[Fall 2026]
Oli Sorenson, Metamonument
By Léa Tétrault
[EXCERPT]
Elektra is a gallery whose mission is to introduce people to works and creators presenting a combination of art and new technologies. Given today’s unstable political and social context, it is important to maintain an open dialogue on the dominant discourses shaping the world. Falling squarely within this vocation, Metamonument offered a resolutely contemporary narrative; Oli Sorenson drew on images generated by artificial intelligence, among other things, to propose an emancipatory process that would involve the human community.
California-born Sorenson is a multidisciplinary artist who employs a wide range of media, including video and music. The ideas that interest him, such as critiques of market economics, refer back to his studies in humanities. Intending to create an introspective masterpiece encompassing his career, he began to research the concept of monuments, which tend to glorify those in power. Extending the theme established in his last exhibition (The Metacrisis, Art Mûr, 2025), here he shared his thoughts about how public monuments maintain colonial control. A wall text at the entrance to the gallery informed visitors that the metacrisis is a global system organized around a panoply of parasitic capitalist issues. Metamonument pointed toward a framework for new ways to confront the situation.
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[ Complete issue, in print and digital version, available here: Ciel variable 133 – INTIMACIES ]
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Léa Tétrault has a BA in art history from the Université de Montréal and works at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal as a mediator. Her research interests are concentrated on activism and issues with public artworks. She occasionally contributes to magazines such as Vie des arts and Ciel variable.