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- Painting Rosier -feuilles by Barbeau is made alive within Century SongPainting Rosier -feuilles by Barbeau is made alive within Century Song at the Centaur in February 2020 I came away bowled over by the exceptional beauty of the multidisciplinary show Century Song, presented at the Centaur theater in Montreal this evening and for 2 more days, February 14, 15 at 8 p
- Barbeau at the Winchester GalleryAbstraction in Canada, an exhibition of the Winchester Gallery in Victoria presents works from 1950 to today. The exhibition, which will be held from October 10 to November 2, 2019, brings together the works of Canadian artists who have influenced the field of abstract art such as Jean-Paul Riopelle
- Un film sur l’exposition Marcel Barbeau. En mouvement au MNBAQAu lendemain du vernissage de la magnifique exposition rétrospective organisée par le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec en hommage à Marcel Barbeau, la Fondation Marcel Barbeau s’est associée aux Productions de l’Insoumis, pour développer un projet de film d’art et documentaire afin de pérenni
- Téléjournal de Radio-Canada – Le peinture Marcel Barbeau meurt à 90 ansSegment du Téléjournal suite au décès de Marcel Barbeau : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRjYuhVnEtg
- Activités autour de la rétrospective Marcel Barbeau. En mouvementPlusieurs activités et événements sont organisés par le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec dans la cadre de la grande rétrospective Marcel Barbeau: En mouvement. Parmi les concerts, ateliers de création pour adulte ou pour enfants, visites scolaires, projections de films et parcours numérique,
- Press review of the exhibition Marcel Barbeau. En mouvementThe Marcel Barbeau In Motion exhibition is in full swing at the National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec! To learn more about this retrospective and do not miss the activities related to it, we invite you to consult the Museum’s calendar: https://www.mnbaq.org/activites/calendrier-des-activites. As th
- MARCEL BARBEAU : Jours d’envol – GALERIE D’ESTENovember 1 – 25, 2018 Opening: Thursday, November 1 from 5pm to 8 pm Galerie D’Este is pleased to present Jours d’envol, the first solo show by artist Marcel Barbeauorganized at the gallery. WORD FROM THE CURATOR: Dr. Ninon Gauthier: I have often described how the expression of movement is at
- Chant d’amour, une sculpture inédite de Barbeau à l’entrée de sa rétrospective au MNBAQChant d’amour, une sculpture monumentale de Marcel Barbeau sera inaugurée le jour du vernissage de la grande rétrospective de l’artiste au Musée National des beaux-arts du Québec. C’est grâce à l’initiative du Dr Félix-André Têtu, chirurgien plasticien, photographe, collectionneur, mélomane et phila
- Marcel Barbeau’s exhibition at Musée National des beaux-arts du Québec
- Marcel Barbeau vu par Ninon GauthierPour vous donner un avant-goût de la rétrospective de l’Oeuvre de Marcel Barbeau organisée par le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Ninon Gauthier, PhD, historienne de l’art, sociologue et veuve de l’artiste, raconte sa vie à ses côtés. À la lumière ce ces 47 années de complicité et de créa
- REFUS GLOBAL 70 ANS – 1948-2018 ESPACE MUSÃE QUÃBECORÀ l’occasion du 70e anniversaire du manifeste Refus global, l’espace Musée Québecor présente une exposition regroupant des œuvres et des artefacts du groupe des Automatistes. Réalisé en collaboration avec Le Centre International d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, la Galerie Simon Blais, le commissaire
- Virgin Forest presented at the Reina Sofia Museum in MadridMarcel Barbeau’s painting entitled Virgin Forest (1946) will be presented at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía this fall in Madrid. Part of the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, the painting will be part of the exhibition París pese a topo. Artistas extranjeros, 1944-1968 [Pa
- “Refus global” 70 years[French version] Refus global, son impact Il y a 70 ans, le 8 août 1948, le manifeste Refus global crée une onde de choc dans la société québécoise. Dans sa chronologie tirée de sa thèse Échos et métamorphoses dans l’œuvre de Marcel Barbeau catalogue des peintures (1945 – 1971) et catalogue des scul
