May 14, 2020 [originally published in Winter 2017] — The complete content of CV105 is now available online including porfolios of Robert Walker and Images of Montreal, essays about Canadian Photography Magazines 1970-1990, Jessica Eaton, Ensemble and Artgeist II, an interview with Hélène Samson as well as several recent exhibition and publication reviews…
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Editorial
Authors: Jacques Doyon
[Winter 2017] It is particularly interesting to present the series of images that Robert Walker has made on the subject of the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood – where he was born and currently lives – in light of the festivities for Montreal’s 375th anniversary. The focus of these celebrations – optimistic and perhaps a bit facile – […]
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Portfolios
Authors: Jacques Doyon | Artists: Claire Beaugrand-Champagne, Clara Gutsche, David Miller, Gabor Szilasi, Michel Campeau, Miki Gingras, Patrick Dionne, Robert Walker, Roger Charbonneau
[Winter 2017] Over the years, many photographers have explored Montreal and its neighbourhoods. Their images have captured portraits of residents, the colour and composition of the streets and commercial arteries, and the mixture of cultures that contribute to the quality and diversity of a city, as well as the commitment of residents who create the […]
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Portfolios
Authors: Pierre Dessureault | Artists: Robert Walker
February 5, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — For ten years, Robert Walker has been working on a project called Hochelaga-Maisonneuve: Observations and Recollections. The subtitle conveys the two aspects of his approach…
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Portfolios
Authors: Pierre Dessureault | Artists: Claire Beaugrand-Champagne, Clara Gutsche, David Miller, Gabor Szilasi, Michel Campeau, Miki Gingras, Patrick Dionne, Roger Charbonneau
May 12, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — Over the years, Montreal has been the subject of a number of major documentary projects. We might think of Gabor Szilasi’s prolific production – in particular, as he recorded development in the city, his photographs of St. Catherine Street (1977–79) in which he immortalized the configuration of the stores along the street…
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Essays
Authors: Zoë Tousignant
May 5, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — The essay reprinted here was written for an exhibition curated by Zoë Tousignant and presented at Artexte. The exhibition was developed as part of Tousignant’s long-term research project, which examines histories and relationships between photography and the printed document in Canada…
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Essays
Authors: James D. Campbell | Artists: Jessica Eaton
April 30, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — Jessica Eaton, a fast-rising star in the photographic world, has for some time now explored the notion of “colour is a verb” with rare verve, intensity, and thematic abandon. In her recent dovetailing series of works shown at Galerie Antoine Ertaskiran in Montreal as part of an exhibition aptly titled Transmutations, Eaton, already celebrated as a doyenne of colour theory…
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Essays
Authors: Guy Sioui Durand
April 28, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — Two forms of orality opened and then closed the exhibition Ensemble at VU in Quebec City in October 2016. At the opening, an Indigenous talking circle, led by Nadia Myre, was performed in the large gallery called Espace américain. At the end of the exhibition was a roundtable in the centre of the same gallery, moderated by curator Anne-Marie Proulx…
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Essays
Artists: Angela Grauerholz, Benoit Aquin, Éliane Excoffier, Marisa Portolese, Pascal Grandmaison
[Winter 2017] Artworks created as part of the find-raising campaign (2015-2016) Ciel variable presents the artworks created and acquired during its second fund-raising campaign, conducted in 2015–16. In the same spirit as Sitegeist, the 2012–13 campaign, Artgeist proposed that collectors support the magazine by acquiring an original work created specifically for them. This project also […]
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Exhibition reviews
Authors: Jean Gagnon | Artists: Caroline Hayeur, D. Kimm
April 23, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page.
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Exhibition reviews
Authors: Erika Nimis | Artists: Ethan Levitas, William Kentridge, Zanele Muholi
April 21, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page.
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Exhibition reviews
Authors: Leo Hsu | Artists: Adrien Missika, Paul Walde
April 16, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — The Edge of the Earth: Climate Change in Photography and Video grapples with our changing understanding of the connection between human activity and the destiny of this planet. The title does not begin to suggest the exhibition’s ambitions, which go far beyond surveying work related to climate change…
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Exhibition reviews
Authors: Ariane Noël de Tilly | Artists: Harry Callahan
April 14, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page.
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Exhibition reviews
Authors: Daniel Fiset
April 7, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page.
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Exhibition reviews
Authors: Pierre Dessureault
April 2, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page.
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Exhibition reviews
Authors: Sylvain Campeau | Artists: Emmanuelle Léonard, Isabelle Hayeur, Sébastien Cliche
March 31, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page.
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Exhibition reviews
Authors: Christian Roy | Artists: Holly King
March 25, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page.
[Winter 2017] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. [See the printed or digital version of the magazine for the complete article.] Download this article (Free of charge)
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Interviews
Authors: Hélène Samson, Jacques Doyon | Artists: William Notman
March 18, 2020 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — Hélène Samson has been the curator of the photography collection at the McCord Museum since 2006. She is interested in collecting vernacular Canadian photographs and updating nineteenth-century photographic archives…
Ciel variable 105 – MONTREALITIES | Book Reviews
Authors: Louis Perreault | Artists: Gregory Halpern
May 18, 2022 [originally published in CV105 in Winter 2017] — In the photography world, the book continues to play an essential role of dissemination. Yet, beyond simply being a tool for promotion of a photographer’s work, the book is seen by many as a creative space on its own…