Fringe Arts

• 
  Fringe Arts

  Montreal Character Series: Catherine Debard

  Zachary Goldberg-Mota – Published October 26, 2015

  I met Catherine Debard in the winter of 2014.

• 
  Fringe Arts

  Ice Cold and Funky Velvet

  Matteo Ciambella – Published October 26, 2015

  As Montreal indie-rock band TOPS drove through the fall-coloured landscapes of Wisconsin, drinking coffee and tasting free cheese samples, singer Jane Penny got on the phone with The Link to talk about the band’s current tour and their creative process.

• 
  Fringe Arts

  Pressing Issues

  Tessa Mascia – Published October 26, 2015

  One of the most muted groups is queer-identifying authors, who face roadblocks on the avenues toward publishing written work. Thankfully, organizations exist with the express goal of advocating for marginalized voices in the literary field, including publisher Metonymy Press, a local grassroots organization aiming to support such voices.

• 
  Fringe Arts

  So You’re Saying There’s a Chance (the Rapper)

  Julian McKenzie – Published October 26, 2015

  “Everybody was like, wait, timeout,” said Chance. “This is great. This is like the best fart to ever come out. This is the best fart to come out in 2013.”

• 
  Fringe Arts

  Where Are All the Women?

  Michelle Pucci – Published October 26, 2015

  Disparities based on gender aren’t exempt from the art world.

• 
  Fringe Arts

  Street Ghosts

  Noelle Didierjean – Published October 26, 2015

  “It’s fucking awesome,” Tessier said. “I don’t feel like I’m working.”

• 
  Fringe Arts

  Naked and Empowered

  Hélène Bauer – Published October 19, 2015

  I walked into a vanilla-scented, hazy red room, feathers tickling me, jazz music buzzing—and the sight of beautiful, unassuming breasts welcoming me.

• 
  Fringe Arts

  An Artful Resistance

  David Easey – Published October 19, 2015

  Concordia’s Centre for Ethnographic Research and Exhibition in the Aftermath of Violence opened an exhibition that encapsulates the years of Pinochet’s totalitarian rule. Artifacts were brought in exclusively from the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Santiago, and divided thematically into three separate portions: the coup, the resistance, and finally freedom, offering a more palatable framing of Pinochet’s control.

• 
  Fringe Arts

  A One on One with Guy Maddin

  Sarah Lozinski – Published October 19, 2015

  The Forbidden Room, co-directed by Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson, was selected to be the closing feature of Festival du Nouveau Cinéma.

• 
  Fringe Arts

  Don’t Steal This: A Story of Appropriation

  Michelle Pucci – Published October 19, 2015

  “Even though I’m not Navajo, it’s disrespectful to me, because I know, and you probably know, that they’re not making one red penny on this.”