MONTRÉAL, Nov. 20,
2023 /CNW/ - Quebecor is pleased to showcase the work
of the important Québec artist Serge
Lemoyne at its head office gallery.
"The raison d'être of the Quebecor Gallery is, first and
foremost, to promote our culture, to help democratize it and make
it accessible to all," says Quebecor President and CEO Pierre Karl
Péladeau. "It is an open, welcoming space where our employees,
visitors and the general public can discover or rediscover the
works of Québec artists. This is very much in line with the vision
that guided Serge Lemoyne's life.
Throughout his career, he worked tirelessly to break down the
barriers between art and life, between art and the world, and
between one social class and another."
Serge
Lemoyne: Art without compromise
During his life, Serge Lemoyne
wore many hats and expressed himself in a myriad of ways, which
together left a lasting mark on Québec culture and society.
Multidisciplinary artist, occasional politician, and master of the
happening, Lemoyne believed in the fun of art and the power of art.
He is recognized by many art historians as one of Québec's most
audacious postmodern artists and its first pop artist.
For Serge Lemoyne, art was a
source of disruption and disruption was an intrinsic source of art.
He questioned everything: from the major institutions of our
society to the definition and role of art and the artist. He used
every medium—sound, image, electronic media, everyday objects (even
using the family home as a canvas)—to challenge both the
established order and his own audience in order to spark awareness
of the relevance and validity of creation in all its forms.
This exhibition covers Serge
Lemoyne's celebrated "Red, White and Blue" period. It
was made possible by the expertise and generosity of curator
Josée-Lyne Falcone. It runs until May 10,
2024, at the Quebecor Gallery, 612 Saint-Jacques St.,
Montréal.
Quebecor Gallery
The Quebecor Gallery at 612 Saint-Jacques St., Montréal, is
dedicated to showing Québec art and artists. Since it opened in
2012, it has hosted some 30 exhibitions featuring the work of more
than 25 Québec artists. Quebecor also supports many museums,
organizations and events in the visual arts, including the Musée
national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Darling Foundry and Montréal
Museum Month.
About Quebecor
Quebecor, a Canadian leader in telecommunications,
entertainment, news media and culture, is one of the
best-performing integrated communications companies in the
industry. Driven by their determination to deliver the best
possible customer experience, all of Quebecor's subsidiaries and
brands are differentiated by their high-quality, multiplatform,
convergent products and services.
Québec-based Quebecor (TSX: QBR.A, QBR.B) employs more than
10,000 people in Canada.
A family business founded in 1950, Quebecor is committed to the
community. Every year, it actively supports more than 400
organizations in the vital fields of culture, health, education,
the environment and entrepreneurship.
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SOURCE Quebecor