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Lori Callaghan

ART

Communing With the City

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Where is Here? The Urban Trace, Visual Voice Art Gallery

by Lori Callaghan
23.06.2010

The Pink Rider has come to Montreal. She parks her horse on the Birks Building and surveys the city. And she is not alone. Compost Girl dances above the rhubarb and does a sort of astral projection, bringing the natural beauty of the country to bear on the city where people do not compost enough. [...]

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FILM

Tasteful Slice A Little Thin

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Sullivan, FIFA

by Lori Callaghan
26.03.2010

Françoise Sullivan has been producing art in one form or another for more than six decades. She signed the Refus global manifesto in 1948, helped establish modern dance in Québec, is an accomplished sculptor and painter, and was named a member of the Order of Canada. Sullivan (2010), an entry in this year’s Festival international [...]

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ART

Descending Into La Nuit

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ART SOUTERRAIN, NUIT BLANCHE

by Lori Callaghan
23.02.2010

A nocturnal tradition in Montreal, Nuit Blanche returns this Saturday for its 7th edition. From 6 pm until 3 am, art lovers can enjoy perusing the 10 venues of Art Souterrain, which will host paintings, videos, photographs, performances, installations and artists. With 104 projects spread across 4 km in the underground, audiences will encounter a [...]

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ART

Oozing Narratives

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VON WONG, CAFÉ PI

by Lori Callaghan
09.02.2010

Benjamin “Von Wong” is a dreamer. He sees more than what’s in front of him and is inspired by everything around him. His portraits skate the lines around surrealism, fantasy, gothic couture and robust masculinity. His first exhibit Von Wong, now showing at Café Pi, comprises 41 photos whose subject matter includes such things as [...]

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ART

Displaying The In Between

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FEBRUARY, MUSÉE D’ART CONTEMPORAIN DE MONTRÉAL

by Lori Callaghan
03.02.2010

The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal is busy setting up for the winter’s major exhibitions (Marcel Dzama, Etienne Zack and Luanne Martineau) that open on February 4th. Some rooms are closed to the public in preparation for the shows, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some great art to see now. Riopelle, Anselm Kiefer and [...]

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ART

Rising From The Ashes

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THE PHOENIX ART, GALERIE SIMON BLAIS

by Lori Callaghan
22.12.2009

You can’t help but notice Melanie Authier’s vivid pinks and magentas that are on the far right when you enter the latest exhibit, The Phoenix Art: The Renewed Life of Contemporary Painting, at Galerie Simon Blais. Walk around the corner and you will quickly feel the onslaught of Jeremy Hof’s vibrant discs. Saunter down the [...]

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ART

Masked Female Avengers Hit Back

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DISTURBING THE PEACE, GALERIE DE L’UQAM

by Lori Callaghan
17.12.2009

“One hundred women are not worth a single testicle.” – Confucius This epithet, along with about a dozen others, is part of a 2009 poster created by the Guerrilla Girls that focuses on the history of hate speech against women and feminism, and includes quips from the likes of Frank Sinatra, Napoleon and Picasso. The [...]

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ART

Beneath The Body Beautiful

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BODIES: THE EXHIBITION, CENTRE D’EXPOSITION DE MONTRÉAL

by Lori Callaghan
04.11.2009

Beautiful is not the first word that pops into most people’s mind when they think about the circulatory system, but after seeing Arteries of the Trunk on display at Bodies: The Exhibition (Centre d’Exposition de Montréal, Eaton Centre), many will think it’s apt. Meticulously dissected and preserved, this specimen shows the many blood vessels that [...]

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EVENTS

Dynamic Imprinting

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MOIS DE LA PHOTO, various venues

by Lori Callaghan
02.10.2009

Stealer of souls and fodder of the paparazzi, the photograph has had a huge impact on our lives. From advertising and ID cards to family portraits and crime scene pictures, there’s no denying its usefulness. As a fine art form, photography continues to evolve as a dynamic medium. This is nowhere better illustrated than in [...]

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ART

Bucolic Battlegrounds

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LANDSCAPE WITH BOMBERS, BATTAT CONTEMPORARY

by Lori Callaghan
22.09.2009

Muddy, confusing and ominous, the war images in Amy-Claire Huestis’s latest exhibit Landscape with Bombers are an examination of the intrusion of battle on the pastoral. These are not the fields where generals clash or trenches are yet to be dug; this is where the forces of combat push back the barriers of common life [...]

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EVENTS

The Art Of Making People Happy

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ROMERO BRITTO, CEDARS CANCER HEROES NIGHT

by Lori Callaghan
11.09.2009

Chagall, Warhol and Picasso are some of the names mentioned by critics when discussing the works of Romero Britto. His cubist, pop art style evokes a jubilant playfulness with its bright colours, simple lines and geometrical shapes. Dismissed by some as too commercial, his works are unapologetically optimistic and full of warmth. He arrives in [...]

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ART

Summer Warms Up Exhibit

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Summertime in Paris, Parisian Laundry

by Lori Callaghan
18.08.2009

A stroll through St. Henri’s former industrial district may not bring to mind visions of France, but it is home to the Parisian Laundry art gallery and their latest exhibit, Summertime in Paris. This group show has a medley of works on display from both up-and-coming and established artists. You’ll be able to lose yourself [...]

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EVENTS

Out Of This World

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Anticipation, Palais des congrès

by Lori Callaghan
06.08.2009

Worldcon is here. One of the biggest events in the SF and fantasy community, it brings together writers, artists, publishers and, of course, fans to share their works, ideas and passion for the far-out fiction we love to love. The five-day event, Anticipation, hosts more than 500 participants and thousands of dedicated followers. Programming includes [...]

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ART

Explorations into the Obscure

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TIME AND THE CITY, LE ZIGOTO CAFE

by Lori Callaghan
15.07.2009

Through veils and contrived angles, Rohan Quinby explores the relationship between the city and time in his recent series of photographs on display at Le Zigoto Café. The artist’s statement offers up a general theoretical framework that guides his investigation. But the images seem to hide stories – the way that cities do – and [...]

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ART

Hiding Truths In Plain Sight

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ADAM PARKER SMITH, PARISIAN LAUNDRY

by Lori Callaghan
07.07.2009

Guns, antlers and NASCAR-numbered bongos: NYC artist Adam Parker Smith explores the human condition by drawing upon fantasy, folklore and reality. Parker Smith explains: “Through this combination, I establish psychological sites for disparate elements to congregate in environments that are simultaneously haunting, familiar and alien.” His installation explores the connections between and among sport, urbanity [...]

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