Montreal visual arts calendar for Fall 2023
Exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts, the MAC, the CCA, Pointe-à-Callière and PHI Centre plus the MOMENTA Biennale and Expo World Press Photo.
This Montreal hair braiding project takes on mental health challenges
We spoke with Yasmine Cloutier-Maalouf about how she uses her unique skills to spark reflections about mental health.
Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat elicits empathy in The Fury
We spoke with the artist whose latest work — on at PHI Centre through Aug. 20 — uses video and VR, dance and music in an emotional exploration of trauma and PTSD.
The ACT UP MONTRÉAL photo exhibition captures a critical moment in queer history
From 1990 to 1993, with HIV raging through the community and governments holding steadfast in their inaction, Montreal activists held mass demonstrations, raising awareness and fighting for the virus they faced to be recognized as the fatal threat that it was.
We spoke with Inchoo Bijoux about the perennial appeal of dark arts
The Montreal jewellery company, and their Marché Maleficarum events, leans toward a “different, edgy and extravagant” aesthetic.
A new production of Counter Offence underlines its relevance nearly 30 years later
Rahul Varma’s play first sparked a conversation about racism, violence against women and the biased justice system back in 1996.
How Montreal is marking Black History Month 2023
We spoke to festival coordinator Nadia Rousseau and spokesperson Tristan D. Lalla about what’s happening in the city for BHM.
This PHI Centre experience imagines the very first and very last moments of life
We spoke with artists Claire Bardainne and Adrien Mondot about their ambitious immersive installation Dernière Minute (Last Minute).
Montreal artist Poline Harbali explores the body, migration and tattooing in her new exhibition
They wrote the countries borders on my skin is at Fais-Moi l’Art gallery from Nov. 5 to Dec. 30.
An interview with Amber Bracken, winner of the 2022 World Press Photo of the Year
The Canadian photojournalist captured a striking image of red dresses on crosses on a Kamloops, B.C. highway following the tragic discovery of unmarked graves outside a former residential school.