Curated by Louise Déry and Marie-Hélène Leblanc , the new group show at Galerie de l’UQAM , Faux plis par hypothèses , proposes to look at the biases of various models of knowledge and “how a university gallery engages in crucial issues that often concern several research sectors: questions of languages and identities, terrestrials and territories, structures and institutions.” Preface Spread over five galleries across the province (Galerie UQO, Galerie de l’UQAM, Galerie l’Œuvre de l’Autre, Jardins de Métis, and Galerie d’art Foreman), the exhibitions collectively contain the works of more than a dozen artists: Eruoma Awashish, Geneviève Chevalier, Club de prospection figurée, Anna Binta Diallo, Caroline Fillion, Maryse Goudreau, Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens, Sophie Jodoin, Emmanuelle Léonard, Mélanie Myers, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Anahita Norouzi, and Leila Zelli. I only attended the installment at UQAM so my comments will be limited to that and the catalogue. The selec...
A critical revue of contemporary art in the city.