News (2009)
Last week to see "The Work Ahead of Us"
Published on December 14, 2009
This is the last week to see Grier Edmundson’s solo exhibition The Work Ahead of Us. The exhibition closes Saturday, December 19.
Be sure to check out our next exhibition, Goya & Callot: Looking at War, which opens Thurday, January 14.
John Grande’s book signing at Battat Contemporary
Published on December 03, 2009
For over 20 years Montreal-based writer and curator John Grande has contributed his views on art to a variety of arts publications including Artforum, Sculpture (USA), Art on Paper, Vie des Arts, Espace Sculpture, Vice Versa and Canadian Forum.
Recently a broad spectrum of John Grande’s interviews and writings on art, sculpture, photography, public art, and ecology have been brought together in two volumes titled Art Allsorts: Writings on Art & Artists. To celebrate the publication of John Grande’s latest, Battat Contemporary has invited John Grande to be present for a signing on Saturday December 12th at 2pm.
The Landscape Changes, a recent collection of John Grande’s poetry , with original illustrations by West Coast artist Arnold Shives will likewise have its Montreal launch for this occasion at Battat Contemporary. Produced by Gaspereau Press in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and published by Prospect Press, The Landscape Changes is limited to an edition of 200, and will be signed by the artist Arnold Shives and the writer John Grande.
Other books and productions produced in recent years will likewise be on view, and available for purchase, including Stonehenge & Avebury, an earlier collaboration between Shives and Grande that won an Alcuin Society Award last year.
Battat welcomes a new team member
Published on December 01, 2009
The gallery welcomes a new staff member, Julie Dessureault, to the Battat Contemporary team. Dessureault will be heading the area of marketing and sales at the Gallery. We are happy to have her on board and look forward to Dessureault’s future contribution towards the success of Battat Contemporary.
Check out Grier's interview in the Gazette
Published on November 25, 2009
Check out Christine Redfern’s interview with Grier Edmundson in the Saturday Gazette: http://tinyurl.com/y8l8pef You can also find more details and an excerpt from the article in the press section of our website.
Check out Grier Edmundson in the Hour
Published on November 06, 2009
Check out Ali Rahman’s interview with Grier Edmundson in this week’s Hour. http://www.hour.ca/visualarts/visualarts.aspx?iIDArticle=18645
Grier Edmundson's artist booklet: 'America's Prodigy'
Published on November 03, 2009
Join us for the launch of Grier Edmundson’s artist booklet, America’s Prodigy which will take place at the vernissage for his exhibition The Work Ahead of Us at Battat Contemporary (Thursday, Nov 5, 6pm). The booklet is available for free at the Gallery and features a text by Luke Collins and a link to an accompanying website, www.oscarbox.org/GE/x . Hope to see you there!
Sophie Jodoin @ MSVU Art Gallery
Published on October 29, 2009
Sophie Jodoin is currently participating in the group exhibition, Somewhere along the line at Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery. The exhibition combines two- and three-dimensional drawings by Lucie Chan, David Dahms, Michelle Gay, Massimo Guerrera, Sophie Jodoin, Anne Macmillan, Ed Pien and Lucy Pullen. October 10 – November 22, 2009. With exhibition catalogue: Essays by Katie Belcher and Ingrid Jenkner. www.msvuart.ca
'Night Gathering' featured at the Museum of Arts and Design, NYC
Published on October 15, 2009
Ed Pien’s Night Gathering, 2005, from the Battat collection, is featured in the current exhibition Slash: Paper Under the Knife at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. The exhibition runs October 7, 2009 to April 4, 2010. You can find out more information about the show at www.madmuseum.org
John Ancheta @ Galerie d'Outremont's 15th anniversary show
Published on October 07, 2009
Upcoming Battat Contemporary exhibiting artist John Ancheta (Feb 25- Apr 10, 2010) is currently exhibiting his work as part of the 15th anniversary show at the Galerie d’Outremont (Oct 1-25). You can also see some of John’s past work in his upcoming solo exhibition at the Galerie d’Outremont from Feb 4-29, 2010. www.galeriedartdoutremont.ca
Grier Edmundson's The Work Ahead of Us, opening November 5
Published on October 07, 2009
Watch out for our next exhibition The Work Ahead of Us, by Montreal based artist Grier Edmundson – opening Thursday November 5, at 6pm. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Edmundson’s work has been in numerous exhibitions including solo projects in the US and Europe. His practice is engaged in a dialogue about our current relationship to the image. Edmundson coaxes the audience to look beyond their presumptions to conceive of a new reading of subjects and their histories. Drawing from the literary model of the short story, each installation becomes a non-definitive narrative. Grier often selects understated icons that are at a slight remove from the images that represent key moments in pop history. This creates a gap between our immediate identification of the image, which is tinged with a knowing, self-aware nostalgia and its place in history.
Feature in Canadian Art!
