I was super happy to find out this morning about the vernissage in Montreal of the collective Team Macho!
I was a super fan of their illustrations and so far, I just saw their work one time, in Toronto. So this Saturday it’s with a immense pleasure that I will attend the opening of 3 out 5 ain’t bad at the Optica galerie (in the Belgo). 

The Toronto-based group uses all media (excepting digital), and its work crosses a multitude of boundaries in terms of conception and application. I love the way they are proposing in a humorous and dissident style illustrations, paintings and collages. I really, really wish I was in a group like that...
The vernissage start at 3pm and the exhibition will run till April 16 thIts a must see !!!

Red Flag

I am busy busy all week with events, vernissages and tonight I am attending the vernissage at the MBA of a group of contemporary Chinese artworks from Montreal collections. Red Flag, Contemporary Chinese Art in Montreal Collection is the first exhibition by a Quebec museum devoted to the recent explosion of Chinese art, which constitutes one of the most remarkable phenomenons on the global art scene in the past ten years.

Museum will present, from March 3 to June 19, 2011,
The admission to the exhibition is free at all times.

Vernissage tonight!

I am back on the Thursday's vernissage! This week, I am going to one of my favorite store in montreal, Drawn & Quarterly for the launch of Essex County by Jeff Lemire.

See you there at 7pm for more info click here

Thursday's vernissage

Well, well I tried to stay away from alcohol this week. There is all kind of reason but let’s just say that my system was sending me signals that I need a sort of break... My boyfriend was willing to try it with me, so I didn’t look up for a Thursday vernissage this week.

I did drag myself up to follow our decision, however we broke the rule yesterday with a glass of wine (after a long long walk) and a beer today (while waiting for the pâté chinois to be ready). So now, why not going to a new store opening? Ok, first of all my original plan -to break away from attending a launch- was to go see Les Lions de Cannes at the Cinema du Parc. I am still going but I just found out that on my way to the cinema, I am passing just in front of a store opening/winter celebration.

Specialize in Canadian’s designers this new boutique is call i▪denti▪t studio+boutique and is run by the ex-owner of Blank.I know how hard it is to run a small boutique in Montreal were everything you are selling is made in Canada.Thus I’m always in for supporting the local economy and see what this new store is all about. The event is organized by Night Life Magazine and there will be prizes to win and chances to be in the next street styling of February... here. See you there

You can have more details on the event

Pictures of last night vernissage

 Last night I was lucky enough to attend a perfect vernissage.
The exhibition was nice but the food took all places! Seriously, there was so much food and champagne; servers were constantly running around with finger food and bottles of champagne.
Yes, I’m fairly certain I weigh much more than when I left, but it was oh so worth it.

I am slowly getting back to normal with a little headheack...



Thursady vernissage

Here I am again talking about a vernissage coming up this Thursday! I simply love these events and I am thankful that Montreal is casual enough that I have no problem to attend a lot of launch nights without the need or a big time RSVP.

So here I am again, in a mood for something new and this week maybe something more “Chic”. The thing is I still have many dresses from my past life as a fashion designer and not enough occasions to wear them and I need to wear them when I can... and to help complement the dress when I wear it - a new sexy pair of shoes I bought in NY that need to be broken in.

This week I am going to the opening party of an international exhibition call “Fashion Stills” at the Sofitel Hotel (oui, oui). They promise free champagne and hors d’oeuvres...

and of course; a nice exhibition of fashion photography. What`s better then eating empty orgasmic calories while looking at skinny models? One chance Françoise Huguier is one of the photographer exposing:

Seriously; this event looks great and is a great excuse to get a little chic and get out there. The exhibition is apparently an open door to a unique testimony to Haute Couture which will be featuring the greatest of the fashion houses like Dior, Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent...

Well I am just hoping the people there are not going to be to snobby and I am going to enjoy a nice 6h to 8h after a looong day at work. Feel free to come, I need more “outsiders” to pass the night incognito...

Vernissages'rules in NY

Well I just recently returned from my mini-vacation to NYC and it was really fun. I could blog about a lot of things but I’m going to concentrate on one of my favorite part of the trip which is: Vernissages.

After surfing the web; my friend found a vernissage of Robert Pettibon on Saturday in Chelsea. It was the perfect break after a day of walking around and necessary shopping of course!
On our way to the gallery we happened to pass by another one. Just looking in the window we saw lots of people drinking champagne and having fun. We started our night joining and toasting champagne; and wow it was an amazing art show. The gallery looked great and was hosting art work of William Earl Kofmehl III which was fantastic and never a bad mix with the unlimited free champagne.

Kofmehl’s ambitious show includes over 150 embroidered canvases and a sculpture of a giant squirrel. It was a great stop before reaching our destination.

I could have swam into champagne but we crossed the street to go to the David Zwirner gallery. Wow, wow,wow!! As soon as we walked in, we saw a huge garbage can fill up with cold beers and the great work of Robert Pettibon. His art was really reflecting the Southern California punk-rock culture of the late 1970s and 80s with the “Do-it-yourself”aesthetic album-covers, comics and fanzines that characterized the movement.