- Lecture by Ninon Gauthier at the Raymond-Lasnier Exhibition CenterOn Sunday, February 18th, attend the conference of Ninon Gauthier free of charge as part of the “Marcel Barbeau” exhibition. Vibrato “at the Raymond-Lasnier Exhibition Center. LECTURE BY NINON GAUTHIER, ART CRITIC AND ART HISTORIAN SUNDAY February 18 2018 14 h FREE, mandatory reservation (limited p
- Capsule de La Fabrique culturelle sur l’expo VibratoOn February 6, La Fabrique culturelle published a video about the exhibition Vibrato. Created in 2016 by Musée d’art Joliette and presented at the Raymond-Lasnier Exhibition Center in Trois-Rivières, Vibrato invites you to discover the optical and pre-optic period of Marcel Barbeau’s work. Do not mi
- The Barbeau retrospective will be presented at MNBAQ in 201811 OCTOBRE 2018 AU 6 JANVIER 2019 MNBAQ – PAVILLON PIERRE LASSONDE Figure notoire de l’art contemporain canadien, Marcel Barbeau a produit un impressionnant corpus de plus de 4000 œuvres qui s’échelonne sur sept décennies. Traversant plusieurs périodes significatives de l’histoire de l’art récent, s
- The exhibition Vibrato will be presented in Trois-RivièresProduced and put into circulation by the Joliette Museum of Art, the exhibition Vibrato curated by Marie-Hélène Foisy will be presented at the Raymond-Lasnier exhibition Center in Trois-Rivières from January 27 to March 25, 2018. The opening will take place on January 27th. About: This exhibition,
- To read : Article by Jeffrey SpaldingWe invite you to read the article by the curator Jeffrey Spalding (C.M., RCA) about the work of Marcel Barbeau online on the Gallerieswest website. To get there :http://www.gallerieswest.ca/blogs-and-buzz/it-will-be-hard-to-imagine-a-world-without-the-presence-of-m/
- SMCQ | Tribute to Serge Garant and Marcel BarbeauChant d’amour … at the SMCQ November 10, 2016 The SMCQ revives a major work from one of its founders and directors Serge Garant. The texts from his love song are taken from age-old sources words (Petrarch, Shakespeare, Ronsard) from definitions of the word “love” taken from French, English and Spa
- Opening Vibrato Marcel Barbeau : Musée d’art de JolietteMARCEL BARBEAU – VIBRATO | Musée d’art de Joliette Currator : Marie-Hélène Foisy October 1, 2016, to January 8, 2017 It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the opening of the exhibition Vibrato: Marcel Barbeau at Musée d’art de Joliette on October 8, 2016 at 2 pm. 145 Rue du Père-Wilfrid-C
- Discover some works of Marcel Barbeau via Art Public MontréalMontreal City has recently launched its new website artpublicmontreal.ca, a platform that help you descover public works in all areas of the metropolis. We invite you to visit the section of the site reserved for Marcel Barbeau by clicking on this sentence. For more details : http://artpublicmontrea
- Exhibition of Marcel Barbeau at Musée d’art de JolietteThe Musée d’art de Joliette, who owns several works by Marcel Barbeau in his collection will present in the autumn an exhibition tribute to this great painter and sculptor. Curators : Marie-Hélène Foisy et Nathalie Galego October 1, 2016, to January 8, 2017 Details to come. MUSÉE D’ART DE JOLIETTE M
- Barbeau at the new MNBAQ Pierre Lassonde PavilionOn June 24, 2016, the new Pavillon Pierre Lassonde of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec opened its doors with the exhibition De Ferron at BGL: Contemporary Art of Quebec. Among the works presented, visitors can discover the Marcel Barbeau Kitchenombi no.4 a performative painting, part of th
- A MATTER OF ABSTRACTION | Exhibition at Centre d’exposition Raymond-LasnierA Matter of Abstraction, a traveling exhibition including works from the collection of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montreal, stops at Trois-Rivières. You will discover, among other paintings, a major work of Marcel Barbeau, Rétine virevoltante, 1966. The Matter of Abstraction is a key works exh
- A work of Marcel Barbeau exhibited at Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent Rivière-du-Loup this summerThe work of Marcel Barbeau Untitled (1960) (wooden Bas-relief) will be presented in the exhibition Regards et affiliations at the Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent. Presented relation with the exhibition Tisser l’existant Giorgia Volpe, Regards et affiliations is intented as a nod to the production of the
- Inaugural exhibition of the new pavilion of the Beaverbrook Art GalleryA major work of Marcel Barbeau is presented as part of the exhibition New to You : Recent Contemporary Acquisitions at the Beaverbrook Gallery in Fredericton holding from June 4 to September 4, 2016. About the exhibition : Patriots of the arts from all across North America have come together to help
