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Episode 137 [11:38]
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Chris 'Zeke' Hand talking about Rachel Barton Pine's performance at the LMMC on Sunday February 27, 2011
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Originally broadcast on the Monday Morning After on CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Slow News Day at A Portrait of the Visual Arts in Canada
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So Frederick Winston decided to republish the highlights from a kind of recent Heffel press release.
It also serves to re-show, reiterate, emphasize, and make you once again aware of how completely pathetic the Canadian Art Market is. Less than $3 million (including 17% buyer's premium) makes it the top seller! Jeez, imagine if Canadian companies were valued like Canadian art?
So Frederick Winston decided to republish the highlights from a kind of recent Heffel press release.
It also serves to re-show, reiterate, emphasize, and make you once again aware of how completely pathetic the Canadian Art Market is. Less than $3 million (including 17% buyer's premium) makes it the top seller! Jeez, imagine if Canadian companies were valued like Canadian art?
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Geneviève Cadieux on YouTube
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With Ms. Cadieux winning the Governor General's award, the Canada Council has decided to post a bunch of videos in English and French of her (and other people) talking about stuff. But it reminded me of this video, done by Karina Garcia Casanova a couple of years ago which almost made me pee my pants...
With Ms. Cadieux winning the Governor General's award, the Canada Council has decided to post a bunch of videos in English and French of her (and other people) talking about stuff. But it reminded me of this video, done by Karina Garcia Casanova a couple of years ago which almost made me pee my pants...
Nice Videos, but the High Art Museum still needs to work on thier online offereings
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After watching this can you remember whogave gifted the crown to the museum? And what about the name of the artist?
And can't she talk for more than a minute about the piece?
After watching this can you remember who
And can't she talk for more than a minute about the piece?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Stewart Hall Art Hallery Artist Talk, John Stewart, Mark Garland and Jim Bell [Zeke's Alternate Art Recording 136]
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Episode 136 [66:50]
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The Stewart Hall Art Gallery hosted an artists' talk on January 16,2011 with Montreal artists John Stewart, Mark Garland and Jim Bell in conjunction with the exhibition Never Pure. John, Mark and Jim have been friends for years, a story that goes back to their days on Drolet Street. John, who was at that time showing at Waddington Gallery in Montreal, and Mark , then an art student, crossed paths and as they say the rest is history. When planning their exhibition at Stewart Hall, with director and curator, Joye Millar, they introduced her to Jim's work nd the result was a sound/video/sculpture exhibition in the Project Room. John Stewart begins the account of the full story of how they met and their friendship and collaboration over the years.
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Originally broadcast on the Wednesday Morning After on CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal.
Episode 136 [66:50]
Download: MP3 56MB / FLAC 218MB / Ogg Vorbis 36MB or Stream
The Stewart Hall Art Gallery hosted an artists' talk on January 16,2011 with Montreal artists John Stewart, Mark Garland and Jim Bell in conjunction with the exhibition Never Pure. John, Mark and Jim have been friends for years, a story that goes back to their days on Drolet Street. John, who was at that time showing at Waddington Gallery in Montreal, and Mark , then an art student, crossed paths and as they say the rest is history. When planning their exhibition at Stewart Hall, with director and curator, Joye Millar, they introduced her to Jim's work nd the result was a sound/video/sculpture exhibition in the Project Room. John Stewart begins the account of the full story of how they met and their friendship and collaboration over the years.
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Originally broadcast on the Wednesday Morning After on CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
More on the Google Art Project
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Back at the beginning of the month Google released their Art Project. I got all in a tizzy about it (and it also might account for why I haven't been so efficient lately). But what I forgot to point out was a nicely done article by Roberta Smith on and about it.
Back at the beginning of the month Google released their Art Project. I got all in a tizzy about it (and it also might account for why I haven't been so efficient lately). But what I forgot to point out was a nicely done article by Roberta Smith on and about it.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Arts Reporting in Montreal, Zeke's Alternate Art Discussion 135
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Episode 135 [10:25]
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Chris 'Zeke' Hand in discussion with Lisyan Pieries about the current state of arts reporting in Montreal.
[Edit 9h: Here are some of the links mentioned, and some other ones I thought of afterward]
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Originally broadcast on the Monday Morning After on CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal.
Episode 135 [10:25]
Download: MP3 13MB / FLAC 49MB / Ogg Vorbis 7MB or Stream
Chris 'Zeke' Hand in discussion with Lisyan Pieries about the current state of arts reporting in Montreal.
[Edit 9h: Here are some of the links mentioned, and some other ones I thought of afterward]
- MTLMilieu The new one that I edit.
- A Portrait of the Visual Arts in Canada
- Art21 Blog
- ArtBabble
- Artworld Salon
- Canadian Art Magazine
- In situ
- Peter Goddard
- GalleryBeat
- HeleneCaroline Fournier
- kollectif.net
- Marc Gauthier
- museomuseo
- ratsdeville
- Reading Art
- tasj magazine
- The Belgo Report
- R.M. Vaughan
- The WASM Blog
- Un show de Mot'Arts
- Unedit my heart
- View on Canadian Art
- Le Devoir
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Originally broadcast on the Monday Morning After on CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Date Night at the Met
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Presented without commentary
I lied: Personally I agree with absolutely everything Nadja Hansen says, although I would be remiss if I didn't add that good lighting always helps on a first date, and while museums are good, vernissages can be better because they don't serve wine in the galleries of museums...
Presented without commentary
I lied: Personally I agree with absolutely everything Nadja Hansen says, although I would be remiss if I didn't add that good lighting always helps on a first date, and while museums are good, vernissages can be better because they don't serve wine in the galleries of museums...
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The National Gallery of Canada goes High-Tech!!
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Back in January I posted about them turning into a children's museum. Well now they're pulling out all the stops... They posted Skype videos to YouTube! How cutting edge.
English
French
Back in January I posted about them turning into a children's museum. Well now they're pulling out all the stops... They posted Skype videos to YouTube! How cutting edge.
English
French
Monday, February 14, 2011
Les Sphères Polaires [Zeke's Alternate Art Rant 134]
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Episode 134 [8:54]
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Chris 'Zeke' Hand ranting about Les Sphères Polaires by Bernard Duguay, Pierre Gagnon and Lucion Média.
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Originally broadcast on the Monday Morning After on CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal.
Episode 134 [8:54]
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Chris 'Zeke' Hand ranting about Les Sphères Polaires by Bernard Duguay, Pierre Gagnon and Lucion Média.
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Originally broadcast on the Monday Morning After on CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tom Smart on Millar Britain
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Although it does not appear that Mr. Smart is very comfortable in front of the camera. (Thanks to Frederick Winston for pointing this video out.)
Although it does not appear that Mr. Smart is very comfortable in front of the camera. (Thanks to Frederick Winston for pointing this video out.)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Nice article by Les Perreaux on the Galerie Valentin Fire
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Nicely done article from Last Wednesday's Globe & Mail on the events during jean-Pierre Valentin's 62nd birthday celebrations.
Nicely done article from Last Wednesday's Globe & Mail on the events during jean-Pierre Valentin's 62nd birthday celebrations.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Kat Coric and Yunus Chkirate [Zeke's Alternate Art Conversation 133]
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Episode 133 [18:14]
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Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Lisyan Pieries in conversation with Kat Coric and Yunus Chkirate.
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Originally broadcast on the Monday Morning After on CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal.
Episode 133 [18:14]
Download: MP3 23MB / FLAC 89MB / Ogg Vorbis 13MB or Stream
Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Lisyan Pieries in conversation with Kat Coric and Yunus Chkirate.
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Originally broadcast on the Monday Morning After on CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
And, hopefully the last thing on stolen art for a while
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This one you might have missed. About 10 days ago, three statues of Maurice Richard were stolen. According to the article they were the property of Canada Billiard and Bowling and worth about $9,000.
That's all fine and dandy, and was probably be gleaned from the police report. But what they don't mention is that the sculptures are miniature versions of a sculpture of Maurice Richard that is in a corner of Les Ailes de la Mode. Now that one is a behemoth, by my calculation it was the third of four statues of Saint Maurice to grace our town, and I could never figure out the how or the why.
But now it all makes sense, they (whomever made the sculptures) used the large version to legitimize the smaller ones which were then used to make money. I like it when everything fits into place.
This one you might have missed. About 10 days ago, three statues of Maurice Richard were stolen. According to the article they were the property of Canada Billiard and Bowling and worth about $9,000.
That's all fine and dandy, and was probably be gleaned from the police report. But what they don't mention is that the sculptures are miniature versions of a sculpture of Maurice Richard that is in a corner of Les Ailes de la Mode. Now that one is a behemoth, by my calculation it was the third of four statues of Saint Maurice to grace our town, and I could never figure out the how or the why.
But now it all makes sense, they (whomever made the sculptures) used the large version to legitimize the smaller ones which were then used to make money. I like it when everything fits into place.
Tom Hopkins died last weekend
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I'm fairly certain that you read the news and saw the obituary, but you never know.
I will refrain (for the time being) from saying anything about his work...
I'm fairly certain that you read the news and saw the obituary, but you never know.
I will refrain (for the time being) from saying anything about his work...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The Google Art Project
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If you use Google Street View (and I assume most of you do) life just got a little but better. Google has done the same thing, but this time for a bunch of museums. It's called The Google Art Project, and I, for one know that my productivity just declined by something like 1,000%
If you use Google Street View (and I assume most of you do) life just got a little but better. Google has done the same thing, but this time for a bunch of museums. It's called The Google Art Project, and I, for one know that my productivity just declined by something like 1,000%
How long until the word "deaccession" gets translated into Quebecois?
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Yesterday Kate of the lovely and wonderful Montreal City Weblog pointed me to this article by Nathalie Petrowski about how Loto-Quebec is dismantling a mural they commissioned by Serge Lemoyne.
While Ms. Petrowski does a fine job of parroting what the Serge Lemoyne Foundation told her, she neglects a much larger and significant problem. This is not the first time the product from 1% for art has been moved, dismantled torn down and destroyed. Ms. Petrowski seems to think that the Lemoyne mural is an isolated incident that might become a larger problem, when in fact it is business as usual, and it is only a matter of time before "the problem" becomes really significant and museums here start selling off bits of their collection or things worse...
Yesterday Kate of the lovely and wonderful Montreal City Weblog pointed me to this article by Nathalie Petrowski about how Loto-Quebec is dismantling a mural they commissioned by Serge Lemoyne.
While Ms. Petrowski does a fine job of parroting what the Serge Lemoyne Foundation told her, she neglects a much larger and significant problem. This is not the first time the product from 1% for art has been moved, dismantled torn down and destroyed. Ms. Petrowski seems to think that the Lemoyne mural is an isolated incident that might become a larger problem, when in fact it is business as usual, and it is only a matter of time before "the problem" becomes really significant and museums here start selling off bits of their collection or things worse...
James Wilson Morrice's Château Liévin found.
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With all this recent talk about art theft, it's nice to read a feel good story. Although if I were the woman in question I would have strong concerns about my dead husband's ethics or friends.
With all this recent talk about art theft, it's nice to read a feel good story. Although if I were the woman in question I would have strong concerns about my dead husband's ethics or friends.
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