Published on September 11, 2009
Check out the great feature article on Battat Contemporary in the Fall 2009 issue of Canadian Art!! Thanks go out the article’s writer Cameron Skene and photog Alex Meyboom. Read an excerpt of the article in the “Press” section of our website or buy a copy at your local magazine shop. www.canadianart.ca.
Sophie Jodoin @ The National Arts Centre in Ottawa
Published on September 08, 2009
Former exhibiting artist Sophie Jodoin has a solo exhibition (September 8 – October 4, 2009) at the The National Arts Centre in Ottawa which opened on the same evening as the 2009-2010 season launch by Wajdi Mouawad, as well as the Théâtre français’ 40th anniversary. www.nac-cna.ca/fr/theatrefrancais/
Sophie Jodoin was invited by the artistic director Wajdi Mouawad for the new 2009-10 season of the Théâtre français of The National Arts Center (NAC) in Ottawa. Her work illustrates the season brochure and eighteen theatre play posters. *Winning award for documents at the APPLIED ARTS Design & Advertising Awards Annual 2009 (Toronto). http://wajdimouawad.nac-cna.ca/spip.php?article25
Sophie Jodoin's exhibition @ Battat reviewed in ETC Montreal
Published on September 05, 2009
Check out James D. Campbell’s article on Battat Contemporary’s inaugural exhibition, Sophie Jodoin: Hoods, helmets & gasmasks, in the current issue of Etc Montreal (vol. 87 – sept, oct, nov, 2009).
Vernissage & book launch for Amy-Claire Huestis
Published on September 01, 2009
Join us for the vernissage of Amy-Claire Huestis’s new exhibition Landscape with Bombers, (Thurs, Sept 10, 6pm). We will also be launching an accompanying publication (48 page, soft cover, full colour) exploring Landscape with Bombers and Huestis’s practice surrounding this work. The publication is designed by Associés Libres and will be available for sale at Battat Contemporary.
On vacation
Published on August 07, 2009
Please note that the gallery will be closed for summer vacation from August 17th. We will re-open to the public on September 10th with the vernissage of Amy-Claire Huestis’s exhibition Landscape with Bombers (staff will return to the office and be reachable as of August 31st).
Ed Pien @ Battat Contemporary
Published on June 30, 2009
Join us, along with exhibiting artist Ed Pien, at the opening of Battat Contemporary’s summer group exhibition In the Trees: Works from the Battat Collection, Thursday July 2nd @ 6pm.
Renovation
Published on June 17, 2009
Battat Contemporary will be closed for renovation from June 15 – July 2, 2009. Check out the changes to our gallery space at the opening of In the Trees: Works from the Battat Collection, July 2 at 6pm.
Check out Allison Katz in the Younger Than Jesus Artist Directory
Published on June 02, 2009
Check out Allison Katz in the New Museum’s Younger Than Jesus Artist Directory.
Celebrating the present and anticipating the future of contemporary art, Younger Than Jesus: Artist Directory introduces over 500 of the best artists under thirty-three years of age from around the world, represented in 544 pages by both short biographies and more than 2,000 color illustrations of artwork.
Edited by Lauren Cornell, Massimiliano Gioni, and Laura Hoptman and assembled by a worldwide team of curators, writers, teachers, critics, and artists during the research phase of the New Museum’s new Triennial exhibition, “Younger Than Jesus,” the publication captures an imminent generational change in art, exploring how artists from the same age group can and cannot develop similar interests and express similar—and dissimilar—concerns across geographies and nationalities.
An indispensable handbook for curators, collectors, dealers, and critics, Younger Than Jesus: Artist Directory also serves as an unparalleled visual guide for anyone interested in the latest artistic innovations.
- www.newmuseumstore.org/store.asp
Amy-Claire Huestis @ Peter Roberston Gallery
Published on May 25, 2009
Battat Contemporary is pleased to announce that future exhibiting artist Amy-Claire Huestis (who will be showing at Battat Contemporary in September 2009) is currently exhibiting at Peter Robertson Gallery in Calgary Alberta. Her solo show will be on from May 23 to June 20, 2009.
Sophie Jodoin @ Maison des arts de Laval
Published on May 25, 2009
Battat Contemporary is pleased that recent exhibiting artist Sophie Jodoin is currently showing at the Maison des art de Laval. The exhibition is on from May 2- June 21, 2009. For more information please see info.ville.laval.qc.ca.
A new contemporary art gallery in Montreal!!!
Published on February 14, 2009
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF BATTAT CONTEMPORARY A NEW CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY IN MONTREAL!!!
Battat Contemporary is a privately run contemporary art gallery that will open to the public March 19th, 2009 with the vernissage of our inaugural exhibition by Montreal artist Sophie Jodoin, entitled Headgames: hoods, helmets & gasmasks.
Battat Contemporary will focus on exhibiting the work of contemporary artists, with an emphasis on supporting the local art scene, aiming to showcase and promote their work at home and abroad.
Battat Contemporary looks forward to participating in the vibrant contemporary art scene both locally and internationally, supporting and contributing to its growth and diversity.