MONTRÉAL, Oct. 2, 2018 /CNW
Telbec/ - Quebecor today unveiled Refus global : 70
ans, an original exhibition mounted to celebrate the
70th anniversary of the Refus global manifesto.
It will run until January 9, 2019 at
the Espace musée Québecor gallery in Quebecor's head office. The
exhibit features an impressive collection of works by the signers
of the manifesto, including an original signed copy of the
document.
"Quebecor has always had deep respect for the men and women who
have forged our history and our culture," says Pierre Karl
Péladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor. "It is an honour to
welcome Refus global : 70 ans to our gallery and
display these powerful, historically significant works. I hope this
exhibition will help keep alive the memory of these determined and
spirited young Quebec artists who
envisioned a freer, more open society and dared to stand up for
their convictions."
The signers of the Refus global manifesto included major
figures in the history of Québec art such as Paul-Émile Borduas,
Jean-Paul Riopelle, Marcel Barbeau, Marcelle
Ferron and Madeleine Arbour.
The avant-garde works in this exhibition tapped into instinctual
processes of artistic creation and rejected conventional notions of
culture, knowledge and reason for the first time in Québec.
"We wanted to take a new look at this rich but confused period
in Québec art," says Simon Blais of
Galerie Simon Blais, the curator of
the exhibition. "The revolutionary artists who signed the Refus
global manifesto called for an end to the obscurantism,
conservatism and conformism of the Québec society of the late 1940s
and drew on all forms of artistic expression. The unique collection
of paintings, letters, photographs and other archival documents we
have assembled will give visitors new insight into the genius of
their art."
Refus global : 70 ans will be on display from
October 2, 2018 through January 9, 2019 at Espace musée Québecor, 612
Saint-Jacques St., Montréal. Admission is free.
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SOURCE Quebecor