Dominique Fontaine’s curatorial research residency focuses on fundamental reflections around questions of migration, belonging, and alienation. The residency examines contemporary issues faced by cities with diverse populations resulting from immigration. In artistic and curatorial research terms, the hypothesis is to position the city, that is, Montreal, not as a simple object of study but as a method for intellectual creation and production that crosses artistic disciplines and social sciences. This hypothesis undoubtedly upholds a radical and necessary interdisciplinary approach.
Scènes de la vie quotidienne à Montréal (on belonging and the politics of belonging) proposes to examine the relationship between art, migration, and representation, in the Montreal context, and that of contemporary art practices. In the midst of social transitions, economic competitions, and seemingly exponential social inequalities, how do we question the notion of social belonging? What are the impacts of current politics of belonging on social cohesion in Montreal? In the current political and social context, can art only be experienced on a theoretical level or can it also point to collective experiences? How to think the world we live in? And how to think about these questions regarding society that touch us all.
Through a series of activities, artists, academics, intellectuals, and publics, will talk to each other about these urgent questions along with those linked to the social and political space of art.
This cycle of activities proposes the creation of a research platform that blends practical, critical, and theoretical approaches, by developing tools for creation, thought production, and skill sharing. Each activity will be anchored by the guest’s own practice around questions posed by Scènes de la vie quotidienne à Montréal (on belonging and the politics of belonging). It will result in artworks, screenings, discussions, blogs, articles, an exhibition as well as a publication.
OutreachParticipating Artists: Dominique Fontaine (Montreal)
Curator(s): Dominique Fontaine (Montreal)
Credits: Image: Bridge, 2011, Dominique Fontaine
Talk Show: What MattersTuesday, April 7, 2015 - 18:00
Dominique Fontaine hosts What Matters with Livia Daza-Paris, Stéphane Martelly and Ronald Rose-Antoinette, at SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art, as part of the Talk Show series. This is event is co-presented with...
29 Mar 2015 | [comment_count]
Enstranging the CityFriday, April 10, 2015 - 17:00
Following a walk in the neighborhood with a group of Mile End residents, Adeola Enigbokan, in collaboration with Ronald Rose-Antoinette, will present her projects such as Archiving the City and Enstranging the City in...
03 Apr 2015 | [comment_count]
La diversification des populations dans les grands centres urbains: Défis et enjeux, Myrlande PierreFriday, August 28, 2015 - 19:00
Doors open at 6:30 PM
Discussion in French with whispered translation to English available
Free entrance
Wheelchair accessible
It has become common to state that immigration is both a major and...
02 Oct 2015 | [comment_count]
FittingThursday, September 24, 2015 - 19:00
This workshop will explore ideas of belonging and indifference in relationship to our clothing. Garments reflect our personal identity, allowing us to “fit” into a social group, but they also reproduce the...
30 Sep 2015 | [comment_count]
La menace d'intolérance (The Threat of Intolerance)Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 17:30
« Je voudrais souligner un élément de l’héritage historique du Québec contemporain et une possible menace à son avenir : il s’agit du danger d’intolé...
13 Oct 2015 | [comment_count]
articule’s first curatorial residency: The centre welcomes Dominique FontaineJanuary 12, 2015
articule has the immense pleasure to welcome Dominique Fontaine as part of its first curatorial residency for curators who identify as indigenous and/or people of colour living in Montreal. Tentatively titled “Sc...
06 Aug 2015 | [comment_count]
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