Mathieu Beauséjour, 1 1/2 Métro Côte-des-Neiges
by Bernard Schütze

Mathieu Beauséjour’s exhibition 1 1/2 Métro Côte-des-Neiges is a rereading, literal and figurative, of the FLQ manifesto proclamation broadcast by Radio-Canada television during the 1970 October crisis. Cognizant of the still active charge and semiotic terrorist potential of this singular media event, Beauséjour has handled the material with care. Opting to re-fuse rather than defuse this airtime bomb, he has undertaken to dislodge it from its historical location and settled it in new quarters. Next»


Alain Declercq
Embedded versus Wildcat

EXCERPTS FROM DOSSIER ALAIN DECLERCQ
Nina Folkersma

Saturday, March 26, 2005, 3:30 p.m.
A fair on the Dam, Amsterdam
Alain Declercq is in town for an event devoted to conspiracy theories. He screens a short film and talks about the new project he’s currently working on, Mike, which will follow the odyssey of a secret agent seeking answers to questions raised by the events of September 11, 2001. […] Next»