Culture
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Photo du Jour – Sun Dial
This solar clock was given to the city of Montreal by the city of Rotterdam as a 325th birthday present, and stands in front of the planetarium on Peel...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour – Urban Language Breakdown
This sculpture entitled “Langage Urbain” by Ken Story has stood in front of the Bank of Montreal Telus building on Réné-Levesque, corner...
By Alanah Heffez -
Street Sleeper
Riding my bike home one morning, around 7AM, I came upon this dude taking advantage of the late August moving day purge. This is the alleyway just west...
By Sherwin Tjia -
Public underwear art battle on Thursday
WHAT? Lunchtime art battle against cancer WHERE? Victoria Square WHEN? Thursday, August 14th, between noon and 2:30pm An underwear-themed “art...
By Christopher DeWolf -
“Point de rencontre” in Cabot Square
WHAT? “Point de rencontre,” an artistic intervention in Cabot Square WHERE? Cabot Square, corner of Ste. Catherine and Atwater WHEN? August...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Scenes from away
Early in 2007, when the city was under cover of snow, somebody stapled pictures of lush gardens and inviting squares onto the wooden hydro poles around...
By Christopher DeWolf -
The Greek goddess at Pine and Park
Last year, Montrealers were invited to share their visions for the new Pine/Park interchange. Eventually, something will be done with the two parcels of...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Sidewalk-cleaning graffiti
Guerilla advertising in the form of sidewalk stencils is nothing new—Julie’s post below details the city of Portland’s lawsuit against...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Roadsworth, the movie
Roadsworth‘s notoriety, already well-entrenched in Montreal and the art world, is about to spread. Director Alan Kohl and the National Film Board...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Roadsworth’s downtown street stencils
Who doesn’t remember Roadsworth, the artist whose quirky street-and-sidewalk stencils vaulted him into street art stardom in 2004 after he ran into...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Vacant lot sculpture garden
One of my favourite things about the area around the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks in Mile End is that they seethe with life: there’s always...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Fringe for free: Closing day, Sunday June 22nd
Tomorrow is the closing day of the Fringe. Before they pack up for the year, here are the final day’s free public events: June 22 juin @ 12h00...
By Julie Fournier