Patrick Bernatchez
dal 19/10/2011 al 2/12/2011
Segnalato da
19/10/2011
Patrick Bernatchez
Galerie de l'Uqam, Montreal
Lost in Time features never-before-seen video and musical works, as well as fascinating objects designed by the artist, such as the central piece of the project Lost in Time - a wristwatch that takes a thousand years to
curated by Mélanie Boucher
Galerie de l’UQAMpresents Lost in
Time, the first survey exhibition of the art of Patrick Bernatchez. Opening on
October 21, the exhibition is curated by Mélanie Boucher. It features
never-before-seen video and musical works, as well as fascinating objects designed
by the artist, such as the central piece of the project Lost in Time – a wristwatch
that takes a thousand years to
complete a full rotation. The vernissage will take place at the Galerie on Thursday,
October 20, at 5:30 p.m., with the curator and the artist in attendance.
The exhibition
Patrick Bernatchez has undertaken two major projects so far: Chrysalides, begun in
2006, and Lost in Time, begun in 2009. The works from Lost in Time, which make up
most of the show, depict beings and things that appear to come from universes
parallel to our own, while the processes used to create them speak of
transformation. The exhibition revolves around the central notion of duration, of
time. Time that is linear, cyclical, reinvented, immaterial, and yet sensed in body
and soul. References to individual, social, animal, plant and cosmic life cycles
abound, urging us to confront the ultimate certainty of death.
A lavishly illustrated catalogue with essays by the curator, Mélanie Boucher,
Bernard Schütze, art critic and curator, and Michel Marie, cinema historian, is in
preparation for release in February 2012. The graphic design is by Patrick Pellerin,
of 1F.ca.
Supporters: The exhibition is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and Transit, collectif de critiques et de
commissaires indépendants.
Free Activities
Noontime Contemporary Art
Every Thursday, from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. A guide is on hand to interpret and answer
questions.
Guided tours of the exhibition and Public artworks on the campus
Available any time by reservation. Contact Julie Bélisle, 514-987-3000, ext. 1424,
or belisle.julie@uqam.ca
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Opening, Thursday October 20 at 5:30 pm
Galerie de l’UQAM
Université du Québec à Montréal
1400, Berri Street - Montreal (Quebec)
Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 6 p.m.
Free admission