Yes,yes it’s really Ben Stiller behind my best friends!We had a blast there and the alcohol was starting to make his role. But, after a fresh air break, we discover that the gallery just in front was also having a vernissage! I think at that point, I lost it, in a good way. It was such a dream, on the same street, three amazing vernissages, with tons of nice, well dress people and free booze!

The last gallery we when to was the Gasser Grunert Gallery.  The exhibition call Exquisite Corpse Projet include of over 200 important contemporary artists that had come together to create collaborative drawings based on the 1920s surrealist game “cadaver exquis”. Each artist adds to the composition, in sequence, without seeing the contribution of the previous person.

It was my favourite exhibition of all three; I guess because the drawings there was really more close to the art I’m doing mix with all the alcohol and the “I am dreaming this moment or what??”
Anyhow, we were still good to returned to Williamsburg-with a big smile on our faces.

Thursday' Vernissage

I cannot believe it`s already November; nevertheless another Thursday approaches and that means another vernissage approaches. This week, I am attending a exhibition call FIRE in an venue I never went to, the COOP ECTO on Roy Street.

The artwork is from Tanya Johnston

It’s an old client from back in the day when I had a boutique that invited me last week. She is the curator of that second edition. I check out the website and I saw it’s a collection exhibition, but I don’t know more. Has I am starting to get a little bit tired of always go to the same venues and maybe nervous to get recognize as a “ whore launch” I am cheerful to discover a new place and of course, new artists.

Is there going to be some free wine? Small bites to eat? Who knows…?

Tomorrow is... Thursday's vernissage!

There are days when nothing happens and there are days when everything happens.
For me, it has been so far a week of everything and that’s why I didn’t have time to blog. I am still adapting to my new schedule of being a working girl and I been passing my nights finishing this dress and my Halloween costume...
I just want to take a moment to talk about my next vernissage which is this Thursday; because I think it is going to be a fun night. The event will be in my favourite book store in Montreal; Drawn & Quarterly and it will showcase a double book launch of two writer/journalist/artists that I discovered this summer: Sheila Heti and Leanne Shapton. I am super curious about the book of Heti : How Should a Person Be?

This novel is described as being an autobiography of the mind, a postmodern self-help book and I love those kinds of books! I find it very interesting the mix up of fiction/no-fiction combined with topics such as art, friendship and sex.You can read the prologue here if your still not sure of coming.


The other author is Leanne Shapton, As soon as I discovered her I right away fell in love her the novel: Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry. Her book tells the story of a hopeful young New York couple and their four-year relationship almost completely through their things. I highly recommend this book, you should look at it...

Well, tomorrow she will be launching her new book which looks more artistic and seems to be all about paintings. If you never have been to a vernissage night a D&Q, I think Thursday is the perfect evening to do it. See you there

Founderie boutique opening

Its Thursday and this means... Vernissage tonight!!!
I will go and celebrate the grand opening of the Founderie boutique. This new vintage venue is located in the little Italy repurposed furniture design and consignment clothing. The home furniture have been handcrafted by local designer Mitsuhiko Takahashi. All of Mitz' designs are made of recycled wood.

I quickly went into it last Sunday, on my way home after my last visit to Jean-talon. The place looks good and the selection of vintage clothing is really high-quality. A bit expensive for a girl like me who has been waiting for months for her first pay check, but I saw an impressive collection of evening dresses. There were also a lot of brand names: Yves St-Laurent, Valentino and one of my favourite designer from the sixties, André Courrèges.

This time, there will be free wine to warn you up and some cupcakes. The address is 6596 St-Laurent, just in front of the just in front of the amazing craft brewery Vice Versa.

Me and Vernissage...

I love going to vernissage, everyone who knows me can tell. Every week, since almost three years, I go to opening galleries, stores, book lunchs... name it and I’m there. They are usually on Thursday night and I am lucky enought to live close to a bunch of galleries, so I kind of pretend its on my way home...

In Pop Montreal festival, I'm in haven because there are a lot of vernissages. It all starts tomorrow with a triple launch night at Yves Laroche galery : Self published/ Publish and Par Chemin

Shit, there is going to be a lot of people, but I think it is worth it to go. I love art-graphic books and magazine so this exhibition will be very interesting for me. I am a zinemaker-lover, so I am very curious about the Self published event. The exhibition contextualizes the work of local designers and artists within a growing international community interested in the artistic qualities of fine, small-edition publishing. I really like the work of the collective French Fourch, I like the way they play with humor in their designs. Snap Magazine will also be presenting something.

 Friday, I am going to An exhibition featuring North American rock poster artists, The Birth of Art at the dead of the vinnyl. The exhibition is about stunning concert posters from Dominique Pétrin, Nomn Ryn, Dirty Donny, Day Gristle, Sweet Grognasse, Aimée Van Drimelen, Alan Forbes andMarielyne Tarabulsy.

I love well done music posters so this event look interesting to me. I was also happy to learn that this event will be the launch of art shows at the Death of Vinyl record store and there is going to be many more to come.