Masquerades: Drawn to Metamorphosis

MOMENTA Biennale de l’image is proud to present its 18th edition, which will take place from September 7 to October 22, 2023. Curated by Ji-Yoon Han, the Biennale has partnered with Montreal museums, galleries, and artist-run centres to offer the public a series of exhibitions with the theme Masquerades: Drawn to Metamorphosis. The opening celebration for the Biennale will take place at Fonderie Darling’s Place Publique on September 7 at 5pm, offering something for everyone with performance, music and refreshments on the menu.

Taking place in 16 venues across the city, the Biennale’s program brings into dialogue 23 artists from Canada and abroad, representing 15 countries, 5 provinces, and 4 Indigenous nations. The exhibitions present processes of transformation, mimicry, and mutation that activate and explore how the image functions between representation and metamorphosis.

Exhibition program
Sepia
At Diagonale
Artist: Bianca Baldi
September 7–October 21

Joan Dularge’s archives
At Artexte
Artist: Rémi Belliveau
September 7–October 20

Dans la peau de l’histoire. Becoming Joan Dularge
At VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine
Artist: Rémi Belliveau
September 7–October 21

This Is Not a Metaphor
At Fonderie Darling
Artist: Valérie Blass
September 8–October 22

Games That Two Can Play
At Occurrence
Artist: Chris Curreri
September 8–October 21

Gemini: TEHNIKHEN (twins)
At OPTICA
Artist: Lindsay Katsitsakatste Delaronde
September 8–October 21

PRETTY TALK
At FOFA Gallery
Artist: Mara Eagle
September 7–October 20

Play Mas
At Fonderie Darling
Artist: Jeannette Ehlers
September 8–October 22

Mother Memory Cellophane
At McCord Stewart Museum
Artist: Séamus Gallagher
September 8–February 4, 2024

Logic Paralyzes the Heart
At Montreal Musem of Fine Arts
Artist: Jeannette Ehlers
September 1–December 10

The Yeoseong Gukgeuk Project: Hijack the Gender!
At Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery
Artist: siren eun young jung
September 5–October 28

The Roman de Remort, or the inhumane, villainous fabliaux of the Ultimate Carnaval
At Galerie de l’UQAM
Artist: Marion Lessard
September 7–October 21

The Specter of Ancestors Becoming
At VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine
Artist: Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn
September 7–October 21

Ta̱wi’stalisa̱la (To Walk Around the World): Reclaiming the Intangible
At VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine
Artist: Marianne Nicolson
September 7–October 21

Orchidelirium
At Centre CLARK
Artist: Marianne Nicolson
September 8–October 7

Mos
At daphne
Artist: Meky Ottawa
September 9–October 21

Quantum Choir
At Galerie B-312
Artist: Michèle Pearson Clarke
September 8–October 21

MANIAC
At Galerie de l’UQAM
Artist: Émilie Pitoiset
September 7–October 21

Agüeros. Masquerade for the End of Time
At Galerie de l’UQAM
Artist: Naomi Rincón Gallardo
September 7–October 21

Enzyklopädie der Handhabungen: Braiding Gazes
At Dazibao
Artist: Anette Rose
September 7–October 21

Visions on the Pond
At OPTICA
Artist: Lindsay Katsitsakatste Delaronde
September 8–October 21

SocialSim
At Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
Artist: Hito Steyerl
September 7–October 22

Liminal
At Occurrence
Artist: Maya Watanabe
September 8–October 21

The vision Machine
At Dazibao
Artist: Carey Young
September 7–October 21

Performance program
Jeannette Ehlers, We’re Magic. We’re Real #3 (These Walls)
Performers: Jeannette Ehlers, Eve Tagny, and Sophia Gaspard
At Fonderie Darling, September 7 at 5pm

Lindsay Katsitsakatste Delaronde, Before all else
At OPTICA, September 8 at 6pm

Lindsay Katsitsakatste Delaronde, Sturgeon Women Rising
At the Clock Tower Beach, September 9 at 5pm

Visit here to see our complete program including exhibitions, performances, talks, panels, roundtables and workshops. 

About MOMENTA
MOMENTA Biennale de l’image is a flagship Montréal event devoted to contemporary art. For more than 30 years, MOMENTA has been inviting artists and audiences from the world over to gather in the city’s museums, galleries, and artist-run centres. Its activities include exhibitions, public events, and educational workshops that introduce participants to artists, both local and international, whose works pique curiosity and stimulate reflection.

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