29-31 Aug 08, Montreal (Canada)

Montreal is the second-largest city in Canada with a population of 1,620,693 inhabitants in the city and up from 3,451,027 in the metropolitan area.

ontreal’s metro is renowned for its architecture and public art. Under the direction of Drapeau, a competition among Canadian architects was held to decide the design of each station, ensuring that every station was built in a different style by a different architect.

29-31 August 2008, MEETING OF STYLES MONTREAL (Canada)

A Three days of graffiti, avant-garde and celebration, presented by Yves Laroche Galerie d’art.

Our local organisation has done a lot to present you a very special event with lots of attractions beside the live-painting. And they succeeded. www.mosmtl.com

Live-Graffiti, parties, Art-Shows. The canadian MOS gave a detailed impression of whats going on over there.

	No wonder, the event started early. The locals arranged some really big walls in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles with animation on site and giveaways.
A club party with THE FRENCH CONNECTION – mashups, funk, hiphop, soul, 80′s closed the first day. Thank you to all the artists and everyone who made this possible.

TRAINS OF THOUGHT @ Galerie d’art Yves Laroche, 4 St-Paul E. Old Montreal, QC H2Y 1G1, 6pm-9pm

	Trains Of Thought wasa new show that featured the most talented and fresh artists in the graffiti art field. The artists featured in this show have the most extensive history and talent in the graffiti community.
They applied their skills to Giclee Trains that were exhibited in the show, and the subjects they chose were their original thoughts.

More than 60 Artists from New York City, Montreal, and all over the world were featured in this exhibit to school you!

	Painting a train has traditionally been something special to a graffiti writer, and is a phenomenon that is something to bare witness of.
The thoughts that are being laid onto these pieces of art were exceptional and some just sophisticatedly simple. There were Installations, sculptures, paintings, photographs, sketches and studies, limited edition prints and products that will be available at this show.

There was a book signing by the curators of “Piecebook, the secret drawings of graffiti writers”, written by Sacha Jenkins and David ‘Chino’ Villorente. Curated by StreetsAreSayingThings.com and www.yveslaroche.com. In memory of Vittorio Fiorucci.

Several stations, such as Berri-UQAM are important examples of modernist architecture. Along with the Stockholm Metro, Montreal pioneered the installation of public art in the metro.
	More than fifty stations are decorated with over one hundred works of public art, such as sculpture, stained glass, and murals by noted Quebec artists, including
members of the famous art movement, the Automatistes. As a North American city, Montreal shares many of the cultural features characteristic of the other metropolis on the continent.
	Being at the confluence of the French and the English traditions, Montreal has developed a unique and distinguished cultural face in the world. Another distinctive characteristic of Montreal culture life is to be found in the animation of its downtown.