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Article: Quotidian in Quebec.(appeal of Montreal Biennale exhibit that exhibited art works that reflect the everyday and ordinary aspects of life)
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- Art in America
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- February 1, 1999
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At the inaugural Montreal Biennale, which included participants from Canada and around the world, the emphasis was on artists who transform common objects and experiences.
At a time when the most visible international exhibitions and biennials tend to grapple with Big Questions, there is something appealing about the modesty of an exhibition devoted to poetry, humor and the everyday. The first Montreal Biennale, which ran from Aug. 27 to Oct. 18 last fall, took up these themes with understated grace.
The exhibition was organized by Claude Gosselin, director of the Centre International d'Art Contemporain de Montreal, a small, publicly funded contemporary ...