- Marcel Barbeau: Amour, champagne et autres choses | TrépanierBaer, CalgaryExhibition Opening Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM “In order to understand where Marcel Barbeau’s work is coming from, we must – like the artist himself, who has travelled and created on several continents – be everywhere and nowhere at once, at the juncture where the refusal to conform […
- The Telegraph pays tribute to Marcel BarbeauThe famous british quotidient The Telegraph pays tribute to Marcel Barbeau in its edition of May 5, 2016. Signed by Christina House, the article points out the maverick path of the painter and sculptor and his important contribution to the history of art. To read the article : http://www.telegraph.c
- A Matter of Abstraction | Amos cityIt is with great pleasure that the Amos Exhibition Centre invites you to the opening of the exhibition of abstraction Question Friday, March 18 at 19 pm in the presence of Mayor of the City of Amos, Sébastien D’Astous. On this occasion, a meeting-visit of the exhibition will be offered by Emeren Gar
- Homage to Marcel Barbeau at Galerie Jean-Claude BergeronExhibition description | GALERIE JEAN-CLAUDE BERGERON “Hommage à Marcel Barbeau” presents a group of works representative of the artist’s long career of more than 70 years. Born in Montreal in a working-class family on February 18, 1925, Barbeau discovered art and his vocation at the age of 18 throu
- A retrospective of Marcel Barbeau in 2018” Marcel Barbeau will be the subject of a major retrospective in 2018 in Québec, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. The announcement was made Saturday at the tribute to the Montreal Automatist painter, died January 2 at the age of 90 years.” (Excerpt from the article by Eric Clément in […]
- Last respects to Marcel BarbeauOn January 23, family, friends et colleagues of Marcel Barbeau pay their last respects to the artist. A touching ceremony, hosted by the grand-son of the deceased, Manuel Barbeau-Lavalette, highlighted the different facets of the man who was involved in the great upheavals of modern Quebec and has
- Artothèque pays tribute to Marcel BarbeauExhibition January 21 February 6 2016 Following the death of Marcel Barbeau at the beginning of year 2016, Artothèque is organizing a special exhibition in memory of the painter and sculptor showing works from its collection available for rent to public. The paintings and collages selected cover th
- Ceremony tribute to the artist Marcel BarbeauMarcel Barbeau family will receive condolences from friends and admirers of the artist Saturday, January 23 at Salon Dallaire Memoria, from 13 h, this informal meeting will be followed by a tribute at 17 h 30. The Salon Dallaire Memoria located 4231 Saint-Laurent Boulevard, corner of Rachel in Montr
- Death of the artist Marcel BarbeauOn January 2 at 10 am 53,the visual artist Marcel Barbeau died at the Manoir de Verdun. He is survived by his companion, the art historian and sociologist Ninon Gauthier, his daughter, filmmaker Manon Barbeau and his son Francis, his grandchildren, filmmaker and novelist Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and
- Op! Le vertige optique at Maison des arts de LavalFrom November 29, 2015 to February 7, 2016, the exhibition Op! Le vertige optique will be presented at La Maison des arts de Laval. Bringing together paintings, videos and kinetic works of many artists who are interested in Op art, this historic exhibition presents a body of work conducted between 1
- Reaction to the tragic events of November 13, 2015 in ParisHow not to react to the horrific scenes that affect the neighborhoods of the 10th and 11th arrondissement of Paris, close to those we have inhabited for so long and visited or crossed almost daily when we lived in Paris and again recently when we returned for exhibitions or meetings? Horrifed, berea
- Lecture by Ninon Gauthier at Michel-Ange art GalleryMarcel Barbeau Les dynamiques du regard 1945-2015 Lecture about Marcel Barbeau Michel-Ange Art Gallery, November 6 at 19h By Ninon Gauthier, PhD, historienne de l’art et sociologue As part of Marcel Barbeau 1945-2015 exhibition, Michel-Ange art gallery invited the art historian and sociologist Ninon
