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Michel de Broin

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) Residency
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Michel de Broin is a Canadian sculptor based in Montreal. His approach to production explores the intersections between technological, biological, and physical systems. His pratice centres on the paradoxical refunctionalization of utilitarian objects, mechanical devices, architecture and urban infrastructure.

Michel has created numerous public artworks in Canada and Europe, including the Salvador Allende monument in Montreal. His work has been exhibited at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal; the Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne; France; the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin; the Plug-In Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg; the Museum Tinguely, Basel; the Centre d’art Villa Arson, Nice; at Eyebeam, New York; and at the Hessel Museum of Art, New York. He is represented by the Galerie Division, Montreal.

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)

In , in partnership with Québec's Ministry of Culture and Communications and the Ministry of International Relations and the Francophonie, and on the recommendation of Arts Council England, Conseil des arts et des lettres (CALQ) approached Acme to establish the Québec Studio in London, thereby expanding the network of residencies offered abroad to Québec artists and writers. The residency provides two six month long residencies per year in Bow, E3 for artists who have at least 10 years' experience of professional practice. Applications and selection are undertaken directly by CALQ.

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Salle des maquettes
Galerie de l&#;UQAM, Montreal
Curator: Anne Philippon

Opening: Thursday, March 7, p.m.

One Hundred Paces, , film 16 mm, b/w, silent, 2 min 30 s

The exhibition Salle des maquettes brings together works from the Collection d’oeuvres d’art de l’UQAM that reflect the modelling of artistic practice. Manifested in various forms, this working process,  a progression over time, can be identified by both the topics addressed and the conceptual methodology that supports its execution. Although models, sketches, preparatory drawings and notebooks are concrete examples that reveal the beginnings of a project, details and patterns that characterize the work also feature here. This study of the relationship between projects that serve as a springboard for other projects reveals the importance of research and reflection in the work of several artists from the University’s collection.

With the artists : Edmund Alleyn, John Baldessari, Taysir Batniji, Charles-Antoine Blais Métivier, Shary Boyle, Julie C. Fortier, Sophie Calle, Maurizio Cattelan, Thomas Corriveau, Michel de Broin, Manon De Pauw, Wim Delvoye, Pierre Dorion, Suzanne Duquet, Graham Fagen, Yves Gaucher, General Idea, Gilbert & George, Jenny Holzer, Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf et Jean-François Proulx, Stéphane La Rue, Raymond Lavoie, Micah Lexier, Piero Manzoni, Annette Messager, Otobong Nkanga, Giuseppe Penone, Yann Pocreau, Denis Rousseau, Michael Snow, Nancy Spero, Lawrence Weiner, Dana Wyse, etc.

Each year, the Sobey Art Award — the top prize for contemporary art in Canada and among the most generous in the world — recognizes the talent of the country’s foremost visual artists. The longlist, announced in May, includes seven Concordia alumni from the university’s Faculty of Fine Arts.

Established in by the Sobey Art Foundation and now presented by the National Gallery of Canada, the award showcases emerging artists from six areas across Canada, including the newly added Circumpolar region.

The winner of the award will receive $,, with $25, distributed to each of the six shortlisted artists and $10, to the remaining longlisted artists. The shortlisted candidates — to be announced in June — will also be featured in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada in the fall.

Sixty-six Concordia artists have been longlisted for the award since its inception. Among those, seven have gone on to win the prize: Adam Basanta, MA 13; Sabrina Ratté, BFA 05, MFA 12; Nadia Myre, MFA 03; Abbas Akhavan, BFA 04; Raphaëlle de Groot; Daniel Barrow and Michel de Broin.

Learn about the Concordia artists among the longlist:

Buildering - 'Misbehaving the City'

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