Nothing More Than Murder (1949) by Jim Thompson.
On the occasion of his second exhibition at Artexte, Jason Simon will sample scenes and dialogues from the crime novel Nothing More Than Murder to frame a discussion around his exhibition in the Artexte gallery. Written by American author and…Rober Racine : Fantasmes Fragiles
For this third edition of One Hour, One Book, artist and graphic designer Emmelyne Pornillos will present Rober Racine : Fantasmes fragiles (2005) by Louise Déry, Rober Racine and Julie Bélisle, a monographic publication which explores the universe of the…Special presentation during the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective’s Iakwé:Iahre Colloquium
This month, Artexte is pleased to welcome members of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective (ACC). The ACC will be in Montreal for their annual meeting, which will be held at Concordia University (October 16-18). This colloquium, called Iakwé:Iahre [we remember], focuses…Bookbinding workshop
Recto-Verso-Quattro-Octo is a workshop that combines graphic design layout processes with hand binding techniques to show how a single sheet of paper can become a multipage publication. Participants will use tools from content layout to production – a process that…Rethinking the new Biennial of Montreal
Artexte and the UQAM Department of Art History invite you to a roundtable organized by the students in the course Analyse des œuvres d’art sur le site : la biennale comme format d’exposition à New York, Montréal et Québec. This…Bruno Schulz’s fantastical autobiography, Sklepy cynamonowe (1934)
For the second edition of One hour, one book, and on this day marking the anniversary of his father, René Canty de Lachine (1928-2013), Daniel Canty has chosen to read from Bruno Schulz’s (1892-1942) fantastical autobiography,Sklepy cynamonowe (1934), translated as…Thinking Through “Enquête sur les modes d’existence” by Bruno Latour
Art historian, Christine Ross, in collaboration with Artexte, will hold a seminar gathering a dozen contemporary art historians affiliated with Montreal’s four universities. This seminar aims to give an account of current research practices in contemporary art. As an orientation…Le schizo et les langues, by Louis Wolfson
This spring Artexte launches a new series entitled One Hour, One Book. Artists and researchers from many disciplines are invited to present a book of their choice. These presentations may take the form of readings, talks, screenings or performances and…Journal launch
Inflexions is an online multi-media journal with Open Humanities Press and is sponsored by The SenseLab. The journal foregrounds research-creation projects that aim to promote experimental practices in such a way as to foster symbiotic links between philosophical inquiry, technological…Book launch and performative talk with Geneviève Cadieux and Massimo Guerrera
Links between art, contemporaneity, and the common lie at the heart of Chantal Pontbriand’s writings as a critic, editor, and curator. This collection of essays written in the first decade of the twenty-first century looks at the different issues that…
The Miriam Roland Lecture featuring Sarah Thornton
A series organized by Concordia University MFA Studio Art in collaboration with DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art, Artexte and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts presents the Miriam Roland Lecture featuring Sarah Thornton, author of Seven Days in the Art…A day of craft research and discussion with Nicole Burisch and Anthea Black
Tour of the Artexte collection and presentation by Nicole Burisch of selected documents at 2:30 PM As a 2012-2013 researcher in residence, Nicole Burisch has investigated the presence and position of craft within Artexte’s collection. Using a broad view on…Robert C. Scull – Art at Auction
Join us on the final day of Consigned for Auction, Part 1, for a rare screening of America’s Pop Collector: Robert C. Scull – Art at Auction, directed by John Schott and E. J. Vaughn. This 1974 documentary chronicles the…Journées de la culture 2013 with Meredith Carruthers and Emmelyne Pornillos
As part of this year’s Journées de la culture, Artexte will be offering an artist’s book workshop inspired by the Bookmobile collection. Participants will learn a variety of bookbinding techniques with simple materials to create their own artist book. All…Conference by Bartolomé Ferrando and tour of Artexte collection
During his presentation, renowned Spanish artist Bartolomé Ferrando will discuss the theories outlined in his most recent publication Arte y cotidianeidad. Hacia la transformación de la vida en arte (Art and Everyday life. Towards the transformation of life into art).…Screening event
In September 2008, as economic markets collapsed throughout Europe and the United States, sales for contemporary art hit unprecedented heights, with works by Damien Hirst selling at auction for more than £111 million in two days at Sotheby’s. The market…It’s not easy being GREEN A Performative Presentation of Research Findings
Newfoundland-based artist Michelle Bush will undertake a performative research residency at Artexte this spring (23 March to 3 April). This residency will be part of the fourth-year installment of her 7 Years of Living Art, a continuation of the homologus…
