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This exhibition features twelve paintings produced between 1954 and 1988, from the collection of the Musée d’art de Joliette (MAJ), and brings together twelve artists who are associated with the Plasticiens movement. It is presented in parallel with the exhibition Claude Tousignant : choix libre, on view at the Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay from June 18 to August 12.
The Plasticiens movement, with which Claude Tousignant is associated, marks a key moment in the evolution of painting in Québec. Inspired by their research on non-figurative works in Europe and in the United States, artists sought to paint lines and shapes strictly on the basis of colour and in keeping with the non-representation of reality. Formally initiated in 1955, the Plasticiens movement was recognized for its flat geometric planes and off-centre arrangements within the painting’s pictorial space.
The MAJ is immensely pleased to have been invited to share its collection with new audiences in Montréal as part of this initiative by the Arrondissement Sud-Ouest.
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Where: Outdoors, in the public space, in front of the Place du Marché Atwater in Montréal. Series of 7 panels (temporary walls). Rue Saint-Ambroise, corner Atwater.
When: From June 1 to October 1, 2022.
The artists:
Louis Belzile, Marian Dale Scott, Charles Gagnon, Yves Gaucher, Jean Goguen, Jacques Hurtubise, Jauran (Rodolphe de Repentigny), Jean-Paul Jérôme, Denis Juneau, Rita Letendre, Guido Molinari, and Claude Tousignant.
Image in the banner:
© Denis Juneau Estate, Rouges allongés, 1968. Photo: Lucie Rocher
Coproduced by the MAJ and the Arrondissement du Sud-Ouest/Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay
