A fundraising exhibition for Centre CLARK
NITAKINAN BY CAROLINE MONNET AND SÉBASTIEN AUBIN
It is the land that raises us. Without it, we have no home and no food. It’s at the heart of our identity, it adapts to the cycle of the seasons. It’s the basis for our education, our growth, our dreams. It protects us, it is vast, inclusive. It’s a witness for our first loves. It is alive. We must protect the land, respect it, and love it. It doesn’t belong to us; we belong to it. The land is everyone’s house.
For the fifth edition of Maison modèle, we wish to offer an anticolonial approach to the idea of the house. Going beyond the individuality often linked to private property, this year’s artistic directors wish to put forward the unconditional respect that we owe to the land, as a space that brings us together, that unites our past, our present and our common future.
It is a reminder of the role that each and every one of us has in the preservation and maintenance of this infinitely generous territory. By inviting the forest into CLARK, Nitakinan becomes a space to share, recollect and connect in a democratic and open way.
ARTISTS /
Frances Adair McKenzie
Mel Arsenault
Sébastien Aubin
Eruoma Awashish
Adam Basanta
Patrick Bérubé
Ludovic Boney
Naomi Cook
Marie-Michelle Deschamps
Clovis-Alexandre Desvarieux
Greg A. Hill
Hua Jin
Moridja Kitenge Banza
Meryl McMaster
Katherine Melançon
Caroline Monnet
Meky Ottawa
Yann Pocreau
Anne-Marie Proulx
Walter Scott
Nico Williams
VIP OPENING /
CLARK invites you to an VIP opening that will take place in person in its exhibition rooms! By purchasing your ticket for the evening of the February 22nd, not only are you supporting CLARK, but you will also be able to discover the centre’s spaces transformed into a lush forest by Caroline Monnet and Sébastien Aubin, and all the works they hold.
What’s in store for the evening:
- Early access this year’s selection of works
- A menu created by Swaneige Bertrand, specialized in Indigenous cuisine
- An open bar, with cocktails by Menaud and wine from la QV
- A musical performance by Jeremy Dutcher
- An musical set created by DJ Fermented Juice (aka Joyce Joumaa)
- And you’ll get a tax receipt!
TICKETS
120$ / person
CATALOG /
The catalog of works for sale is available by clicking this link! This year you will also find additional works by the artists that are not exhibited but for sale. This initiative will allow artists to receive a higher percentage of sales after the first work is sold.
HOW TO PURCHASE A PIECE /
If you are interested in buying a piece, you can simply click on the price of the work in the catalog or come in person at CLARK. To purchase by email or phone, contact us at [email protected] or 514-288-4972.
PRIVATE VISIT /
We can also make arrangements for you to view the works in person.
To make an appointment, contact us by email at [email protected] or by phone at 514-288-4972.
DONATION /
You don’t need to buy a work to show your love for CLARK!
CLARK is a charitable organization. For each donation, we will issue an official tax receipt applicable to both levels of government.
Donate now
FOR MORE INFORMATION /
[email protected]
514-288-4972
SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE GALLERIES
Bradley Ertaskiran (Marie-Michelle Deschamps)
Christie Contemporary - Toronto (Naomi Cook)
Galerie BLOUIN DIVISION (Caroline Monnet, Yann Pocreau, Nico Williams)
Galerie Hugues Charbonneau (Clovis-Alexandre Desvarieux, Moridja Kitenge Banza)
Pierre-François Ouellet art contemporain (Ludovic Boney, Meryl McMaster)
Stephen Bulger Gallery (Meryl McMaster)
ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Caroline Monnet et Sébastien Aubin
COORDINATION
Joséphine Rivard - Development coordinator
TEAM
Hubert Bolduc-Cloutier - General co-director
Thomas Bouquin - Bookstore manager
Alegría Gobeil - communications assistant and community manager
Corine Lemieux - Exhibitions coordinator
Jean-Michel Quirion - General co-director
Peter King et Natacha Chamko - Atelier CLARK
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND VISUAL IDENTITY
Mélissa Pilon
Thanks to Judith Poirier for sharing her modular font, Latitude.
CONTACT
Joséphine Rivard
[email protected]
514-288-4972
THANK YOU to all the artists who donated work, the gallerists who support them, everyone who took part in this edition, as well to CLARK’s members and volunteers without whom the completion of this project would not have been possible. A special thanks to Adèle Trottier-Rivard for the fir trees.
Maison Modèle IV was made possible with the generous support of our principal partner Ubisoft.