- Ninon Gauthier invited at Le 15-18, CBC radioNinon Gauthier will give a interview at Le 15-18 of CBC Radio to discuss Marcel Barbeau’s exhibition at Michel-Ange art Gallery and the lecture she will give about Barbeau’s work on November 6 (see our article : /en/lecture-by-ninon-gauthier-at-michel-ange-art-gallery/). Li
- Press review : Dynamiques du regard, Michel-Ange Art GalleryLa Presse, 03 octobre 2015 Marcel Barbeau à Québec: balades spontanées By Éric Clément Link to article: http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/arts-visuels/201510/03/01-4906343-marcel-barbeau-a-quebec-balades-spontanees.php Revue parcours, 08 octobre 2015 MARCEL BARBEAU À LA GALERIE MICHEL-ANGE, MONTRÉAL, DU 1
- Dynamiques du regard : A solo exhibition of Marcel BarbeauMARCEL BARBEAU Dynamiques du regard: 1945-2015 In 2015, Marcel Barbeau commemorates its 70-year career at the same time as his 90th birthday. On the occasion of this rare double celebration, the Michel-Ange art Gallery is proud to present, from 18 October to 18 November, a retrospective exhibition r
- Dynamiques du regard at Michel-Ange art galleryMARCEL BARBEAU Dynamiques du regard: 1945-2015 In 2015, Marcel Barbeau commemorates its 70-year career at the same time as his 90th birthday. On the occasion of this rare double celebration, the Michel-Ange art Gallery is proud to present, from 18 October to 18 November, a retrospective exhibition r
- Modern and Contemporary Art Fair, Art-Elysées 22>26 OCTArt Élysées, a major event in October during the Parisian Art week. For this 9th edition of Art Élysées, the organizers once again wish to showcase artists from the history of Modern Art and the School of Paris, whilst having the will to create a strong dialogue with Contemporary Art. The works of M
- Ninon Gauthier about Marcel Barbeau \ LEZARTS QUÉBECWatch the interview of Ninon Gauthier with Catherine-Eve Gadoury for the TV show LEZARD QUEBEC on MATV : http://matv.ca/quebec/mes-emissions/lezarts-quebec/videos/4525850677001
- Opening at Michel Guimont GallerySeptember 20 took place the opening of Marcel Barbeau’s solo exhibition at Galerie Michel Guimont in Quebec city. We invite you to view some pictures taken at this event and remind you that the exhibition continues until October 11. Pour plus d’information : Galerie Michel Guimont http://www.galer
- Barbeau in the media (La Presse, Le soleil, Radio-Canada, MATV)The Marcel Barbeau exhibition that opened in Quebec City last weekend was visited by many local media. We invite you to read the article by Richard Boisvert in Le Soleil and watch the report that will be presented on MATV Québec on Lezarts, Octobers 2 20:30. See also: La presse http://www.lapresse.
- Ninon Gauthier Conference about Marcel BarbeauAt the invitation of the Club des collectionneurs en arts visuels de la ville de Québec, art historian and sociologist, Ninon Gauthier will lecture on the work of Marcel Barbeau. The artist’s wife for 47 years and author of the catalog raisonné of his works, Ms. Gauthier will address the issue of m
- Solo of Marcel Barbeau at Michel Guimont GalleryAfter over more then 15 years of absence in the National Capital, Marcel Barbeau is back with a solo at Michel Guimont Gallery which now officially represents him in Quebec City area. Taking place from 19 September to 11 October, the exhibition offers an overview of the artist’s creation from the 19
- Barbeau in Gatineau CollectionAugust 27 to Octobre 4 2015 A work of Marcel Barbeau will be presented in the exhibition and the publication Dialogues de l’œil, Regarde sur la collection permanente de la Ville de Gatineau. «This collaborative project between Éditions Neige-galerie and the City of Gatineau will highlight the wealth
- Marcel Barbeau appears in the book Etre artisteIn bookstores since August 11, 2015, Etre artiste published by L’instant même dedicated a chapter to the multidisciplinary artist Marcel Barbeau. “Etre artiste presented the interviews conducted by Michel Bois and Alexander Motulsky-Falardeau with Madeleine Arbour, Francine Simonin, Paul Lacroix, J
- Prisme, couleur, lumièreFrom September 24 to October 8, the Galerie Chauvy presents Prism, Colour, Light (Prisme, couleur, lumière) which will exhibited, among others, an historical work of the multidisciplinary artist Marcel Barbeau. The exhibition is organized by the Art Galleries Committee and the City of Paris as part
