BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250312T021753EDT-2252rU7cLV@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250312T061753Z DESCRIPTION:La version française suit\n\nJoin the șÚÁÏČ»ŽòìÈ Libraries\, the De partment of Art History and Communication Studies\, and the CIAC (Centre i nternational d’art contemporain de MontrĂ©al ) for a talk by special guest Abigail Susik celebrating the creative life and work of artist and dancer  Françoise Sullivan.\n\nToward the end of 1941\, and in the midst of World War II\, a group of art school students from the École des beaux-arts in M ontrĂ©al gathered in the studio of painter and drawing teacher Paul-Émile B orduas. The students wanted to meet with Borduas to discuss the fine arts scene in Quebec and hear his news about the international Surrealist Movem ent and the exile of many surrealists from Vichy France. Among the student s was the artist and dancer Françoise Sullivan\, who went on to become one of the key members of the group that formed that night in Borduas’s studi o\, a network of artists that eventually came to be known as the Automatis t movement (1941-48).\n\nAlthough ‘Les Automatistes’ were profoundly influ enced by surrealism\, they also sought to distinguish themselves from the Surrealist Movement and “go further\,” according to Sullivan\, than any of the prior avant-garde experiments. This lecture will consider Françoise S ullivan’s decades-spanning artistic production in light of the history of the Surrealist Movement\, focusing on the relationship of her dance works to surrealist psychic automatism\, the surrealist interest in trance state s\, and the surrealist sabotage of the productivist mindset of capitalism. Exploring research discoveries made during her recent extended interview with Sullivan\, art historian Abigail Susik will consider Sullivan’s work in relation to relevant examples of surrealist dance and performance by HĂ© lĂšne Vanel\, Alice Farley\, and Meret Oppenheim. How did Sullivan build on the lessons of Borduas and her interest in surrealism\, all the while for ging new pathways that diverge away from the history of surrealist dance a nd performance toward a unique medium of expression?\n\nThis will be a hyb rid event\, with online attendance possible for those who require it. This talk will be in English.\n\nWatch on YouTube\n\n---\n\nAbout the speaker \n\nIn her wide-ranging research devoted to modern and contemporary Art Hi story and visual culture\, Abigail Susik focuses on the intersection of in ternational surrealism with anti-authoritarian protest cultures. She is th e author of Surrealist Sabotage and the War on Work (Manchester University Press\, 2021) editor of Resurgence! Jonathan Leake\, Radical Surrealism\, and the Resurgence Youth Movement\, 1964-1967 (Eberhardt Press\, 2023)\, and coeditor of the volumes Surrealism and Film after 1945: Absolutely Mod ern Mysteries (Manchester University Press\, 2021) and Radical Dreams: Sur realism\, Counterculture\, Resistance (Penn State University Press\, 2022) . Her work has been published in the New York Times\, Washington Post\, an d Los Angeles Review of Books\, and she has contributed many essays to pub lications on the history of the avant-garde\, including Surrealism Beyond Borders (Metropolitan Museum of Art\; Tate Modern\, 2021). Susik is a foun ding board member of the International Society for the Study of Surrealism and an Associate Professor of Art History at Willamette University.\n\n\n Transes\, danse et surrĂ©alisme : Françoise Sullivan et les Automatistes da ns le MontrĂ©al de la Seconde Guerre mondiale\n\nJoignez-vous Ă  l'Ă©quipe de s bibliothĂšques de l'UniversitĂ© șÚÁÏČ»ŽòìÈ\, au DĂ©partement d’histoire de l’ar t et d’études en communication et au Centre international d’art contempora in de MontrĂ©al (CIAC) Ă  l’occasion d’une confĂ©rence que donnera Abigail Su sik\, invitĂ©e spĂ©ciale qui cĂ©lĂšbre la vie crĂ©ative et le travail de l’arti ste et danseuse Françoise Sullivan.\n\nVers la fin de 1941\, et au cƓur de la Seconde Guerre mondiale\, un groupe d’étudiants de l’École des beaux-a rts de MontrĂ©al se rĂ©unit dans le studio du peintre et professeur de dessi n Paul-Émile Borduas. Les Ă©tudiants tiennent Ă  discuter avec lui de la scĂš ne des beaux-arts au QuĂ©bec et l’entendre leur donner des nouvelles du mou vement surrĂ©aliste international et de l’exil de nombre d’artistes de ce m ouvement de Vichy\, en France. Parmi eux\, Françoise Sullivan\, artiste et danseuse\, qui devient un des membres essentiels du groupe formĂ© ce soir- lĂ  dans le studio de Borduas\, soit un rĂ©seau d’artistes connus sous le no m de « mouvement automatiste » (de 1941 Ă  1948).\n\nSi le surrĂ©alisme infl uence profondĂ©ment les Automatistes\, selon Françoise Sullivan\, les artis tes cherchent par ailleurs Ă  se distinguer du mouvement surrĂ©aliste et Ă  «  aller plus loin » que toute expĂ©rience avant-gardiste prĂ©cĂ©dente. La conf Ă©rence couvrira la production artistique de Françoise Sullivan qui s’étale sur des dĂ©cennies Ă  la lumiĂšre de l’histoire du mouvement surrĂ©aliste et s’attachera Ă  la relation entre son travail en danse et l’automatisme psyc hique surrĂ©aliste\, l’intĂ©rĂȘt surrĂ©aliste au cours des transes et le sabot age surrĂ©aliste de l’état d’esprit productiviste du capitalisme. Au fil de s dĂ©couvertes qu’elle a faites derniĂšrement Ă  l’occasion d’une longue entr evue que lui a accordĂ©e Françoise Sullivan\, l’historienne de l’art Abigai l Susik abordera l’Ɠuvre de l’artiste en lien avec des exemples pertinents de danse et de performances surrĂ©alistes d’HĂ©lĂšne Vanel\, d’Alice Farley et de Meret Oppenheim. Comment Françoise Sullivan a-t-elle tirĂ© parti des leçons de Borduas et de son intĂ©rĂȘt pour le surrĂ©alisme tout en ouvrant de nouvelles voies qui s’écartent de l’histoire de la danse et des performan ces surrĂ©alistes pour dĂ©boucher sur un mĂ©dium d’expression unique?\n\nIl s ’agit d’une activitĂ© hybride Ă  laquelle les intĂ©ressĂ©s peuvent participer en ligne s’ils le demandent.  La confĂ©rence se dĂ©roulera en anglais.\n\nWa tch on YouTube\n\n---\n\nÀ propos de la confĂ©renciĂšre\n\nLes vastes recher ches en histoire de l’art moderne et contemporain et en culture visuelle d ’Abigail Susik portent sur l’intersection du surrĂ©alisme international et des cultures de protestation contre l’autoritĂ©. On lui doit Surrealist Sab otage and the War on Work (Manchester University Press\, 2021)\, Resurgenc e! Jonathan Leake\, Radical Surrealism\, and the Resurgence Youth Movement \, 1964-1967  (Eberhardt Press\, 2023)\, qu’elle a Ă©ditĂ©\, et les volumes  Surrealism and Film after 1945: Absolutely Modern Mysteries (Manchester Un iversity Press\, 2021) et Radical Dreams: Surrealism\, Counterculture\, Re sistance (Penn State University Press\, 2022) qu’elle a co-Ă©ditĂ©s. Outre s es travaux qui ont Ă©tĂ© publiĂ©s dans le New York Times\, le Washington Post  et le Los Angeles Review of Books\, elle a contribuĂ© Ă  de nombreux essais sur l’histoire de l’avant-garde\, dont Surrealism Beyond Borders (Metropo litan Museum of Art\; Tate Modern\, 2021). Mme Susik figure parmi les memb res fondateurs de l’International Society for the Study of Surrealism et e lle est professeure agrĂ©gĂ©e d’histoire de l’art Ă  l’UniversitĂ© Willamette. \n\n\nThanks | Remerciements\n\nLa ConfĂ©rence d’Abigail Susik est prĂ©sentĂ© e et rendue possible grĂące Ă  la collaboration et au financement du Centre international d’art contemporain de MontrĂ©al et de l’UniversitĂ© șÚÁÏČ»ŽòìÈ via le DĂ©partement d’histoire de l’art et d’études en communication\, la Coll ection d’arts visuels\, la BibliothĂšque de l’universitĂ© șÚÁÏČ»ŽòìÈ et la Facul tĂ© de Droit/Maison Ross oĂč est donnĂ©e la confĂ©rence.\n\nThis event is pres ented and made possible by the collaboration and support of the Centre Int ernational d’art contemporain de MontrĂ©al and șÚÁÏČ»ŽòìÈ University. Support f rom the Department of Art History & Communication Studies\, the șÚÁÏČ»ŽòìÈ Vis ual Arts Collection and the șÚÁÏČ»ŽòìÈ Library as well as the șÚÁÏČ»ŽòìÈ Faculty o f Law and Ross House\, where the event is taking place.\n DTSTART:20231116T223000Z DTEND:20231117T000000Z LOCATION:Moot Court\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel SUMMARY:Hybrid Event | Trance\, Dance\, and Surrealism: Françoise Sullivan & Les Automatistes in World War II-era MontrĂ©al URL:/library/channels/event/hybrid-event-trance-dance- and-surrealism-francoise-sullivan-les-automatistes-world-war-ii-era-348642 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR