• Open House Workshop

    July 04 2011

    Open House Workshop - August 6th - 2 PM

    The CORPUS project integrates the language of visual arts by both artists; John Currin whose paintings of the body are inspired by fashion magazines, advertising and the history of portraits and Berlinde De Bruyckere, who sculpts using as inspiration images of the body taken from religious iconography, documentation of war and newspaper photos. With this in mind, the participant is asked draw inspiration from magazine and newpapers images to create a work starting with a simple hanger. The hanger may be used either as a frame for a two-dimensional piece or as the skeleton of a 3-dimensional sculpture. The work will become a personal interpretation of the creative processes used by John Currin and Berlinde De Bruyckere.

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  • New education project: CORPUS

    June 01 2011

    Consult our Learning section if you want to know everything about CORPUS!

    And take a note in your agenda that we will organize two open house workshop to take part in the project: August, 6th and October 22nd!

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  • News about PROJECT

    March 02 2011

    The first works are now available for viewing on-line!

  • Reading List - Ceal Floyer

    January 24 2011

    The Reading List related to the Ceal Floyer's exhibition is now online!

  • Ceal Floyer

    January 07 2011

    Please note that we will be giving tours and workshops for the exhibition CEAL FLOYER as of FEBRUARY 22nd, 2011.

  • Education schedule & ADDRESS

    October 27 2010

    Please note that the ADDRESS project is now closed and that our calendar is also fully booked.

    Thank you for your interest in our programming!

  • TICKER TEXT

    October 04 2010

    DHC/ART in collaboration with FOFA Gallery at Concordia University presents a new "Jenny Holzer" edition of Ticker Text Project curated by Jason Camlot.

    Participants can send their creative and poetic texts to a contemporary interpretation of the historical stock ticker.

    To contribute, you simply login to the website, compose a ticker text within the frame of the composition box, and press "submit" ! Your texte will be reviewed by a project moderator, authorized, then relayed to a digital LED ticker displayed at FOFA gallery located at Concordia's downtown campus for all to see.

    Visitors to DHC/ART can use the computer terminals in REFERENCE to participate in the basement, 451, Rue-Jean.

    FOFA Gallery is located at 1515, Ste-Catherine Street. Tel.: (514) 848-2424 ext 7962
    http://fofagallery.concordia.ca/

    See http://tickertext2.concordia.ca/

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  • Calendar

    September 10 2010

    A new tool is available to help you make your reservations for groups!

    Consult the Calendar section.

  • ADDRESS

    August 25 2010

    More than 300 participants in the ADDRESS project!

  • JENNY HOLZER

    June 29 2010

    Please note that we will be giving tours and workshops for the exhibition JENNY HOLZER as of JULY 6th, 2010.

Reservation form


For questions / comments, please send message by email to
education@dhc-art.org or call 514-866-6767 ext. 4219.

Opening hours:
Tuesday, 9h30 AM to 7 PM
Wednesday to Friday, 9h30AM to 7PM
Note that we are closed on Mondays.

For school groups, please specify:

About

DHC/ART EDUCATION invites people of all ages to participate in its activities and public events. Through its programmes and innovative interpretive tools, our educational service puts an emphasis on exploration and the deepening of an understanding of contemporary art by providing context for the exhibitions presented by the Foundation.

Guided visits

A date with contemporary art!

Our educators will help you understand the context of the works on display with a guided tour that is adapted to your group's knowledge and interests. The interactive visit leaves room for everyone's opinions so that the educator can ensure that your group gets a global understanding of the exhibition and its framework.

*Visits last a minimum of one hour.
*Minimum 10 people, maximum 40 people.
*Reservations required.

Consult our calendar booking and make your reservation with our reservation form.

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Hours for guided visits

Education Tuesdays – 9:30 to 5:00
Open only to groups with reservations.

Wednesday through Friday – 9:30 to 7:00

Reservations
Reservations are required for all groups.

Contact
1 514 866-6767 ext. 4116
education@dhc-art.org

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Creation and expression

Respond to art with art!

Project / workshop

For each exhibition, the public is invited to participate in a project inspired by the artist's creative process. This allows visitors to experience different approaches in contemporary art and to enrich their understanding of the ideas that are present in the works.

Consult our last project online!

Happening
At the end of each exhibition, participants are invited to express themselves in a collective artistic happening, which concludes the project.

See the ‘happening’ that took place as part of the PROJECT project!

