Kent Monkman – Beauty and the Beasts / La Belle et la Bête

An artistic proposition inspired by the collections of the musée des Confluences in Lyon

This publication accompanies the exhibition at the Canadian Cultural Centre on the occasion of its reopening in the new premises located at 130 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Curator: Catherine Bédard

This exhibition was produced by the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris and organized in partnership with the Musée des Confluences
in Lyon. It has received the support of Power Corporation of Canada and the Art Museum at the University of Toronto. Kent Monkman received a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts (“New Chapter” program).

Year of publication : may 2018
17×24 cm , 128 pages
Selling price : 30 €. Text in French and English.

Exhibition dates :
from May 18 to September 5, 2018.

Foreword by Isabelle Hudon, Manon Dumas;
conversation between Kent Monkman, Catherine Bédard and Annabelle Ténèze.
Textes : The World of the ancients according to Kent Monkman, and Miss Chief’s cultural fantasies by Catherine Bédard, Miss Chief’s message to the world by Lee Maracle, The collection of the musée des Confluences by David Besson.

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