BEHIND THE OBJECT

catalogue launch

 

Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 7 p.m.

At articule, 262 Fairmount O., Montréal

articule will be hosting the official book launch of BEHIND THE OBJECT: The role of action in contemporary sculptural practice. With an introduction essay by artist Trevor Gould, BEHIND THE OBJECT presents a group of emerging Quebec-based artists whose work includes interdisciplinary activities such as video, performance and viewer interaction.

"Although we work separately, we all tap into a shared desire to make sculptural work that is more than just a physical object," says Owen Eric Wood, one of the artists featured in the book. "Some of us see the environment in which our work is placed to be equally important as the work itself, while others seek to animate immobile material by merging it with video or incorporating it in performance."

The artists are Andréanne Abbondanza-Bergeron, Guillaume Allyson, Marilyne Barbe, Kim Cummins, Jean-Sébastien Gauthier, Allysha Larsen, Christian Ravenelle, Myriam Van Neste and Owen Eric Wood. The group has held collaborative exhibitions in both Frankfurt, Germany and Montreal, Quebec. Individually, these artists have exhibited internationally in such countries as Belgium, Spain, the United States, Brazil, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
The featured artists will be in attendance.

Wine will be served at 7:30 p.m., with speeches to follow. A screening of the video works featured on the catalogue's DVD will start at 8 p.m.