Dennis Chow's Sinisterly yours, GlamNation opens Thurs., Sept. 24th at The Emporium Gallery

Dennis Chow's Sinisterly yours, GlamNation opens at the Emporium Gallery (3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74) on Thursday, September 24th from 7PM-11PM. The exhibition will also be open on Saturday, September 26th and Sunday September 27th from 12PM-5PM.Private viewings available by appointment from Monday, September 28th to Wednesday, September 30th.

About Sinisterly yours, GlamNation

Brooklyn-based illustrator Dennis Chow makes his return to The Emporium Gallery with 'Sinisterly yours, GlamNation'- a new exhibition of illustrative works on 'cels' that depict an alternate world of fantasy and rebellion ruled by colourful cartoon villains and loveable anti-heros. 



Artist Statement

"Sinisterly yours, GlamNation was inspired by my lifetime adoration for cartoons and the magic they posses. The work in this exhibition is my hommage to two simple pleasures from my youth- Saturday morning cartoons and animated intermissions at matinee 'double features'. The exhibition is also a personal look at how I have become everything that has ever inspired me. All the characters and stories that I have ever imagined have taken over and, they have forced me to release them into this waiting world. The outcome is an exhibition that is an alternate utopia where heroes don't exist and bad guys forever rule."
- Dennis Chow



About Dennis Chow

Dennis Chow, who works under the GlamNation moniker, has exhibited the world over and been commissioned to illustrate for brands like Nike, Vice, Mishka NYC (and many other street wear companies), bands like The Handsome Furs and Death from Above 1979 (he created the album cover for their final remix album) and publications like the Walrus. He has previously been profiled in Lodown Magazine and Beautiful Decay. You can see Dennis Chow's work here.

This exhibition is presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier. For more information click on the flier above. Thanks, Ben Pobjoy

Doug Brown's Black on Black opens Thurs, Sept 10th at The Emporium Gallery

Doug Brown's Black on Black opens at the Emporium Gallery (3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74) on Thursday, September 10th from 7PM-11PM. The exhibition will also be open on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday September 13th from 12PM-5PM.Private viewings available by appointment from Monday, September 14th to Wednesday, September 16th.

About Black on Black

Toronto's Doug Brown returns to The Emporium Gallery to showcase new oversized, mixed media artworks chock full of mythical, folkloric iconography inspired by the existential darkness and malaise associated with the current global recession and, his own trials and tribulations over the past year. Black on Black is bleak, ominous and begs one to consider how much things will worsen before they improve. 



Artist Statement

"After my previous exhibition last fall, which was colorful and optimistic, I was creatively exhausted and simultaneously affected by the general grimness surrounding the global financial crisis. There was just something different in the air, a new mood of sorts, where everyone was bummed out- a malaise that was compounded, at least where I live, by the fact that winter which was quickly approaching. Black on Black isn't a statement about, or a criticism of, these grim times. Rather, it's a visual exemplification of a perceived universal sentiment that I and others felt- which, when I got down to working, resulted in menacing 'black monk faces' that stare down at us and challenge us."
- Doug Brown



About Doug Brown

Doug Brown (b. 1977, Canada) is a Toronto-based visual artist. Very much multi-disciplinary with regards to his artworks, Brown is known for his bold, oftentimes oversized stencils, paintings, sculptures and mixed media pieces. Having already exhibited in numerous Canadian cities (such as Vancouver where he was part of the launch event for the paperback version of Beautiful Losers), Brown is continually taking his artworks to the masses- intriguing exhibition attendees with the visual onslaught of his artworks' patterns, characters and tactility.


This exhibition is presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier. For more information click on the flier above, Ben Pobjoy

The Underdog Club Gallery- MTL’s first-ever animal adoption gallery!

From September 11-27, 2009, the Underdog Club, an organization spearheaded to help find homes for hard-to-place homeless dogs, is hosting the Underdog Club Gallery (4922 Sherbrooke Street West). The initiative pairs animal adoption (a daily selection of four new dogs will be available for adoption) with fine art portraits of the Underdog Club’s most memorable dogs, photographed by local photographer Jamie Leblanc and available for purchase (all funds will be donated to the participating rescue organizations). It’s a pretty innovative idea for an outstanding cause that further demonstrates Montreal’s inherent creativity.

A vernissage will be held on September 11 from 6-9PM. The Underdog Club Gallery will be open Tuesdays through Sundays from 11:00AM to 7:00PM. For more information click the flier above. Hope to see you there, Ben Pobjoy

SNAP! Magazine Issue #8 Launch this Thursday!

SNAP!, Montreal's best free arts, culture and lifestyle magazine launches its 8th issue this Thursday at Salon Officiel (351 Roy E.). The event starts at 8PM and will go late. According to the SNAP!, there will be "Free Barefoot wine and Bierbrier beer from 8pm until we're all out!"- which is pretty amazing if you ask me. However, I'm going to pick up an issue which is crucial reading material for metro rides! For more information click on the flier above or visit the SNAP! website here. Support this, Ben Pobjoy

Sebastien Grainger nominated for ECHO songwriting Prize

We're ecstatic to learn that Sebastien Grainger, one of our very talented friends, has been nominated for the 2009 ECHO Songwriting Prize (which is presented by SOCAN). He was specifically nominated for his song 'Love Can Be So Mean' which appeared on his ST LP. You can hear the song here.

Grainger's one of Canada's best songwriters and is therefore deserving of this prize- so much so that we think you should vote for him. It only takes a few minutes to do right here. Please vote for Sebastien and go see him play when he passes through your town. Thanks, Ben Pobjoy