News and reviews of current and past drawing exhibitions at the Belgo.
Sarah Bertrand-Hamel’s new exhibit, Contingencies, at the Joyce Yahouda Gallery is a perfect introduction to her unusual practice. In this series Bertrand-Hamel has cut and sewn together pieces of paper like a quilt. Some of these works are from paper she made herself, while others have designs and images painted and printed on them....
En Masse artists are presenting their personal artworks at Galerie Pangée – in technicolour! Known for their enormous black-and-white collaborative murals, the Salon Masse showcases the artists’ personal projects, which range from screen prints to painted skateboards. The walls at Galerie Pangée are covered from floor to ceiling with quirky neo-pop art, large-scale drawings,...
In honour of the art fair PAPIER12 this weekend, this week’s selection of four noteworthy artworks in the galleries of the Belgo building are works on paper. Clockwise from top left: Sarah Bertrand-Hamel at Galerie Joyce Yahouda, Laurent Craste at Galerie SAS, David K. Ross at Galerie B-312, Amy Ball at Les Territoires
The Centre des arts actuels Skol has transformed itself into a hothouse of innovation. Rather than showcasing the products of artists’ creativity, Skol is inviting the public to become creative themselves. The project Promiscuous Infrastructures is a playhouse for innovators, thinkers, tinkerers, debaters, creators, poets and artists. Everything is laid out for you: meeting...
Roger Bellemare and Christian Lambert are presenting another star-studded exhibition: Mésures de Silence features artworks by A-list artists such as Joseph Beuys, John Cage, Josef Albers, and Betty Goodwin. The works on display run the gamut from minimalist works (Galerie Bellemare’s forté), over small sculptures and objects, to representational paintings. What holds everything together...
Adrian Norvid brings high school angst, dark, piercing humour, and ruthless self-depreciation to Galerie Joyce Yahouda. The gallery’s large exhibition room is dominated by a massive drawing illustrating a school dance gone awry at the fictitious Finkola High. The work is dense with acerbic visual puns and underhanded jokes. Norvid is merciless. With razor...
It’s around the corner: the all-night extravaganza Nuit Blanche à Montreal / The Montreal All-Nighter. This year the Belgo is host to 15 official events, though from what I hear there are a few other galleries which will – unofficially – keep their doors open for visitors as well. Mark your calendars for Saturday,...
Fred Laforge reveals the beauty of the human body by reducing it to is most basic visual elements. For his latest show at Galerie titled ИСЧЕЗНОВЕНИЕ, which is Russian for “Disappearance”, he eliminated all extraneaous details of the human figure, forcing every curve of the face, every fold of the skin into a...
Strong graphic lines, innovative uses of light, and humour permeate this week’s selection of four must-see artworks in the galleries of the Belgo building. Clockwise from top left: Laurent Craste at Galerie , Lyne Lapointe at Pierre-François Ouellette Art Contemporain, Elmyna Bouchard at Galerie Trois Points, Marine Antony at Circa
When you first enter Galerie Joyce Yahouda you will be struck by the wall-sized drawings by Montreal based artist François Morelli. Their overwhelming size and fleshy pink colour practically pull you in. Reminiscent of Morelli’s sculptural work, the drawings feature swirling lines which meld into cages, hollow torsos morphing into animal heads, internal and...
Highlighting outstanding art shows in the Belgo from 2008 - 2011.
