Dec 7th, 2008
Contemporary art in Quebec City
The exhibition It happened in your Neighbourhood. Contemporary Art in Quebec City [C'est arrivé près de chez vous. L'art actuel à Québec] opened its doors this week at the National Gallery of Quebec [Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec]. At the press conference, I managed to capture some videos that translate the experience the visitor experiences when walking through the rooms.
Play with mirrors, collaboration of the the visitor in the work, kinetic movement: all these components come together in Mathieu Valade’s work.
Among the proposed pieces, I draw your attention to the hypnotic effect of the installation by Diana Landry. This play of light is created by using a plastic basket. The artist currently has a show at the Joliette Museum.
The Couture Sisters also work with movement and time going by in their installation that recalls the scene of a car crash.
Finally, Daniel Buren does interventions on the building of the Quebec National Gallery [Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec] . Thus, the lantern of the lobby has been highlighted, reworked as a stained glass window.
My complete review of the show should be complete by shortly. In the meantime, I suggest these pictures that give an overview of the exhibit.
