennial brings together 38 artists and collectives, and 135 works, in one of the most ambitious exhibitions of contemporary Québec art ever and the largest exhibition in the museum’s history. This huge show, which takes up all of the museum’s galleries, runs through the summer until September 7, 2008.
The Musée d’art contemporain is a provincially owned corporation funded by the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition fémininedu Québec. It receives additional funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council for the Arts.
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