Papier 11

摘要

The annual Papier art event is organized by AGAC (Association des galeries d'art contemporain), a not-for-profit organization whose primary mandate is to further the recognition and prosperity of the contemporary art market in Canada. Papier 11, which ran in 2011, was held in Montreal's Quartier des spectacles district. With an extremely limited budget, the AGAC found the only economically feasible solution under which to hold the event was to use a standard rental tent. The Quartier des spectacles, first-time hosts of this type of structure on their grounds, were somewhat reluctant and worried about the visual image the structure would project. Because the tent would sit at the junction of two main arteries, AGAC was looking for a highly attractive and visible installation.