As part of their summer workshop series, Skol is exhibiting the results of their Apart! workshop which ran from July 10 – 16, 2008.

Twelve artists from Montreal and the US collaborated in creating several installations which explore the idea of “borders”. The artworks are content driven rather than relying on aesthetics, which means that you have to take your time to explore each exhibit. Some installations are interactive, requiring the gallery visitor to participate in some action or documentation practices. Some ideas are charmingly simple, such as a small shelf with a pile of “bonus cards” for visitors to take. I drew a card allowing the holder of the card to request that the recipient forget everything which was just said (very useful, if you ask me!). I was tempted to snatch the whole stack…

Centre des arts actuels Skol
space 314
Daniela Ansovini, Nathalie Dio, Richard Cassidy, Youmna Chlala, Val Desjardins, Jacqueline Hoang Nguyen, Michelle Lacombe, Anna Leventhal, Noemi McComber, Danielle Neu, Pablo Rodriguez, Ben Schaafsma
Apart!
exhibition period: July 17 – August 15, 2008
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