Provenance:

Courtesy of the artist and Blouin-Division, Montreal

Note:

Caroline Monnet is a multidisciplinary artist based in Montreal. In Monnet’s work, traditional Anishinaabe sacred geometry transforms and softens the industrial into something more personal—building a new point of view, shaping the way we understand the world and dictating the way we live, play, and learn. The fluidity of the circle intentionally builds on knowledge rooted in the past. This can be seen in her recent photographic works like Mitesag (Beads) 01, as they represent a formal arrangement and reorganization of foam "beads" into cubic edges. Manipulating the material for the camera leads to an infinity of possible formations and configurations.

Monnet’s work has been featured at the Whitney Biennial (New York); KØS museum (Copenhagen); Museum of Contemporary Art (Montreal); and the National Art Gallery (Ottawa). Solo exhibitions include Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt; Arsenal Contemporary (New York); and Centre d’art international de Vassivière (France). Her work is held in numerous collections, including the UNESCO Art Collection. Her films have been programmed at festivals such as TIFF and Sundance and in 2016, she was selected for the Cannes film Festival Cinéfondation residency. Monnet was the recipient of the 2020 Pierre-Ayot Award and the Merata Mita Fellowship of the Sundance Institute.

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