ART IN A TRANSITION SPACE : THE NEW MODEL OF CULTURAL IMPLICATION IN THE HEART OF MILE END
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WITNESS THE BIRTH OF THE FIRST STREET ART MUSEUM OF CANADA.
AFTER BARCELONE, AMSTERDAM, BERLIN AND ST-PETERSBURG, MONTREAL WILL HAVE ITS OWN STREET ART MUSEUM STARTING IN FALL 2018!
IN TOTAL, 24 MURALS CREATED BY 24 MONTREAL ARTISTS WILL MAKE AN UNUSUAL SPACE SHINE...THE INDUSTRIAL STAIRWELL!
WHAT STARTED AS A CRAZY IDEA IS NOW BIGGER THAN EVER.
OUR BEGINNINGS : THE 5445 AND 5455 DE GASPÉ.
transi-tion
(noun)THE PROCESS OR A PERIOD OF CHANGING FROM ONE STATE OR CONDITION TO ANOTHER.
EVERY WEEK, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TAKE THE INDUSTRIAL STAIRCASE AT THE 5455 AND 5445 DE GASPÉ, IN THE MILE END. THEY SPEND IN TOTAL TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MINUTES IN TRANSITION BETWEEN A SPACE AND ANOTHER, MOVING BETWEEN WHITE WALLS WITH CHANGING NUMBERS.
WE WANT TO BUILD BRIDGES IN UNUSUAL SPACES AND GATHER THE COMMUNITY AROUND WHAT MAKES US THINK AND DREAM. IT’S TIME FOR URBAN ART TO TAKE ITS PLACE IN THE HEART OF THE BUILDINGS, AT A HUMAN SCALE.
WE WANT TO TRANSFORM A TRANSITION SPACE INTO AN INTEGRATION SPACE.
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HERE IS CANADA’S FIRST URBAN ART MUSEUM. FREE AND OPEN TO ALL, IT FEATURES A LARGE SCALE ARTWORK ON EVERY STAIRCASE.
ART : SANTERRE
ART : SANDRA CHEVRIER
ART : STIKKI PEACHES
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PIGALLE X ILL STUDIO X PARIS DUPERRÉ
ART TRANSFORMS URBAN SPACES AND MAKES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, THE CITY, AND THE CREATIVE COMPANIES BEHIND THE PROJECTS SHINE. PARIS DUPERRÉ AND THE FESTIVAL MURAL ARE GREAT EXAMPLES OF THOSE INITIATIVES. THE FIRST ONE IS AN ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRATION OF BOLDNESS, COLOUR AND CONTRAST. THE SECOND ONE IS AN EPHEMERAL CELEBRATION OF URBAN ART.
WHAT IF URBAN ART HAD ITS OWN PERMANENT MUSEUM, ITS OWN EXHIBITION SPACE, INTEGRATED INTO THE CITY AND THE URBAN SPACE? BERLIN HAS ALREADY ITS OWN URBAN ART MUSEUM. WHY NOT MONTREAL?
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FOR THE CITY
THE FIRST URBAN ART MUSEUM IN CANADA, MAKING THE CITY SHINE INTERNATIONALLY.
FOR THE VISITORS
FREE VISITS ALL YEAR LONG, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER DIFFERENT FACES OF CREATIVITY AND MONTREAL HISTORY, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ORGANIZING GROUP VISITS .
FOR THE BUILDING
THE CONCEPT EMBELLISHES THE SPACE AND ADDS VALUE TO IT. IT CAN BE REPLICATED IN DIFFERENT BUILDINGS.
FOR BUSINESSES
WITH THE OPPORTUNITY OF IMPLICATION IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AROUND THE MUSEUM, IT CREATES A CREATIVITY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ART HUB.
FOR THE NEIGHBOURHOODHUNDREDS OF VISITORS A WEEK. REVITALIZING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND PUTTING MILE END ON THE MAP AS THE MUST SEE IN MONTREAL!
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ART : TAVA
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A COHORT OF 24 MONTREAL ARTISTS WILL CREATE 24 MURALS, FOR EVERY
FLOOR OF THE 5455 AND 5445 DE GASPÉ BULIDINGS.
STIKKI PEACHES
TAVA
FONKI
SANTERRE MONOSOURCIL
PATCANTIN
OS CANE BRYAN BEYUNG
EBERHARDFROEHLICH
CYNDIEBELHUMEUR
DALKHAFINE BORIS PINTADO
ROXYPEROXYDE
HEIDITAILLEFER
PONY ALEXANDRALEVASSEUR
ANNE-LAUREDJABALLAH
RAPHAEL SOTTOLICHIO
MEKA MELISSA DEL PINTO
AMÉLIETOURANGEAU
JONATHÄNJOUAN
ANNIEHAMEL
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