01 Sep 2011

Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal 2011

LE MOIS DE LA PHOTO À MONTRÉAL
UNVEILING OF THE 2011 PROGRAM

The 12th presentation of Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal will be resonating with the theme proposed by guest curator Anne-Marie Ninacs: Lucidity. Inward Views. The exhibitions, the publication, the colloquium, the special events and the educational activities are all organized around this theme. Between September 8 and October 9, discover the 25 solo exhibitions and public interventions spread across Montréal in 14 sites, including the Arsenal – a brand new space dedicated to contemporary art located in Griffintown.


EXHIBITIONS
Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal presents 25 artists from 17 countries including Canada. Many of the works are exhibited for the first time in Canada some of which have been created especially for the event. A special project bringing together 10 solo exhibitions by artists working in photography and media arts, will be presented at the Arsenal.

In addition to the Arsenal, Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal is proud to be collaborating with 13 other exhibition sites for the event: articule, Centre des arts actuels Skol, Centre d'art et de diffusion CLARK, Dazibao en résidence à la Cinémathèque québécoise, Galerie B-312, Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery – Concordia University, Galerie de l'UQAM, MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), Maison de la culture Frontenac, Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal, McCord Museum, Optica, un centre d'art contemporain, and SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art.

Thanks to the generosity of our partners, all the exhibitions are offered free of charge.


SPECIAL EVENTS
> PRE-LAUNCH PARTY – Wednesday, Sept 7, from 6 pm to 10 pm
Enjoy exclusive access to more than 250 works by 10 artists – Roger Ballen, Jack Burman, Gemmiform, Marco Godinho, Douglas Gordon, Rinko Kawauchi, Corine Lemieux, Yann Pocreau, Normand Rajotte, and Augustin Rebetez – presented at the Arsenal. Rub elbows with artists, gallery owners, curators and art professionals while enjoying a cocktail. See the performance by Gemmiform, a multidisciplinary collective, whose emerging practice of boldly blending of digital and analog sound and image, creates a poetic and organic experience.
Price: $50 CAD tx incl.

> EVENT LAUNCH – Thursday, Sept 8, from 6 pm to 11 pm
We invite you to join us in celebrating the opening of the 12th presentation of Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, and for the book launch of our official publication also entitled Lucidity. Inward Views. Don't miss the opening of the 10 exhibitions featured at the Arsenal or the opportunity to meet many of the artists. Door prizes!
Free admission.

> 'MEET THE ARTISTS' BRUNCH – Sunday, Sept 11, from 10 am to 12:30 pm
Attend a visit and discussion hosted by guest curator Anne-Marie Ninacs, with participation of 17 Canadian and foreign artists: Alfonso Arzapalo, Roger Ballen, Jack Burman, Gemmiform, Marco Godinho, Massimo Guerrera, Luis Jacob, Rinko Kawauchi, Corine Lemieux, Cristina Nuñez, Yann Pocreau, Normand Rajotte, Claire Savoie, Augustin Rebetez, Jim Verburg, and Lisa Steele + Kim Tomczak. Coffee and pastries will be served.
Regular rate: $25 CAD – Student rate: $15 CAD tx incl.

> COLLOQUIUM – Friday, Sept 30, from 9:30 am to 15:30 pm
As a complement to the exhibition program, Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal presents the international colloquium Lucidity?. This international-scale gathering will bring together art historians, philosophers, artists and exhibition curators, whose reflection will start from a proposition of lucidity as the bringing to light of facts that are hiding from thought. The Dazibao Award will be given at the closing of the colloquium. Meet the speakers in the intimate ambience of the Shaughnessy House at the reception immediately following the colloquium.
Regular rate: $35 CAD – Student rate: $20 CAD tx incl.

All the details and tickets available on: moisdelaphoto.com


EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Our educational activities will concentrate on the 10 exhibitions by local and foreign photography and new media artists that are presented at the Arsenal, as well as installations in several nearby public spaces. In addition, the reading room at Arsenal provides a rich array of documentation about the artists, texts related to the curatorial theme, as well as a selection of publications from Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal. Many of our exhibition partners also offer exciting public programs. For further information, speak with our educational team at the Arsenal.
Registration fees.

For information: education@moisdelaphoto.com


PUBLICATION
Each presentation of the biennale is accompanied by a lushly illustrated publication. Much more than an exhibition catalogue, Lucidity. Inward Views features previously unpublished essays addressing the event's theme as well as colour reproductions of the works featured in the exhibitions.

This bilingual 345-page reference book will be available for $34.95 CAD plus taxes in better bookstores and at a number of exhibition sites just prior to the event's opening.


ABOUT THE EVENT
Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal is an international biennale that has been investigating issues relating to contemporary photography and other lens-based art for more than 20 years. For each presentation of the event, a guest curator proposes a new and unique theme around which all of the exhibitions, a publication, and a colloquium are organized.

THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM OUR WEB SITE AND PAPER COPIES WILL BE WIDELY AVAILABLE INCLUDING AT THE EXHIBITION SITES AND OTHER POINTS OF DISTRIBUTION IN AND OUTSIDE OF MONTREAL.



LE MOIS DE LA PHOTO À MONTRÉAL
SEPTEMBER 8 TO OCTOBER 9, 2011

TICKETS:
Online moisdelaphoto.com
Central box-office Arsenal - 2020 William (corner Canning & Notre-Dame W), Montréal, Qc, Canada
(From Sept 8) | 1 438 402 4975
Information billetterie@moisdelaphoto.com | 1 514 390 0383

ALL THE DETAILS ON: moisdelaphoto.com