EXPRESSION was initially founded as a visual arts gallery at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe in 1985. In 1989, EXPRESSION became a museum institution, moving to its current location, a vast space on the 2nd floor of Saint-Hyacinthe’s public market, described by many as one of the most beautiful of its kind in Québec. EXPRESSION is a space that has made its mark on Québec and Canadian art scenes. EXPRESSION initiates students to contemporary art on a daily basis. EXPRESSION frequently publishes remarkable books on contemporary art. EXPRESSION promotes the work of renowned contemporary artists. EXPRESSION benefits from the expertise of a core team seasoned by years of challenges and successes. EXPRESSION is made up of administrators and a community who have ceaselessly supported contemporary art. EXPRESSION has been growing for 35 years.
With its impressive and innovative history, EXPRESSION is an exhibition centre destined to become a full-fledged museum.
NEW - CHUCK SAMUELS PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION
CHUCK SAMUELS
Becoming Photography
The exhibitions at EXPRESSON and Plein sud, centre d’exposition en art actuel à Longueuil were based on the publication titled Chuck Samuels: Becoming Photography that was co-published by EXPRESSION, Plein sud, and Kerber Verlag (Berlin) and designed by Dominique Mousseau.
The book features images from all six projects presented in the exhibitions as well as essays by Joan Fontcuberta and Mona Hakim.
The publication are also available in both French and English versions at EXPRESSION, Plein sud, and better bookstores worldwide. The artist is grateful to the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec for its support of the
publication.
Price: $ 45
Hard cover
ISBN 978-2-924946-05-3 (EXPRESSION, Québec, Canada)
ISBN 978-3-7356-0732-4 (Kerber Verlag, Berlin, Allemagne)
*The publication is also available in French under the title Devenir la photographie.
Digital Publishing
Assay
Written by Nuria Carton de Grammont and Tatiana Navallo for the exhibition Ma langue est un sable mouvant (My tongue is quicksand).
Portraits de femmes
Dans le cadre du projet de Musée régional, EXPRESSION et le Centre d’histoire de Saint-Hyacinthe présentent Portraits de femmes, une exposition virtuelle dont les photographies, réalisées entre 1905 et 1941, proviennent du Fonds Studio B. J. Hébert.
Commissaire : Lucie Bureau