NEWS RELEASE
Hot Summer at the Darling Foundry
Montreal, June 2, 2009 – This summer, the Darling Foundry’s unique exhibition spaces will be alive with dance performances, changing sculptures, a performance bus tour, and a video installation.
JANA STERBAK, Waiting for High Water
Video installation
June 18 – August 30 : Opening Thursday June 18, 5 pm
The Darling Foundry is proud to present Waiting for High Water, a video installation by Jana Sterbak featuring a point-of-view perspective of a dog’s walk during acqua alta in Venice. The work utilizes three cameras affixed to the head of a Russell Terrier named Stanley to give the viewer an untold perspective of Venice while music by Alex Weimann narrates this rediscovery of the city. Featured as a triptych projection, the film will fill the large gallery’s vast factory-like exhibition space with its impressive panoramic display. Waiting for High Water follows From Here to There, a video installation filmed by Stanley on the snowy banks of the St. Lawrence, that was presented at the Canadian Pavilion for the 50th anniversary of the Venice Biennial in 2003.
RHONDA WEPPLER and TREVOR MAHOVSKY, Sun in an Empty Room*
Sculpture, Mixed Media
June 18 – August 30 : Opening Thursday June 18, 5 pm
Vancouver-based artists Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky will exhibit a series of sculptures made of papier-mâché, flour, water, and pigment. Made up of these relatively fragile materials, these sculptures will be submitted to a variety of alterations by the artists throughout the exhibition. Their interventions evoke the effects of transitory phenomena and leave room for the interpretation of illusory objects as well as the creative act in of itself.
Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky have been collaborating since 2003, and have presented numerous exhibitions in Canada, the United States, and Japan. They were recently nominated for the prestigious Sobey Art Award.
*TItle borrowed from an Edward Hopper piece.
COLLECTIF_BBT, La Rumeur des anonymes
Performance
June 3,4, 5 – 8 pm
This is the start of a rumor that spreads and poisons the space, it is the energy generated by the substance of a running word, gossip spreading through the grapevine. Presented by four performers and three musicians, La rumeur des anonymes, the latest creation by Collectif_BBT, combines movement, video, writing and sound.
Tickets: $19, sold at Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui : 3900 Saint-Denis, Montréal. T 514 282 3900
ME, MYSELF & ART
Fundraising party, September 10, 2009 : 6 pm - 3 am
The Darling Foundry invites you to its annual fundraising event. On the menu: premiere of Alain Paiement’s exhibition as part of Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, cocktails and hors-d’oeuvres, artist studio visits, DJs, and more. Official invitation will be sent out in June. Tickets: $100, available at the Darling Foundry and online.
PUBLIC SPACE
We are pleased to offer once again this summer a car-free piece of street in front of the Darling Foundry. We are working on a snazzy lineup of diversified events. Stay tuned!
The Darling Foundry is an avant-garde visual arts centre that supports the creation, production and promotion of emerging artists’ work. Located in a former metal foundry, the Darling Foundry presents original exhibitions and offers creation studios, international artistic residencies, in situ projects, and more.
High resolution pictures from these exhibitions will be available on the day of the opening.