- Marcel Barbeau at the Gevik Gallery in TorontoFrom June 23 to July 23, ten works of Marcel Barbeau are presented in the exhibition Les québécois: Expressionist artists at the Givik Gallery in Toronto. Newly represented by the gallery, Barbeau is back in the Toronto area after a long absence. The exhibition, featuring artworks that capture the b
- Ceremony of the National Order of QuebecThe June 16, 2015 took place the delivery of the National Order of Québec in the Legislative Council Chamber of the Parliament Building in Quebec City. The multidisciplinary artist Marcel Barbeau was one of 35 people promoted by the Prime Minister, Philippe Couillard during this honorary ceremony. D
- Marcel Barbeau reçoit l’Ordre National du QuébecAujourd’hui Marcel Barbeau recevra l’Ordre National du Québec. La cérémonie aura lieu au parlement de la ville de Québec où le premier ministre, monsieur Philippe Couillard, attribuera ce prestigieux grade aux lauréats. Extrait du communiqué du premier ministre : Québec, le 15 juin 2015. – Le premie
- Marcel Barbeau receives the Ordre National du QuébecToday Marcel Barbeau will receive the National Order of Quebec. The ceremony will be held at the Parliament of Quebec City where the Prime Minister, Philippe Couillard will award this prestigious title to recipients.. References : http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/index.asp http://www.ordre-natio
- Barbeau at the Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary“This summer, visitors to the Nickle Galleries will learn about the evolution of abstract art in Canada as they take in the exhibition Abstraction in Canada, the 1950s and 60s, which opens June 2. The show features works from the Nickle’s own collection and runs concurrently with the architectural e
- Des Barbeau exposés aux Nickle Galleries, University of CalgaryTrois œuvres de Marcel Barbeau sont présentées dans le cadre de l’exposition Abstraction in Canada, the 1950’s and 60‘s aux Nickle Galleries de l’Université de Calgary (Lumière Noire; Paris, 1972, Aztec Consecration, 1988, Repos, 1984). Du 2 au 31 juin, cette exposition, qui met en vedette une fine
- 2012En janvier-février-mars, Barbeau produit sa murale dans les ateliers d’Axis Peinture qu’il visite régulièrement pour en superviser la réalisation. Parallèlement, Ninon Gauthier, commissaire de l’exposition, Marcel Barbeau, Escapade dans les Laurentides au Musée d’art contemporain des Laurentides, tr
- A painting of Barbeau included in the live performance Century SongRosier-feuilles (1946), a iconique painting form Marcel Barbeau is part of the visuel of Century Song a live performance hybrid showcasing the extraordinary Canadian soprano NEEMA BICKERSTETH. Presented at The Gladstone in Ottawa on April 29-30 on the occasion of the Ontario Scene Festival , this mu
- Barbeau at the Musée de la Vallée de la Creuse, FranceSome of Marcel Barbeau’s works are presented in the Musée de la Vallée de la Creuse in France, from 15 March to 10, in the exhibition Liberté, peinture, paysage (Freedom, painting, landscape). This international exhibition brings together artistes form different nationality, schools and generation s
- Discussion about ÉgrégoreOn February 11 was held the discussion around Égrégore: A History of Automatiste movement Montreal. Giving voice to Ray Ellenwood, author of Égrégoe and Jean Antonin Billard, translator of the French version of the book, Gilles Lapointe was the host of the evening. Publish at the Éditions du Passage
- Art Élysées 2014This Wednesday, October 22 was held the grand opening of the 8th edition of the fair of modern and contemporary art, Art Elysees. As an major cultural events, Art Elysée annually invests The Avenue des Champs-Élysée as part of the Paris week dedicated to art in October. The Chauvy Gallery, which rep
- Marcel Barbeau’s works to the Pointe-à -Callière museumOctober 23rd 2013 to January 4th 2015 “In line with its series of exhibitions on symbolic Montréal places, Pointe-à-Callière is presenting Lives and Times of the Plateau, an exhibition saluting the intertwined everyday lives and multitude of invented lives that have given the Plateau Mont-Royal neig
- Recent Aquisitions, Regional Museum of RimouskiMarch 22 to June 1st This temporary collective exhibition, simply entitled Recent Acquisitions, will include about fifteen works of ten artists from Quebec the contribution of which in the art history is of major importance – and it is true as much on the national stage as international. Produced be
