CRÉER À REBOURS VERS L’EXPOSITION : THE CASE OF PÉRIPHÉRIES

As part of its far-reaching research project on the history and future of exhibitions in Quebec, VOX presents a second documentary exhibition, this one dedicated to "Périphéries".

Presented at the Musée d’art contemporain in its Cité du Havre location, from February 17 to March 23, 1974, the exhibition featured works by a new generation of artist members of Véhicule Art: Allan Bealy, Jean-Serge Champagne, Gary Coward, Tom Dean, Jean-Marie Delavalle, François Déry, Andrew Dutkewych, John Heward, Suzy Lake, Henry Lehmann, Dennis Lukas, Kelly Morgan, Gunter Nolte, Jean-Guy Prince, Françoise Sullivan, Serge Tousignant and Bill Vazan. Organized by Alain Parent, the museum’s exhibitions director, in collaboration with Véhicule Art, the exhibition was an opportunity to present various trends in contemporary art of the time, which were classified under the rubric post-conceptual art: Arte Povera, Land Art, Body Art, Mail Art, etc.

"Périphéries" is important to the history of Quebec art in that it evinced, probably for the first time, a receptivity on the part of the Musée d’art contemporain to more “experimental,” singular forms of art that were in step with artistic investigations being conducted internationally.

Curators:
Marie J. Jean and Claudine Roger
VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine

Opening on April 13th, 2017 at 5 p.m.

Photo caption:
Installation view of the "Périphéries" exhibition, Musée d’art contemporain, Cité du Havre, Montreal, 1974. Photo credits: Office du film du Québec.