Barbeau at the new MNBAQ Pierre Lassonde Pavilion
On 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 the permanent collection of the museum. This large work painted during a performance at the Grand Théâtre de Caen in France (1972) imposes itself by its dimensions (260 x 390 cm) and its gestual expression. It is to the rhythm of the concrete music created instantaneously by Vincent Dionne listening to poems that are recited to him, that Barbeau paints this painting like a painter-dancer. At the fringes of several disciplines (paintings, dance, music and poetry), this monumental work testifies to Barbeau’s sustained interest in transdisciplinarity.
The percussionist Vincent Dionne playing on Barbeau sculpture of 1985 as part of a musical improvisation. Photo Robert Etchevery. © Marcel Barbeau.
Visitors can visit the Ferron exhibition at BGL until 1st 2014.
For more information read this notice of the museum:
This exhibition presents more than 60 key works from 1960 to today by essential figures in the history of Québec art.
In the wake of the redefinition of Quebec identity brought about by the Quiet Revolution, art in Québec went through unprecedented upheavals, whose range of repercussions this retrospective look will enable us to grasp. Work by well-known artists, major events and artistic movements will thus be put in perspective in a unique presentation employing astonishing associations.
Complemented by historical information and contextual references, this innovative panorama of the history of contemporary art will reveal the mutual influences and shared sensibilities that have animated artists and the great currents of contemporary art.
Reference : Musée National des beaux-arts du Québec
To know more about Kitchenombi:
</performance/>
https://www.mnbaq.org/collections/oeuvre/kitchenombi-n-4-600008675
https://www.mnbaq.org/exposition/marcel-barbeau-1258
http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/ff3afa1e-56be-4bde-8074-b59a4e3d5915__7C___0.html
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
179 Grande Allée Ouest
Québec (Québec) G1R 2H1
Canada