Day: May 11, 2012

A Matter of Abstraction @ Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal

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A Matter of Abstraction @ Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal

Montreal’s Museum of Contemporary Art is putting on a new semi-permanent ‘Matter of Abstraction‘ exhibition that will run until 4th April 2016.

The exhibition pulls together more than 100 works from 1939 up to the present day which illustrate “the wide-ranging visual ramifications of the expression of abstraction”.  There are several Op Art pieces on display including Marcel Barbeau’s huge ‘Twirling Retina’ from 1966.

The exhibition “places particular emphasis on Québec… while also pointing out specific relevant connections with the Canadian and international scenes. The thematic presentation, divided into chronological segments, gives an immediate sense of the diversity and complexity of the works.”

Montreal Museum of Contemporary Arts, 185 Sainte-Catherine St W, Montreal, QC H2X 3X5, Canada

 

Terry Haggerty

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Terry Haggerty

Terry Haggerty is a New York and Berlin based British artist (born London 1970) who produces huge wall installations based on extremely precise, clean geometric stripes which make use of a minimal colour set to stunning effect.  He also produces paintings in a similar style.  You can see more of Terry’s work on his website.

Terry’s wall installations have featured at, amongst other places, the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium, CCNOA in Brussels and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.

Thanks to Nathalie as always for pointing this out to me.