Fringe Arts
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Fringe ArtsConnections and Positions
Positions, presented at the Dazibao Gallery, is a collaborative collection featuring artist David K. Ross, containing three moving-image works, two of which require the use of headsets to listen to accompanying audio, and a set of sketches done by Ross himself.
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Fringe ArtsIn Memory of Chantal Akerman
In light of the tragic death of Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman, the Montreal’s international documentary festival will pay tribute to the exceptional figure of the cinema community. Renowned worldwide as the author of original and audacious films, Akerman reportedly committed suicide on Oct. 5 at the age of 65.
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Fringe ArtsWe Didn’t Start the Fire
In 1969, students protested against biology teacher Perry Anderson—infamously accused of racism—and the institution that backed him, with riots that escalated into vandalism and arson in the Hall building of what is today Concordia University.
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Fringe ArtsIt’s Not a Fluke
In a parking lot between these two streets stood a man and woman, two stories high. Local artist Fluke—no surname—worked atop a hydraulic platform, applying the finishing touches to a mural on the side of a building.
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Fringe ArtsMocking the Mundane
Looking Good and Having A Good Time contains four stories, which share the Concordia student’s sense of humour, often focusing on small, mundane matters only to take off into hilariously surreal twists. The stories take place in different situations, but in each of them the indulgence of the characters transition into some bizarre feeling where occupation seems to be a recurring theme.
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Fringe ArtsPunks Are Feeling the Bern
Bernie Sanders Benefit Shows are a real thing, and I know why.
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Fringe ArtsMontreal Character Series: Strange Froots
Montreal R&B heroes Strange Froots talk staying rooted in their culture, reaching out to young girls, and playing white shows.
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Fringe ArtsMeru Brings You Close to the Edge
Meru, an indie documentary about three of the best climbers in the world on a multi-year mission to climb the toughest mountain in the Himalayas, filmed by two of National Geographic’s best artists, was destined for failure.
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Fringe ArtsThe Link’s Guide to the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
The Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, one of Montreal’s most prestigious film-festivals, is taking off for its 44th year. The Link spoke with one of the festival’s programmers, Julien Fonfrède, about the highlights and focuses of the lineup.
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Fringe ArtsReality’s Bytes
In 1992, film critic Roger Ebert wrote an essay titled, “The Chilling Film Concept of Virtual Reality,” expressing anxieties about the ‘technical and ethical’ implications of submerging a live audience into a virtual world.
