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Press release
For immediate release
Spectacular acquisitions
The Québec Triennial goes down in history
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, sculpture
Le 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, drawing
Duo : 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, photograph
Two 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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Source and information:
Danielle Legentil
Public Relations Coordinator
Tel.: (514) 847-6232
E-mail: danielle.legentil@macm.org
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