{"id":64142,"date":"2017-08-29T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artpublicmontreal.ca\/?p=64142\/"},"modified":"2017-08-29T13:33:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T17:33:19","slug":"a-festive-artistic-program-with-km3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artpublicmontreal.ca\/en\/2017\/08\/a-festive-artistic-program-with-km3\/","title":{"rendered":"A festive artistic program with KM3"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership invites Montrealers and visitors to enjoy an unprecedented artistic experience\u00a0from August\u00a030 to October 15<\/strong>\u00a0this year:\u00a0KM3<\/sup><\/strong>(pronounced kilom\u00e8tre cube). The event, part of the official programming for the 375th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of Montreal, is a large-scale public art walk created as part of the celebrations. More than 20 original works will be installed throughout the Quartier des Spectacles \u2013 on building fa\u00e7ades, in squares and parks, on sidewalks and in windows \u2013 encouraging people see the city in new ways: surprising, dreamlike, reinvented.<\/p>\n

Works with a neighbourly theme<\/strong><\/p>\n

KM3<\/sup>\u00a0invites visitors to stroll through the Quartier des Spectacles, including its most iconic spaces and some of its most unusual ones, to see and experience immersive, interactive and contemplative works designed specifically for Montreal. The works will delight the general public, families and art aficionados alike. Curated by\u00a0Melissa Mongiat and Mouna Andraos<\/strong> in collaboration with Julie B\u00e9lisle of the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019art contemporain de Montr\u00e9al and Pascale Daigle, director of programming for the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, the works will, each in their own way, change the way we see the city.<\/p>\n

The creators, mainly from Quebec along with several foreign artists, are active in a variety of disciplines, including visual arts, digital arts, video games, interactive design, fashion, dance and architecture. The curators chose the theme of neighbourliness for this first edition of KM3<\/sup>. For and with the public, the artists have dreamed up some new ways for everyone to live together in the city as good neighbours.<\/p>\n

Two artworks presented as part of KM3 are permanent and included in the Montr\u00e9al municipal public art collection. The main piece, Paquets de lumi\u00e8re<\/em>, by Gilles Mihalcean, is installed on Le Parterre, facing the Maison symphonique. This triptych of dancing figure sculptures, perched above the space, is an ode to performance, inviting passersby into the public space. The other permanent artwork is on rue \u00c9mery, in the Quartier latin. Light is the principal medium of Lux obscura<\/em>. It celebrates the history of cinema and the image yet is firmly anchored in the present through the use of digital technologies.<\/p>\n

Make the most of your visit<\/strong><\/p>\n

A series of festive special events will also take place in the Quartier des Spectacles to complement the art-walk experience. August 30th<\/sup> starting at 5 pm, attend the grand unveiling of the KM3<\/sup>\u00a0art walk, with the artists and numerous dignitaries in attendance. Free guided tours will be available to help you discover the works of KM3<\/sup> (departures every hour).<\/p>\n

For more information, visit : km3artpublic.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"KM3<\/sup>\u00a0is an initiative of the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership and is one of the government of Quebec\u2019s gifts to Montreal on the occasion of its 375th<\/sup>anniversary. The event is made possible by the financial support of, among others, the government of Quebec and the Ville de Montr\u00e9al within the framework of the Entente sur le d\u00e9veloppement culturel de Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n

Source :\u00a0press release August 8th, 2017<\/a>, Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles<\/h5>\n

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