- Trépanier Baer Gallery shows Marcel Barbeau13/03/2013 to 30/04/2013 Barbeau and Christian Eckart opened on Wednesday, March 13 at Trépanier Baer Gallery in Calgary. It marks the beginning of a new relationship between the artist and Calgary’s great contemporary art gallery, as well as a new start on Alberta’s art scene for this pioneer in
- 1967Barbeau se rend à Montréal pour le vernissage de son exposition à la Galerie du Siècle le 6 février. Il y expose ses derniers tableaux optiques qui n’ont pas encore été présentés au public montréalais. Il participe également à l’exposition du concours artistique du Québec au Musée du Québec.[77] En
- The STUDIO PROJECT of the Royal Canadian Academy of ArtsThe RCA’s Studio Project The STUDIO PROJECT is a photographic record of the environment/place, where you work, create and think – today. It was launched in 2010 and is still growing with over 95 original photos of members’ studios. In the spirit of a successful Self-Portrait project, and in advance
- Governor General Award 2013 Winners at the National Gallery20/03/2014 to 07/06/2013 March 21st in Ottawa, the National Gallery of Canada in association with the Canada Council for the arts inaugurated the exhibition of the Prize-winners of the Governor general Awards 2013. Two cymas were dedicated to Marcel Barbeau’s works. The monumental banner outside the
- Marcel Barbeau wins the Paul Ãmile Borduas Award (Prix du Québec) \ Marcel Barbeau’s arrival at Quebec Parliement for the Quebec Culture and Science Awards 201311/12/2013 Marcel Barbeau wins the Paul Émile Borduas Award 12 novembre 2013 Today, the Minister of Culture and Communications, Mr. Maka Kotto, and the Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Mr. Pierre Duschesne, unveiled the names of the thirteen recipients of the Prix du
- Official ceremony for Quebec Award 201311/12/2013 to 11/12/2014 On November 12th, 2013, Marcel Barbeau participated in the official ceremony of the Prix du Québec in the Hotel of the Parliament in the presence of the Prime Minister Mrs. Pauline Marois and the Mr. Maka Kotto, Minister of Culture and Communications and Mr. Pierre Duchesn
- EXHIBITION MARCEL BARBEAU AT THE GALERIE CHAUVY29/10/2013 au 28/11/2013 Chauvy gallery located at 18 rue Grange-Batelière in Paris, present a solo exhibition of Marcel Barbeau. For the occasion, a dozen works, photographs and paintings, which depict the last 20 years of his career will be exposed. For more information : http://www.galeriefranc
- Marcel Barbeau showing on the Champs Élysées24/10/2013 to 28/10/2013 On Thursday October 27, the 7th edition of Élysées Modern and contemporary Art Fair was opening in Paris. Joined to the Elysées design Fair and to YIA Art Fair, this event is mainly devoted to international modern and contemporary historical artists. The Galerie Chauvy, w
- Marcel Barbeau showing on the Champs ÉlyséesOn Thursday October 27, the 7th édition of Elysées Modern and contemporary Art Fair was opening in Paris. Joined to the the Élysées design Fair and to YIA Art Fair, this évent is mainly devoted to international modern and contemporary historical artists. Galerie Chauvy thatreprésents Marcel Barbeau
- Marcel Barbeau at a major Palais de Tokyo event20/06/2013 to 09/06/2013 After the MACBA of Barbcelone (2007), the Albright Knox of Buffaloo (2010), the Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris (2012) and Guggenheim of Bilbao (2013), the Palais de Tokyo acknowledge Marcel Barbeau’s contribution to the history of contemporary art, in the catalog o
- Résonances, exhibition at Galerie Chauvy, ParisOn June 20th, a few hours after the opening of the exhibition ” New waves ” in the Palais de Tokyo, Marcel Barbeau went to the opening of ” Raisonnance : Paintings, performances, photo “, at the Gallery Chauvy, one of the exhibitions included in this important event. Two of his photos of performance
- Marcel Barbeau receives the Louis-Philippe-Hébert Award“The honors accumulate for Marcel Barbeau. The Saint-Jean-Baptiste (SSJB) society has just awarded the famous painter and sculptor with the prestigious Louis-Philippe-Hébert Award for the fine arts. Let us remind that a little earlier this spring, the artist living in l’Île-des-Sœurs was honored by
- Shores and other horizons : Michel-Ange Art Gallery21/04/2013 au 17/05/2013 In tribute to Marcel Barbeau, winner of the 2013 General governor award’s in visual and media arts the Michel-ange art Gallery exposes under the title of Rivages et autres horizons a set of significant works of the multidisciplinary artist.
