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Found in Scott Rosenberg’s Wordyard. Bred & Puppet Philosophy

On m’a demandé ce que je pensais du sujet d’une photo et j’ai répondu: “Favela Chic”. Qu’est-ce que le Favela Chic? I was asked what I thought of the subject of a picture and I answered: “Favela Chic”. What is Favela Chic? Bruce Sterling’s Scenarios for the Future: Favela Chic and Gothic Hi-Tech: At the [...]

En français ci-dessous, puis alternance. Then alternating English and French. This charming video of a street artist found via Bruce Sterling illustrates several ideas about street art. First, the set up. This is why I always try to take two pictures of any piece of street art: one of the work and another of the [...]

En français ci-dessous. Then English again. Et encore du français. Etc. :-) On my way to the show, I decided to walk through the new Place des Festivals in Montreal. I was not disappointed: this is a magnificent public space. There were already lovers, kids playing in the fountains and idlers on benches admiring the [...]

Near the railways, in St-Henri, Montreal, June 08. A few days later, after heavy rains, the work had vanished. I finally found a mass of paper among the weeds: I suppose it had been unglued by the rain then rolled around by the wind. I took it and unfold it, it was a little torn [...]

Roberta Smith, nytimes.com: It does gives me pause that 26 of the 36 artists have master’s degrees in fine arts from respected universities or art schools. I think most of them should ask for their money back. On the evidence here, at least, they have only a meager understanding of what being an artist entails. [...]

Bonjour tout le monde. . Photos copyright François Courville 2007 La maison d’Andrée Lauzon et François Courville à l’Île d’Orléans (près de Québec) a fait l’objet d’un reportage encore diffusé sur Télé-Québec.