Welcome to St-Laurent’s art labyrinth
Check out our photos from this weekend’s fundraiser for 1601, an art space on lower St-Laurent.
Douchebags at the opera
Mike Saturday and Jonah Campbell got all dressed up and wasted before taking in Manon at the Opéra de Montréal. Here’s what happened, with photos by Owain Harris.
Memoirs of a Pole Dancer
German video artist Philip Bussmann reminds the city of the Quartier des Spectacles’ smutty side with Memoirs of a Pole Dancer, an installation at the Goethe Institut.
Guerilla gardeners push for greener city
Emily Rose Michaud talks about how land art and guerilla gardening pretty up the city, as she gets ready to launch the second issue of Sprout Out Loud! grassroots gardening zine.
Architecture exhibit revels in 80s nostalgia
Archaeology of the Digital takes a closer look at how four leading architects, Frank Gehry, Peter Eisenman, Chuck Hoberman and Shoei Yoh, became early adapters of 80s digital technology.
Bilingual journal builds cultural bridges
Le Bathyscaphe offers genre-bending cultural critique in both official languages, plus a sweet lineup of poetry, performance and music to launch its new issue.
Behind the theoryspeak at Sight & Sound
Cult MTL digs through the theoryspeak to tell you WTF is going on at this year’s Sight and Sound digital art festival, including an intriguing roster of international performances, workshops and exhibits.
Philomène Longpré’s Queen of the Night
Philomène Longpré’s Cereus Queen of the Night is an installation at the PHI Centre that tries to capture the one-night-only bloom of the shy cactus, presented as part of the Elektra Festival.
.dpi reboots feminist digital art
Studio XX reboots its journal of feminism and digital arts .dpi for a more global appeal.
The new arts magazine you should know about
Petite Mort, a new magazine focusing on arts and commentary, launches its first issue this week.