An Open-Air Museum
June 5, 2017 - October 29, 2017
This outdoor installation represents a major component of the official program of events for Montréal’s 375th anniversary of Montréal, the 50th anniversary of Expo 67, and the 150th anniversary of Canada. It was designed and organized by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in cooperation with the McCord Museum, with assistance from Concordia and McGill universities. It will presented along a kilometre-long span of Sherbrooke Street for five months, from June 5th, 2017 to October 29th, 2017. It features 67 works bearing messages of peace in keeping with the universal values of humanism, tolerance, and openness that inspired Expo 67 which was held in Montreal in the summer of 1967. Many public institutions and private collections have made loans to this public urban project.
This artistic promenade stretches from the McCord Museum that focuses on the history of Montréal, to the MMFA’s newly opened Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace which is a 375th anniversary legacy project. The route is marked by 29 sculptures and installations from world-renowned Canadian and foreign artists like Magdalena Abakanowicz, César Baldaccini (better known as César), Romero Betsabée, Jonathan Borofsky, Fernando Botero, Luben Boykov, Alexander Calder, Claude Cormier, Wim Delvoye, Jim Dine, Sorel Etrog, Ivan Eyre, Joe Fafard, Barry Flanagan, Rose-Marie Goulet, Keith Haring, Zhang Huan, Charles Joseph, Yayoi Kusama, Ju Ming, Robert Murray, Dennis Oppenheim, Niki de Saint Phalle, Giuseppe Penone, Michelangolo Pistoletto, Richard Prince, Ugo Rondinone, Wang Shugang and Catherine Sylvain.
Some 40 large-format photographs by Montréal are also exhibited along the route, showcasing a generous view of our humanity, and stating the need to live together more harmoniously. Some works are by such photographers as Benoit Aquin, Darren Ell, Aydin Matlabi, Jean-François Lemire and Isabelle Hayeur.
All along the Walk, the flags of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and the world’s 200-odd countries are flying high over Sherbrooke Street. This flag installation, created by world-renowned Montréal designer Claude Cormier, takes its cues from Expo 67’s playful, futuristic style. Many visitors will be reminded of the sight of Place des Nations decked out in colourful flags that highlighted the Montréal's Universal Exposition.
The photographs are lining the Sherbrooke Street sidewalk, and the sculptures are placed in front of various buildings along the route as well as on the McGill University campus grounds.
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For more information about the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts exhibitions and activities, visit the museum's website.
Photo below: Press Conference in the morning of June 5, 2017. Natalie Bondil, Director and Chief Curator of the MMFA, is announcing the opening of La Balade de la Paix.
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