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A guide to the best exhibitions and events in the visual arts
Passion trumps art-world intellectualism in this international exhibition of contemporary art inspired by the ecstasies and agonies of love. With works by Andy Warhol, Nan Gol- din, Marina Abramovic and Ulay, Felix Gon- zales-Torres and Jana Sterbak. Opens Sept. 24. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Parc des Champs-de-Bataille, Quebec City.
In his show “Généalogie et rébellion,” the Montreal painter subtly intervenes into narratives of the heroic past with a new portrait series depicting famous artists and drawings based on the failed 1837 Quebec rebellion. To Oct. 3. Galerie Simon Blais, 100–5420, boul. St-Laurent, Montreal.
The dynamic, even fren- etic pace of life in the globalized information age sets the stage for this group exhibition of more than 240 objects that explore “the cult of speed” and its impact on 21st-century society, art, economics and architecture. On view through October 12. Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1920, rue Baile, Montreal
The Pop-art veteran’s wry subversions of cultural icons anchor an exhibition of his recent sculptures and paintings. To Oct. 7. Galerie de Bellefeuille, 1367, av. Greene, Montreal.
The 1970 TV broadcast of the FLQ Manifesto is the dramatic starting point of Mathieu Beauséjour’s installation 1 1/2 Métro Côte-des-Neiges, which resituates its subject using a variety of distancing strategies, including presenting the manifesto as read by a Francophone in heavily accented English. To Apr. 20. (L’Oeil de Poisson, 580, Côte d’Abraham, Quebec City.)
Physical feats are just part of the job for Yann Pocreau, who in his photographic series “Les dialogues acrobatiques” attempts to forge a connection between the human figure and architectural spaces that carry historical or psychic weight. Apr. 19 to May 24. (Galerie Lilian Rodriguez, 372, rue Ste-Catherine O., Montreal.)
Adad Hannah’s latest staged works, set in Madrid’s Prado museum, debut on May 17. (Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain, 372, rue St-Catherine O., Montreal.)
Céline B. La Terreur channels the diva spirit of Maria Callas in “La Divine Tragédie: 1977,” on view March 29 to Apr. 26. (Joyce Yahouda Gallery, 372, rue St-Catherine O., Montreal.)
A portrait of loss and grief by the U.S. video artist Bill Viola is paired with devotional works from the Musée d’art de Joliette collection from Jan. 27 to Apr. 20. (145, rue Wilfrid-Corbeil.)
The painters Justin Stephens, Suzanne Déry and Luce Meunier test the philosophical limits of representation, Jan. 19 to Feb. 23. (Galerie Lilian Rodriguez, 372, rue Ste-Catherine O., Montreal.)
Touchstones of modern culture are recharged with new critical power in “Re-enactments,” a show of works by six Canadian and international artists on view from Feb. 14. (DHC/ART, 451, rue St-Jean, Montreal.)
“¡Cuba! Art and History from 1868 to Today” uncovers the rich cultural history of the island state from Jan. 31 at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal. (1379–80, rue Sherbrooke O.)
Arnaud Maggs matches poetic beauty with conceptual form in two recent photo projects set alongside works by Geoffrey Farmer and Yannick Pouliot from Feb. 9. (Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, 185, rue Ste-Catherine O.)
Full talks and tours schedule, Douglas Coupland conversation info, and magazine launch details posted for free day of activities
Applications due May 9 for $55,000 in prizes
Free art tours for high-school students to take place in April and May
New writers on contemporary art encouraged to apply by June 1
Dates already set for next year’s Toronto festival
Applications for this $7,000 student award are due April 6
Event to feature a conversation with Douglas Coupland, gallery tours, a magazine launch and more
Films on Shary Boyle, Elmgreen & Dragset, Michel de Broin and Jon Gnarr set to open the festival on March 22
Opening-night celebration and art-industry talks highlight fifth year of fair
Don’t miss the North American premieres of films on Candida Höfer and Thomas Struth, happening February 23
The 85-year-old artist Arnaud Maggs nudged out Fred Herzog and Alain Paiement as winner of the second annual Scotiabank Photography Award, announced last night in Toronto. This $50,000 win follows the opening of a major Maggs survey at the National Gallery of Canada.
As one of the primary exhibitions for Contact 2012, “Public: Collective Identity | Occupied Spaces” is ambitious. Charlene K. Lau observes that the two-venue show mirrors the fractures of contemporary life: public and private, visible and invisible, place and non-place.
In this review, writer and artist Joni Murphy considers Abbas Akhavan’s current solo show in Montreal, which activates a variety of themes—war and art, destruction and nation building, human and animal—with a distinctively light touch.
Melding William Morris-style ornamentation with more contemporary concerns, artist Luke Painter detours around dry academicism for something more vibrant and visceral. Mariam Nader reviews his current Toronto show at LE Gallery, finding depth in decoration.
Frieze opened its first New York edition last week with some surprising highlights: sculptures that were free for public viewing outside the big commercial tent. Canadian Art art director Barbara Solowan was there, and brought back this slideshow.
