22 January 2026
In
Contest, Free Reading
Restituer l’archive de l’éphémère : la performance et ses traces mémorielles
15 January 2026
In
Free Reading, Reviews
David Altmejd. Agora
Il aura fallu dix ans avant que David Altmejd présente à nouveau ses œuvres à Montréal. Autant dire que cette occasion à la Galerie de l’UQAM était très attendue. Outre la notoriété d’Altmejd et
12 January 2026
In
Editorials, Free Reading
Prophecy: Thinking at the edge of reason
While this issue’s theme of “prophecies” in contemporary art emerged organically in our team discussions, given the phenomenon’s revival in artistic practices, it is a rather difficult topic to treat in this editorial. This
8 January 2026
In
Free Reading, Reviews
Small File Media Festival
In 1999, after watching The Matrix (Lily and Lana Wachowski), I left the theatre certain that I was living in a simulation. If only I could find a leather
28 November 2025
In
Free Reading, Public art and urban practices, Reviews
Lynn Kodeih, Even Light is a Few Minutes Late
Une lumière ambrée se dépose sur la Berge de l’Anse-Bleue, selon cet angle caractéristique d’une fin de journée d’automne, près de l’équinoxe. Pendant un moment, la rivière des Prairies, visible entre les grands
17 September 2025
In
Editorials, Free Reading
Art and Minerals: Towards a Decentring
Throughout history, artists have been dependent on minerals to create works of art. The colours on a painted surface are made from pigments of mineral and plant origin, the contours and angles of sculptural works
5 September 2025
In
Contest, Free Reading, Reviews
Tendresse!
Ce compte rendu s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un rapprochement entre la revue ESPACE et l’Association des groupes en arts visuels francophones (AGAVF). Ce partenariat cherche à construire et consolider
28 May 2025
In
Contest, Free Reading, Reviews
Affections diasporiques
L’autrice de ce texte est lauréate du concours Critiques de la relève, une collaboration entre le Département d’histoire de l’art, de cinéma et des médias audiovisuels de l’Université de
27 May 2025
In
Editorials, Free Reading
Something in the Air
Breath, which results from breathing in and out, is vital. Lack of air, whether due to lung disease or suffocation, whether intentional or not, can be fatal. While the need to eat can be delayed
22 January 2025
In
Editorials, Free Reading
Art on the Web of Value
Over ten years ago, ESPACE art actuel (formerly Espace sculpture, founded in 1987) took up the challenge of reassessing its critical reflection on the visual arts, which focused primarily on the field of spatiality. The
19 September 2024
In
Editorials, Free Reading
The Process of Mourning, Between Forgetting and Remembering
In its most simple definition, mourning is an affective state of feeling sorrow over the loss, absence or death of someone. Yet it can also be a difficult ordeal to go through when it marks
28 May 2024
In
Editorials, Free Reading
The Birds That Remain
Thanks to their song, if not their call, we hear birds more often than we see them. They attract our ear more than our eye and, time and again, despite our desire, we can never