Category Archives: Arts & the City

The Force of Montreal

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

21-87 by Arthur Lipsett, National Film Board of Canada So here’s something. This is a film called 21-87, by noted Montréal avant-garde film-maker Arthur Lipsett. While he was working as an editor and illustrator at the NFB (back when the … Continue reading →

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Theatre Saint James

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Taylor C. Noakes

Old Montreal by Jacob Varghese – 2010. The new Theatre Saint James will occupy the building at far right. A little bit of good news for those of us keen on the promotion of local culture and the preservation of … Continue reading →

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Instagramming Perspectives on the City

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Taylor C. Noakes

Tour KPMG (Place de la Cathedrale) – Montreal What can I say, I’m addicted to Instagram. I’ll admit, when I discovered there was an Instagram-branded digital camera I bemoaned the death of Polaroid, but hey, who am I to tell … Continue reading →

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Abandoned Public Transit Projects in Montréal

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Taylor C. Noakes

The Expo Express – 1967 to 1972 Montréal has an interesting history regarding experimenting with different forms of public transit. Interesting in that we experiment often and that we tend to drop entire systems from use rather suddenly. In some … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare in Cabot Square

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Taylor C. Noakes

Cabot Square in the Fall – not my work How fortunate my mistake. I was originally supposed to see Repercussion Theatre’s production of The Taming of the Shrew in Verdun, but had mixed-up the dates. Seeing how few dates were … Continue reading →

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Goings on about the town… Rope + Thread = Ism, the Biosphere, Fireworks

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Taylor C. Noakes

Interesting art happenin’ happening at the beautiful Sainte-Brigide de Kildare Church put on by iqgallery called Rope + Thread = Ism. It runs until July 14th and is a massive local artistic collaborative effort with over 60 contributors. I haven’t … Continue reading →

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