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FRANÇOISE SULLIVAN | TRAJECTOIRES RESPLENDISSANTES

FRANÇOISE SULLIVAN | TRAJECTOIRES RESPLENDISSANTES

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Free !

The Galerie de l'UQAM is proud to start off 2017 with an extraordinary Montréal artist, Françoise Sullivan. The director of the Galerie and curator of the exhibition has assembled a diverse set of works – many of which will be shown for the first time – by one of the most influential figures in the history of Québec and Canadian art.

The opening on January 10 will include a dance piece, Je parle, choreographed by Françoise Sullivan and performed by Ginette Boutin. Also at the event, the journal esse will launch its latest issue exploring the theme of the Library. A number of other activities (dance pieces, guided tours, a discussion forum, etc.) are scheduled throughout the exhibition.

Unfolding over many decades, the remarkable career of Françoise Sullivan occupies an important place in the history of Québec and Canadian art. In the mid-1940s, when she was surrounded by thinkers, poets and artists from all walks of life, her debuts in dance and painting were an opportunity to explore the aesthetic concerns shaking up the art world of the period, particularly as a member of Les Automatistes.

In conjunction with the exhibition, two dance pieces with texts by Françoise Sullivan will be presented free of charge:

"Je parle" (1993)
Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 5:30 pm (during the opening)
With Ginette Boutin, a dancer who has interpreted the choreographic repertoire of Françoise Sullivan for 30 years.

"Droit debout" (1973)
Saturday, January 21, 2017, 3 pm, 3:30 pm and 4 pm
With the dancers Michèle Febvre, Paul-André Fortier, Dana Michel, Myriam Arsenault, Andréa Corbeil and Nicolas Patry. The text by Françoise Sullivan accompanying the choreography will be interpreted by actress Christiane Pasquier.

The presentations will be followed at 4:30 pm by a Conversation between Françoise sullivan and Louise Déry.

Other complementary activities:
Guided tours of the public art work Montagne by Françoise Sullivan with a mediator
Hall of the pavillon Président-Kennedy, UQAM
Thursday, January 12, 2017, 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Guided tours of the exhibition with the curator
Tuesday, January 17, 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Thursday, February 9, 2017, 17:30 pm – 18:30 pm

Forum Sullivan
Monday, February 13, 2017, 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Curator Louise Déry brings together a dozen voices (authors, art historians...) on the artistic trajectories of Françoise Sullivan.

2017-01-11
Quartier des spectacles Montreal, Quebec