Trace
In the REFERENCE space, visitors are invited to share their thoughts about the exhibition by participating in a collaborative project. The creation becomes a ‘trace’ of the visitors' passage. All Trace projects are archived in the REFERENCE space during the exhibition and then on our website.

See the public art project ‘Trace’ on line!

Projects as part of cultural events and festivals
Based on the idea of the collective gesture in the artistic process, DHC/ART EDUCATION invites the public to creative gatherings presented as part of various cultural events in Montreal such as Journées de la culture and Nuit blanche. Starting with a given theme, a large collective work is developed through the accumulation of artistic interventions, providing another creative avenue for all.

Images from Nuit Blanche...

DHC/ART Makes House Calls
On occasion, DHC/ART EDUCATION can create custom-made projects for your institution or organization. We provide the materials for a project to be carried out in your space. Contact us to learn about these possibilities.

Check out the ‘Babillards’ project at the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal...

Project exhibitions

Show your work at DHC/ART!

Virtual Space
A section of the DHC/ART website is dedicated to the virtual exhibition of all projects.

Educational Space (465 St-Jean Street)
In addition, the educational space will display current projects allowing participants to access the creations of others.

Reflection

Research, enrich and learn about art!

REFERENCE Space (451 St-Jean Street)
Everyone is welcome to view the Foundation's archives (conferences, performances, events, etc.) from interactive workstations situated in the REFERENCE space, a place for research, reading, and reflexion available to deepen the understanding of past and current exhibitions. It contains a reference library as well as Wi-Fi Internet access for research on personal computers.

Reading List
A selection of works on each of the presented artists is available on our website. These books are also available for public consultation in the REFERENCE space.

BERLINDE DE BRUYCKERE / JOHN CURRIN

French

Essais
ARASSE Daniel, Histoire de peintures, Gallimard, Folio Essais, 2006
BAQUÉ Dominique, Mauvais genre(s), Édition Du Regard, 2002
CLAIR Jean, De Immundo, Éditions Galilée, Paris, 2004
ECO Umberto, Histoire de la laideur, Flammarion, 2007
EDWARD Lucie-Smith, La sexualité dans l’art occidental, Collection Univers de l’art, No.24, Thames & Hudson, 2005
KRISTEVA Julia, Pouvoirs de l’horreur, Collection Points Essais, Éditions Seuil, 1983
O’REILLY Sally, Le corps dans l’art contemporain, Éditions Thames & Hudson, Collection L’univers de l’art, 2010
TALON-HUGON Carole, Goût et dégoût : L’art peut-il tout montrer?, Éditions Jacqueline Chambon, 2003

Périodiques
COLLECTIF, "Qu’est-ce la peinture aujourd’hui?", Numéro spécial de Beaux-Arts Magazine, Décembre 2008
COLLECTIF, "Qu’est-ce la sculpture aujourd’hui?", Numéro spécial de Beaux-Arts Magazine, Décembre 2008
FAYET Catherine, « John Currin (exposition) » dans Parachute, Avril 96
Parachute, no. 97, spécial artistes finlandais,
ETC Montréal, Le morbide, No.42, 1998

English

Essays
COLLECTIVE, Becoming Animal: Contemporary Art in the Animal Kingdom, MIT Press, 2005
COLLECTIVE, Life? Biomorphic Forms in Sculpture, Kunsthaus Graz Museum, 2009
ECO Umberto, On Ugliness, Rizzoli, 2007
KRISTEVA Julia, Powers of Horror : An Essay on abjection, Columbia University Press, 1982
O’REILLY Sally, The body in contemporary art, Thames & Hudson, New York, 2009

Magazines
DOUGLAS Sarah, « The way of all flesh » in Modern Painters, Summer 2009
DOUGLAS Sarah, « In the studio : Berlinde de Bruyckere » in Art and Auction, May 2009
KUNITZ Daniel, « In the studio : John Currin » in Art and Auction, February 2011
O’BRIEN Glenn, « John Currin » in Interview, June/July 2009

Educational Tools

General:

Table for analysing a work of contemporary art

Chronicles of a Disappearance:

Reading List

movements

Berlinde De Bruyckere & John Currin:

Pre-visit questionnaire

Questionnaire - Berlinde De Bruyckere exhibition

Questionnaire - John Currin exhibition

Contacts

GENERAL INFORMATION:

education@dhc-art.org
514-866-6767 poste 4219

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Amanda Beattie


Educator

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Daniel Fiset


Educator

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Emily Keenlyside


Educator

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Marie-Hélène Lemaire


Educator