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Charlotte Moth’s living images is reviewed in Canadian Art‘s Spring 2016 issue.

Internationally acclaimed Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson describes himself in many ways, according to a recent interview with The Talks: namely, as a trained housewife and a bona fide dreamer. As he explained to the publication, “art becomes an instrument to fulfill [your] daydreams. It’s almost like a superhero pill: you can do everything through art.”

Esker Foundation is incredibly excited to announce our support of the North American premiere of Ragnar Kjartansson’s “Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen / The Explosive Sonics of Divinity.”

Coinciding with the exhibition Ragnar Kjartansson, on view at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal from February 11-May 22, 2016, “Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen / The Explosive Sonics of Divinity,” is a theatre production featuring the stirring music of Kjartan Sveinsson, a former member of the group Sigur Rós, and a succession of canvases painted by artist Ragnar Kjartansson and his friends as stage sets.

This play without actors is performed by 39 musicians and 16 choristers of the Orchestre Métropolitain; it is an homage to classic stage design, with a romantic, Wagnerian spirit.

The performance will take place on Thursday, March 3rd. For more information, visit: www.macm.org/en/activites/ragnar-kjartansson

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Ragnar Kjartansson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1976. He studied at the Iceland Academy of the Arts and the Royal Swedish Academy, Stockholm. His works have been shown in museums and institutions around the world, including the Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin (2011), the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (2012), and HangarBicocca, Milan (2013). Recent solo shows of Kjartansson’s works have been presented at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna (2013 and 2014), the New Museum, New York (2014), and Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2015). In 2009, Kjartansson represented Iceland at the Venice Biennale, and in 2011 he received the Malcolm McLaren Award at Performa 13 in New York.

Celia Perrin Sidarous discusses her first solo show at Parisian Laundry, Les Figures, as well as some of the works that were shown in Interiors, Other Chambers the fall at Esker Foundation.

Article is a video blog produced by Arsenal Montréal featuring interviews with contemporary artists who shape today’s ever-transforming and rapidly expanding sphere of the visual arts.

Wafaa Bilal’s 168:01 featured in artnet News.

Avenue magazine selects Jack Bush: In Studio and Colleen Heslin: Needles and Pins as two exhibitions to see this month!

Curator Jacqueline Bell picks her art highlights from Alberta, including Celia Perrin Sidarous’ exhibition Interiors, Other Chambers.

Christmas comes early to Inglewood. Breakfast Television’s Mike Yawney takes a tour through the stores of this unique neighbourhood to find out why it has become a destination for Christmas shoppers.

Jeremy Simes profiles the opening of Esker Foundation’s Fall 2015 exhibitions.