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PASSAGES INSOLITES 8th edition: art takes over!
EXMURO arts publics

STYRELSEN FOR STÖR KONST (Stockholm, Sweden), The Anti Embassy - “The Most EqualPlace in the World”, 2021 As part of a high-level diplomatic mission, the Board for Grand Art has opened an embassy in the Port of Québec. At first glance, the small structure seems to have everything such a building might need. But closer inspection reveals that the Swedish collective has deliberately subverted institutional codes in order to denounce the inequalities of Sweden’s art world. The critical discourse of this fictitious embassy has set out to break the illusions of a country often held up as the most equal place in the world. Presented in partnership with the OpenArt biennial (Örebro, Sweden). EXMURO is grateful to the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Conseil des arts du Canada for its financial support.

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Stéphane Bourgeois_EXMURO

PASSAGES INSOLITES 8th edition: art takes over!
EXMURO arts publics

Collectif Tel quel (Quebec City, Quebec), "Through the Walls", 2021 A monumental weaving project framed with interconnected hoops is stretching upwards and taking over the Citadelle de Québec. Its incongruous position on a site marked by martial grandeur and stark emptiness enhances the contrast between the synthetic art objects soaring above the austere face of the stone wall. By inviting us to look closely at this playful domestic universe in the rigid context of fortifications, the Collectif Tel quel gives us a way to momentarily break free from the imaginary fortifications that keep us apart. Through the Walls won the PASSAGES INSOLITES competition, organized in collaboration with the Maison des métiers d’art de Québec. Presented in partnership with The Citadelle of Québec – Royal 22e Régiment Museum.

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Stéphane Bourgeois_EXMURO

PASSAGES INSOLITES 8th edition: art takes over!
EXMURO arts publics

Sarah Thibault (Quebec City, Quebec), "Monumental Impermanence", 2021Aligned with the central entranceway of the Saint-Roch church, this sculptural arch providesa passageway to the church’s forecourt, a central gathering place for neighbourhood residents.The arch is covered with an haut relief of papier-mâché baguettes. This work combinessymbolic elements drawn from the lowly and ornate spheres, while echoing the gilded elementsof the church whose ground it occupies.

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Stéphane Bourgeois_EXMURO

PASSAGES INSOLITES 8th edition: art takes over!
EXMURO arts publics

Collectif du Tropique (Quebec City, Quebec), "Last Stop", 2021"Last Stop" is a sculpture installation in an open-air museum: multiple layers in time and space coexist with composite reproductions of the commercial signage that once graced the streets of the Saint-Roch district. Recalling Las Vegas’s Neon Museum, the work invites us to take a stroll back in time through the vestiges of our restored past using archival photos. The selection pays homage to the businesses that played a crucial role in the life of the neighbourhood, weaving together a richly varied social fabric."Last Stop" won the PASSAGES INSOLITES competition, organized in collaboration with the Université Laval faculty of art.This project is made possible by the Entente de développement culturel, a funding agreement between the Québec government and the Ville de Québec.

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Stéphane Bourgeois_EXMURO

PASSAGES INSOLITES 8th edition: art takes over!
EXMURO arts publics

Giorgia Volpe (Quebec City, Quebec), "Suitcases", 2021These suitcases by Giorgia Volpe, set up in locations throughout the city, seem to have been left on the roadside – perhaps forgotten, or lost, or voluntarily discarded by their owners. But the suspect luggage does not contain personal belongings: they are solid blocks of cast concrete. Thus fixed in their inert, massive state, these unusable suitcases evoke the recent constraints placed on nomadic existences and human migration.

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Stéphane Bourgeois_EXMURO

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

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Piotr Smiechowicz

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

Time Space Existence 2021 - The Venice Biennial Architecture Exhibition

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London South Bank University

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

Time Space Existence 2021 - The Venice Biennial Architecture Exhibition

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London South Bank University

The Moon Catcher
Piotr Smiechowicz Architecture

Time Space Existence 2021 - The Venice Biennial Architecture Exhibition

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London South Bank University