Presse

Joe Battat: de créateur de jouets à catalyseur d'art

Par Éric Clément
Publié: La Presse, 2010-07-03 00:00:00 -0400

Fabricant de jouets dans l'âme, Joe Battat aime le beau. Transporté par l'élan de l'esthète à la vue d'un geste artistique fulgurant, il s'est lancé dans la promotion de l'art contemporain et a ouvert la galerie Battat Contemporary en 2009. ... « Ça prend un coup de foudre pour choisir qui présenter, dit-il. Ce n'est pas une question d'argent. Il faut amener un changement dans la façon de voir les oeuvres...»

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Exposition: Œuvres de la collection • Works from the Collection

Old Masters Meet New Talent at Battat Contemporary

Par Veronica Redgrave
Publié: Tourisme Montréal, 2010-06-07 00:00:00 -0400

Take a little trip away from the downtown hustle, and visit some art on the outskirts of picturesque Little Italy. Discover the Battat Contemporary, a jewel of a gallery – a secret among local art aficionados.... The eclectic exhibitions range from Old Master drawings to cutting-edge contemporary work.

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Exposition: Œuvres de la collection • Works from the Collection

Marion Wagschal - Arts Visuels, VOIR

Par Nicolas Mavrikakis
Publié: voir.ca, 2010-05-25 00:00:00 -0400

À l’évidence, elle connaît la peinture.

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Exposition: Marion Wagschal
Artistes: Marion Wagschal

Entre les chairs: Un bilan de la carrière de Marion Wagschal

Par Marie-Ève Charron
Publié: Le Devoir, 2010-05-08 00:00:00 -0400

Portraits et scènes d'intérieur constituent encore les fondements de la peinture de Marion Wagschal, à qui la galerie Battat Contemporary consacre une exposition. Ils sont des sujets de prédilection pour cette artiste, qui a commencé dans les années 1970 une carrière relativement discrète, mais ponctuée de succès, notamment par sa contribution à un art dit féministe. L'exposition actuelle aspire à dresser un bilan tout en faisant découvrir un corpus somme toute peu vu.

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Exposition: Marion Wagschal
Artistes: Marion Wagschal

Marion Wagschal's paintings invite contemplation

Par John Pohl
Publié: The Gazette, 2010-04-24 00:00:00 -0400

A woman straddles a man in an easy chair. They are naked, in the throes of passion, the woman's face pressed into the man's chest, his clenched hands digging into her back. But his eyes are looking into the distance - is that detail significant? This is the scene in one of Marion Wagschal's paintings in her new show at Battat Contemporary, and it is typical of her work in that small details, like the man's wayward gaze, turn a seemingly straightforward depiction of lovers into a mystery in which no narrative is imposed. What viewers get are beautifully painted figures that invite contemplation and interpretation. (...)

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Exposition: Marion Wagschal
Artistes: Marion Wagschal

Marion Wagschal: la beauté de l'ordinaire

Par Éric Clément
Publié: La Presse, 2010-04-24 00:00:00 -0400

Peintre figurative montréalaise, Marion Wagschal peint les corps humains dans leur plus grande banalité, dans leur réalité anodine avec une force évocatrice qui transforme ses personnages en héros et ses tableaux en pages d'histoire. On quitte réjoui et impressionné cette exposition où la beauté émerge totalement, complètement de l'ordinaire humain et du quotidien, des relations entre les êtres, de leurs souffrances, de leur sexualité, de leurs errements.

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Exposition: Marion Wagschal
Artistes: Marion Wagschal

Grier Edmundson

Par Tracy Valcourt
Publié: Border Crossings, 2010-03-01 00:00:00 -0500

"The Work Ahead of Us" is at once an eclectic yet cohesive collection of recent works. Oscillating between pessimism and optimism, Edmundson joins disparate points in history portrayed through various media and styles. His comfort in each medium and his differing perspectives attest to his versatility as both an artist and a thinker.

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Exposition: The Work Ahead of Us • Le travail qui nous attend
Artistes: Grier Edmundson

Underwater with John Ancheta, or notes on an opening (TONIGHT!)

Par Kit Malo
Publié: Inside the Frozen Mammoth, 2010-02-25 00:00:00 -0500

...(John Ancheta) been one of my absolute favourite painters, nay artists, for years. His dedication to his craft, understanding of place within a vast historical context, and unwillingness to settle for a certain set or style of aesthetics never ceases to astound me. The fact that I always, always want to take my clothes off and get it on with his canvases is just a bonus.

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Exposition: Aquacades
Artistes: John Ancheta

The revolution starts here, but it doesn't always end

Par Christine Redfern
Publié: The Gazette (Montreal), 2009-11-20 00:00:00 -0500

The exhibition titled The Work Ahead of Us by Memphis-born, Montreal-based artist Grier Edmundson is a diverse mix of mediums, styles and subjects. There is an oil painting of Thomas Paine, one of the founding fathers of the United States. There is also a painting of the Concorde, the supersonic airplane that flew from 1969 to 2003, and two paintings of Ronan Point, a 23-storey apartment tower outside London that was part of the trend in the 1960s to provide affordable, prefabricated housing. Drawings of Václav Havel and Russian artist Kasimir Malevich’s famous Black Square are among the other seven pieces hanging on the gallery walls. Standing in the centre of these works is a large wooden sculpture: a replica of an architectural maquette of a tower designed by Vladimir Tatlin in 1919. I spoke with Edmundson last week about this collection of artworks that remind us of failed revolutionary ideas, which were at one time or another indicative of so much hope.

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Exposition: The Work Ahead of Us • Le travail qui nous attend
Artistes: Grier Edmundson

Remixing Art History

Par Tania Mohsen
Publié: The Link (Concordia's independent newspaper), 2009-11-10 00:00:00 -0500

By remixing the work of his forefathers, artist Grier Edmundson hopes to create something visionary enough to make his own mark on history. His new exhibition, The Work Ahead Of Us, is not about conveying a message. Edmundson’s work sprouts instead from his interest in the past.

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Exposition: The Work Ahead of Us • Le travail qui nous attend