Ciel variable 111 - THE SPACE OF COLOUR | Essays
Authors: Pierre Dessureault | Artists: Charles Gagnon
September 7, 2022 [originally published in CV111 in Winter 2019] — The exhibition Camerart, produced by Galerie Optica and presented in Montreal from December 16, 1974, to January 14, 1975, was a pivotal event in the photography/art debate in Quebec…
Ciel variable 109 - REVISIT | Portfolios
Authors: Pierre Dessureault | Artists: Charles Gagnon, Emmanuelle Léonard
November 17, 2021 [originally published in CV109 in Summer 2018 ] — At Expo 67, a huge celebration of human progress and great festival of the image in all of its technological and expressive possibilities, the Christian Pavilion designed by Charles Gagnon offered a counterpoint to the event’s sea of triumphant optimism….
Ciel variable 89 - PLACES | Book Reviews
Authors: Christian Roy | Artists: Charles Gagnon
January 31, 2017 [originally published in French in CV89 in 2011] — You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page.
Ciel variable 79 - COLOURS OF THE CITY | Exhibition reviews
Authors: James D. Campbell | Artists: Charles Gagnon
[Summer 2008] Galerie Roger Bellemare, Montreal October 6 – October 27, 2007 The stark elegance of Charles Gagnon’s photographic oeuvre is one of its defining characteristics. It is always, however, underscored by powerfully enigmatic markers. Those indexical markers are like fingers pointing to unseen presences – or a transcendent reality. Gagnon was always a champion […]
Ciel variable 77 – CULTURAL TOURISM | Book Reviews
Authors: Elitza Dulguerova, Olivier Asselin | Artists: Charles Gagnon
[Fall 2007] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Montréal, Dazibao, collection « Études », 2006, 134 p.
Ciel variable 62 - TERRITORY | IDENTITY | Portfolios
Authors: Karen Love | Artists: Alexandre Castonguay, Allan MacKay, Arnaud Maggs, Barbara Woodley, Charles Gagnon, Chris Lund, Chris Mikula, David Barbour, David Cation, Duncan Cameron, Evergon, Germaine Koh, Jeffrey Thomas, Jerry Grey, Justin Wonnacott, Ken Lum, Larissa Fassler, Lynn Ball, Max Dean, Michael Schreier, Michael Snow, Paul Couvrette, Rod MacIvor, Sylvain Cousineau, Tony Fouhse, Trevor Gould
[Winter 2003] The Bigger Picture: Portraits from Ottawa, organized for the Ottawa Art Gallery by Karen Love, gathers together over 200 Ottawa portraits by 78 image-makers, presented thematically in order to provoke a range of questions about how we understand the idea of a portrait. No longer simply an accurate depiction of physical characteristics or […]
Ciel variable 44 - THEATER OF REALITIES | Exhibition reviews
Authors: Mona Hakim | Artists: Charles Gagnon
[Fall 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Musée du Québec Du 6 mai au 27 septembre 1998
Ciel variable 32 - UNTITLED + SUPPLEMENT | Portfolios
Authors: Claude Thibault | Artists: Charles Gagnon, Frederick Simpson Coburn, Serge Clément
[Fall 1995] by Claude Thibault Curator of Photography, Musée du Québec In early 1994, the Musée du Québec decided to create a sector devoted specifically to photography. A number of reasons sparked the adoption of this policy. First, the project fits naturally into its development program in its role of curator of our artistic heritage […]