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May 26, 2007

Saturday Montréal Blogging

by at 6:55 pm.

Hi from the Great White North! We’re spending the Memorial Day weekend in Montréal. It’s a great city for many reasons, in particular because of its focus and devotion to art. It even permeates its Métro.

We spent quite some time in Vieux-Montréal (Old Montreal) on a beautiful cobblestone street, Rue St-Paul. There were more commercial art galleries jamming into four blocks than I’ve seen even in Boston or Cambridge. I fell in love with a new painter, Janusz Migacz, whose work can be found at the Yves Laroche Galerie D’art.

Wandering Rue St-Paul made me understand just how far the New England art scene has yet to go. The art in Montréal is hugely professional (not that we don’t have wonderful mature art in Lowell, but it rarely has its chance to shine - and be bought), and Montréal’s art is edgy, envelope-pushing and unafraid.

Lowell’s politicians love to talk about how much they appreciate its art and art scene, but truth to tell, they would be up in arms about art like that displayed in Montréal, should it grace the galleries and walls of Lowell. It hearkens back to the totally looney objections of the Lowell bougousie on the substance of the goth/rock festival back in 2005. Imagine them standing in front of the Useless daughters of Noah, a painting I saw today.

But for me, today’s foray into the commerical galleries of Rue St-Paul was total bliss, and a glimpse into what the future could hold for Lowell.

5 Responses to “Saturday Montréal Blogging”

  1. Ryan Says:

    I’ll tell ya, I love paintings, but I’d never know what to do with them. It would be nice to see more galleries. A few have popped up in N. Bedford due to the fact that UMASS Dartmouth’s art scene is pretty much over there (most of the art classes are in the downtown area - and UMASS Dartmouth has one of the better art programs in the state). Part of me wishes I pursued art - but I would have been much more into sculpture. The reason why I never pursued it at Dartmouth in it was because you had to take painting classes and I’ve just never been good at painting/drawing/sketching… but am good at making things with my hands.

  2. EaBo Clipper Says:

    I was in Vieux Port last weekend. Did you see the “naked cow” painting. I wanted to buy it until I saw that it cost $35,000 canadian.

  3. Jack Says:

    I visited the same gallery when I was in Montreal for the Grand Prix. Did you see the two head sculpters by Paul Colpron. The female one was a little creepy and I had the hardest time taking my eyes off it.

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