- Marcel Barbeau at The National Gallery of Canada20/03/2013 to 07/06/2013 To celebrate the attribution of the Governor general Awards in visual and media arts on 2013, the National Gallery of Canada dedicated an exhibition to the prize-winners. Marcel Barbeau was represented in this event by three works of various periods, illustrating partially
- Marcel Barbeau goes back to Rideau Hall again20/03/2013 to 20/05/2014 Translation coming shortly
- Marcel Barbeau goes back to Rideau Hall again20/03/2013 to 20/05/2014 Named officer of the Order of Canada in December 1995, Marcel Barbeau received the The Governor general’s Award in visual arts, on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013. The six recipients of the Governor general’s Award in visual and media arts as well as -winner of Saydie Bronfman
- TrépanierBaer shows Marcel Barbeau13/03/2013 to 30/04/2013 Marcel Barbeau and Christian Eckart opened on Wednesday, March 13 at TrépanierBaer Gallery in Calgary. It marks the beginning of a new relationship between the artist and Calgary’s great contemporary art gallery, as well as a new start on Alberta’s art scene for this pioneer
- Marcel Barbeau winner of the Canada Governor’s General Award 2013 in Visual and Media ArtsMarch 12, 2013 Last Monday, March 12, the Canada Council for the Arts organized a press conference at the Cinémathèque québécoise in Montréal to announce the list of the winners of the Governor General’s Award in Visual Arts and Media Arts for the year 2013, at which the winners were present. Among
- A Barbeau at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao07/03/2013 au 09/09/2013 L’Art en guerre (Art at War), France 1938-1947 is an exhibition of great international and historical significance, appreciated for its remarkable quality. A success in Paris last fall, the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao takes over this exhibition until September 23, in partner
- Two Barbeau’s paintings at contemporary Art Museum of MontrealSince April 11, we can see two works by Marcel Barbeau at the Contemporary Art Museum of Montreal, in the new exhibition of abstract works from the museum’s collection. Under the title “La question d’abstraction”, the exhibition includes pieces by artists of different generations who have contribute
- Marcel Barbeau at the Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris12/10/2012 to 05/02/2014 The exhibition “L’art en guerre France 1938 -1947 – De Picasso à Dubuffet” which is now on at Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris and which gathers works produced or exhibited in France at this dramatic time, covered by this exhibition, devotes a short section to the
- The Automatiste Revolution goes West22/06/2012 to 15/09/2013 The exhibition ” The Automatiste Revolution Montreal on 1941-1960 ” returns for more than year in the Canadian West. Designed and coordinated by renowned English-Canadian art historian Roald Nasgaard, in association with The Varley Art Gallery, the exhibition as been prese
- Marcel Barbeau hangs his new mural at École de métiers de la Construction de Montréal23/05/2012 to 30/09/2012 On May 31st of this year, Marcel Barbeau oversaw the last phase of the installation of his mural ” Les angles du regard ” at the École des métiers de la construction of Montreal. Having conceived it during the summer and during the autumn, 2011, the artist oversaw the real
- Two Barbeau at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montréal11/04/2012 to 03/09/2018 Since April 11th, we can see two Marcel Barbeau’s works to the Museum of contemporary art of Montreal, within the framework of the new exhibition of abstract works from the collection of the museum. Under the title ” Question de l’abstraction “, the exhibition includes art
- Marcel Barbeau – Jaunts in the Laurentians 1951-200819/02/2012 to 08/04/2012 As a reminder of Marcel Barbeau’s old ties with the Laurentians, the Musée d’art contemporain des Laurentides (The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Laurentians) is presenting an exhibition showing the differant aspects of the artist’s relationship between with the area wh
- No rest for Marcel Barbeau this fall08/02/2012 to 14/02/2013 Unlike most people of his age, who are retired since a long time ago and, as survivors, are always in quest of a new activity in order to escape from solitude and boredom, Marcel Barbeau is still going to his workshop on a daily basis, where he joyfully pursues his work, [
- Inauguration of Marcel Barbeau’s new sculpture : Liberté16/10/2010 On Saturday, October 16th, 2010 at 1:30 pm will take place the unveiling of Marcel Barbeau’s last sculpture “Liberté”. The event will take place at the Maison Ludger Duvernay, the head office of the Socitété Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Montreal where it will be permanently settled. This histor
- A great paper on Marcel Barbeau in « Border Crossings » last issue20/06/2010 to 31/08/2010 The last season has been very eventful for Marcel Barbeau. The events he took part in brought out the originality and the historical importance of his work as well as his still stimulating actuality. After his participation in the Toronto and Buffalo exhibition “The Automa
- Barbeau’s art works at the Hospital Maisonneuve-Rosemont20/06/2010 to 20/06/2011 On Monday, June 7th, Marcel Barbeau attended the opening of the art collection of the department of nuclear Medicine of the Hospital Maisonneuve-Rosemont. Thanks to the donations of generous donors, in particular Dr André Levasseur who donated 38 oeuvres of art, 273 work o
- Marcel Barbeau at the new Galerie Yves Laroche20/06/2010 au 31/07/2010 On the occasion of the moving of his gallery of Old Montreal and inaugural exhibition of his new places, situated at 6355 boulevard Saint Laurent in Montreal, Yves Laroche hung on three Marcel Barbeau’s historic paintings on the cymas of his lounge.
