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Montréal, September 8, 2009
Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal invites the public to the launch of its 11th presentation, on Thursday, September 10 at 6:30 pm at Les Ateliers Jean Brillant, a former industrial building in the St-Henri district (3550 St-Jacques St. West). The event launch will be followed by a series of exhibition openings on September 11 and 12, and a guided tour on September 13.

The 11th presentation of Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal 2009 will be held from September 10 to October 11. Organized around the theme The Spaces of the Image, developed by French Guest Curator Gaëlle Morel, the event will feature 24 solo exhibitions and public space interventions in a variety of different sites throughout the city. Artists from 13 countries will explore the question of mechanisms and staging in contemporary photography. Several works will be presented for the first time in Canada, including new works created especially for Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal.

Thanks to the generosity of our partners, all of our exhibitions and activities open to the general public will be presented free of charge.

Event Launch ::
Thursday, September 10 at 6:30 pm
Les Ateliers Jean Brillant
3550 St-Jacques St. West

In addition to the opening of the 7 exhibitions at Les Ateliers Jean Brillant, come and meet the Guest Curator, Gaëlle Morel, and many of the participating artists including Luc Courchesne, Alfredo Jaar, Emmanuelle Léonard, Yveline Loiseur, Anne Ramsden, and Pierre Tremblay. Music and festivities will kick off the 2009 event!

Series of Exhibition Openings ::
Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12

Friday, September 11
4:00 pm Artists’ Talk // Opening at 5:00 pm
Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
CIBL’s radio program Le 4 à 6 will broadcast live from the gallery
Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University
1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, room LB-165

6:00 pm Opening
Kutlu? Ataman | Zineb Sedira
Galerie B-312
372 Sainte-Catherine St. West, space 403

6:30 pm Opening, Pavel Pavlov will be present
Jim Campbell | Pavel Pavlov
SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art
372 Sainte-Catherine St. West, space 507

7:30 pm Opening
Yael Bartana
VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine
1211 Saint-Laurent Blvd.

8:30 pm Opening
Pascal Convert
Galerie de l’UQAM
1400 Berri St. (corner Sainte-Catherine St. East), room J-R120

Saturday, September 12
12:00 pm Opening // Artist’s Talk at 12:30 pm
Sammy Baloji
MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels)
3680 Jeanne-Mance St.

2:00 pm Opening, the artists will be present
Cheryl Pagurek | David Rokeby
Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal
465 du Mont-Royal Ave. East

3:30 pm Opening // Artists’ Talks by Jeff Guess at 3:45 pm, and Beat Streuli at 4:15 pm
Jeff Guess | Oscar Muñoz | Beat Streuli
Maison de la culture Frontenac
2550 Ontario St. East

5:00 pm Opening, the artists will be present
Michael Flomen | Shelley Miller | Alain Paiement
Darling Foundry
745 Ottawa St.

Guided tour ::
Sunday September 13 at 2:00 pm
Guest Curator Gaëlle Morel will give a guided tour of the exhibitions, most of the artists will be present.
Luc Courchesne | Alfredo Jaar | Emmanuelle Léonard | Yveline Loiseur | Anne Ramsden | Pierre Tremblay | Yang Zhenzhong.
Les Ateliers Jean Brillant
3550 St-Jacques St. West

Upcoming activities
To compliment the exhibitions an array of activities will be offered during the event (artists’ talks, a program of cultural mediation), and an international colloquium will be held on Friday, October 2 at the Canadian Centre for Architecture. Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal will renew its presentation of awards to artists.

Also titled The Spaces of the Image, the publication accompanying Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal 2009 will be available in bookstores and in several exhibition sites during the event.

The official program is available at the exhibition sites, at our distribution partners, and can be downloaded on our Web site: www.moisdelaphoto.com.