MARIE-ANN YEMSI
APPOINTED CURATOR
FOR MOMENTA 2025
MOMENTA is pleased to announce the appointment of Marie-Ann Yemsi as curator for its 19th edition, titled In Praise of the Missing Image, which will take place in the fall of 2025. Yemsi proposes to explore the potentialities of missing images to renew narratives relating to time, history, and the world. The exhibitions, public programs, and publication will all be centred around this theme.
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We are pleased to announce a major milestone in MOMENTA's evolution, as we continue to establish ourselves as a contemporary art biennale.
A contemporary art biennale
In recent editions, our programming has gradually opened up to various transformations of contemporary imagery, expanding to include a multiplicity of practices in visual arts. We now fully affirm this transition. Our goal is to represent the diversity of contemporary practices while asserting our position and perspective within both the Canadian and international art scenes. We remain closely engaged with issues of imagery, as reflected in the theme of our upcoming edition, "In Praise of the Missing Image," though no longer limiting ourselves. This further confirms MOMENTA as an emblematic event characterized, first and foremost, by its thoughtful and sensitive reflection on society.
MOMENTA gets a makeover
This renewal is the result of deep conversation, carried out alongside an enlightening consultation process with our broader community. Essentially, it formalizes what MOMENTA has always been: a large-scale contemporary art biennale, with an explicit mission statement for all our audiences and partners. Proud of its community, MOMENTA is excited to begin this new chapter with you and to share this fresh visual identity that embodies our renewed commitment to promoting contemporary art from here and beyond.
We take this opportunity to give a huge thanks to the entire House9 team for their exceptional work on MOMENTA's new visual identity. Your creativity and expertise have surpassed our vision!
We are excited to announce a new partnership between MOMENTA Biennale d'art contemporain and the Toronto Biennial of Art (TBA), supported by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ). This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to building long-term, reciprocal relationships that connect Quebec-based organizations with art institutions outside the province.
Together, MOMENTA and TBA are dedicated to fostering artistic exchange, cultural dialogue, and new opportunities for artists to reach diverse audiences. We’re thrilled to co-present a series of exhibitions featuring five talented artists from Quebec in the 2024 edition of TBA from September 21 to December 1.
Meet the artists and their exhibitions Karen Tam Exhibition: Scent of Thunderbolts Location: 32 Lisgar St and Park Manuel Mathieu Exhibition: Pendulum Location: Gallery TPW Stina Baudin Exhibition: Textiles by Stina Baudin Location: The Auto BLDG Leila Zelli Exhibition: Pourquoi devrais-je m’arrêter ?(Why should I stop?) Location: 32 Lisgar St and Park Maria Ezcurra Exhibition: Passing & Threatened (Birds in Canada) Location: 32 Lisgar St and Park |
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We are deeply grateful to the CALQ for supporting partnerships that transcend provincial boundaries and promote meaningful cultural exchanges. Together, we continue to build bridges and create spaces where art can thrive, inspire, and connect us all.