- PRIVATE VIEWING AT THE STUDIO26/05/2010 After a 16 years stay in Paris, Marcel Barbeau is back in Montreal. To celebrate the arrival of spring, he is opening his studio by the Lachine canal for a private viewing on Wednesday May 26th 2010, from 5pm to 8pm. You are cordially invited to discover his latest production and some
- COMTEMPORARY ART FAIR OF WORKS ON PAPER – PAPER 1015/04/2010 to19/04/2010 As a guest of Gallery Yves Laroche, Marcel Barbeau participates in the third Montreal Contemporary Art Fair of works on paper. Thre works from 1957 to 1991 can be seen. “Gestes 5”, a rare in China ink of 1957, isone of the highlight of the whole art fair. “Voyage pour le te
- BACK TO VANCOUVER, AT THE WINSOR GALLERY31/03/2010 to 25/04/2010 The spring brings Marcel Barbeau back to Vancouver from March 28th to April 3rd for his exhibition at the Windsor Gallery which has been representing him on the West coast since the fall of 2009. Under the title ‘Anaconstruction”, the exhibition includes paintings from Bar
- THE AUTOMATISTS IN BUFFALO19/03/2010 to 30/05/2010 On Thursday March 18, Marcel Barbeau attended the opening of the major exhibition « The Automatists Revolution: Montreal 1941-1960» at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, in Buffalo. Marcel Barbeau participated in the press conference for this exhibition, in a docent tour and i
- The Club of the collectors in visual arts of Quebec remembers Borduas on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of its death9/02/2010 to 22/02/2010 On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the painter and thinker Paul-Émile Borduas in Paris on February 22nd, 1960, Le club des collectionneurs (Club of the collectors) dedicated to the development of the knowledge on visuel art organizes a set of even
- News from 2009Artists of the Gallery 02/12/2009 to 31/12/2009 This painting will be included in the last group show of the year at Winsor Gallery. The Automatist mouvement in Greater Toronto and in Buffalo. 23/10/2009 to 28/02/2010 Visiting Toronto, Marcel Barbeau attended the opening of the exhibition “The
- News from 2008VANCOUVER: A BARBEAU’S MASTERPIECE SET A PERSONNAL RECORD AT HEFFEL 22/05/2008 to 23/05/2008 «Ouvri», exceptional painting of Marcel Barbeau, was awarded $ 86,250 at the Heffel auction in May 22. It has been a long time since a work so important of the artist had been offered in auction room. “Ouv
- News from 2007Abstract art from yesterday to tomorrow 14/10/2007 to 26/10/2007 From October 14 to 26 marcel Barbeau participates in the exhibition L’art abstrait d’hier à demain (Abstract art from yesterday to tomorrow) at Galerie Michel-Ange (Michel-Ange art gallery), in Montréal. Galerie Michel-Ange is locate
- News from 2006A WORK BY BARBEAU IN THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF THE ART REACH PROGRAMME AT THE ART GALLERY OF NOVA SCOTIA. 02/08/2006 to 06/08/2006 On February 8th, the Art Gallery of nova Scotia inaugurated its new program ” Art Reach ” at the Queen County Museum of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Developed in association wi
- News from 2005“Combustions originelles” IN THE LORTIE MACM COLLECTION 26/10/2005 to 01/01/2006 From October 26 to January 8, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal exposes the “Combustions originelles No. 28” by Marcel Barbeau as part of an exhibition of drawings and works on paper from the permanent colle
- News from 2004NEW MASTER’S ESSAY ABOUT BARBEAU 27/09/2004 Emily Salmon, studying art history at the University of Paris X Nanterre, has successfully supported 16 September 2004 his thesis “Marcel Barbeau Recent Works: 1971-1991.” She worked under the direction of Professor Paul Louis Rinuy. This 125-pages book sh
- News from 2003MARCEL BARBEAU FIFTY YEARS OF ART 1953-2003 11/12/2003 to 12/07/2003 Widely inspired by the exhibition of the Gallerie d’arts contemporains of Montreal, Prince Arthur Fine Arts presents in Toronto (Ontario, Canada) an overview of the production of Marcel Barbeau since 1953, adopting partially the pa
- News from 2002INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART TRIENNALE 17/09/2002 to 10/12/2002 From 17 September to 12 October 2002, Marcel Barbeau will participate in the first International Triennale of Contemporary Art in Paris. The exhibition will be held in the rooms of the roof of the Grande Arche de La Défense in Paris.
- News from 2001BIENNAL INTERNAZIONALE DELL’ARTE CONTAMPORANEA 12/07/2001 To 16/12/2001 Marcel Barbeau, laureate of the International Biennial for Contemporary Art in FlorenceOn December 15th, Marcel Barbeau was given the fifth prize for painting at the Biennial for Contemporary Art in Florence. A medal bearing th
- News from 2000Launch by the ONF of the film Barbeau Libre comme l’art by Manon Barbeau 12/01/2000 National Film Board Manon Barbeau, 2000, 49 min 55 s. ” Barbeau libre comme l’art ” began its European career in Paris last December within the framework of the XXIVth Festival international du film d’art et pédagogi