A new virtual edition of La nuit des idées

January 20, 2021

On January 28, Galerie de l’UQAM and the Consulat général de France à Québec will present a new Montréal edition of La nuit des idées (Night of Ideas), with a variety of inspiring guests ready to discuss and reflect on major issues of our time.

An unexpected year was bound to bring about an even more surprising edition of La nuit des idées, this time entirely virtual. The event’s 15 Québec partners will in turn present each of their programs, from 9:45 a.m. until late in the evening. The discussions curated by Galerie de l’UQAM will more specifically be broadcasted during the day, from 12:10 to 2 p.m. All of La nuit des idées activities in Québec will be available on the Consulat général de France à Québec’s Facebook page.

This year’s theme, “Closer” (“Proches,” in French), speaks to our shared sense of isolation and seeks to explore new means of fostering community and togetherness. Evoking the new forms of solidarity that our economic and social crises call for—as well as our changing relationship to space and mobility—this theme prompts audiences and participants to consider our relationship to today’s challenging world and those around us in thoughtful, creative, and engaging ways.

In response to this global theme, Louise Déry, curator and director of Galerie de l’UQAM, has articulated discussions around another: “L’humanité dans la proximité” (“Humanity in its proximity”). Here, notions of humanity, community and proximity intertwine, where realities as diverse as exile and immigration, divisiveness and solidarity, inclusion and exclusion, come to light.

Date: Thursday, January 28, 2021, 12 :10 to 2 p.m.
Online on the Consulat général de France à Québec’s Facebook page
In French
Free admission

Guests

Rima Elkouri, journalist and author, Montréal
Anouche Kunth, researcher in history, Paris
Véronique Leblanc, curator, Montréal
Sonia Recasens, curator, Paris
Kapwani Kiwanga, artist, Paris
Gaëtane Verna, curator and museum director, Toronto

Video works:
Leila Zelli, artist, Montréal
Isabelle Kanapé, director, Pessamit

Host: Marie-Andrée Lamontagne, writer, editor and journalist, Montréal

Curator of the event: Louise Déry, director of Galerie de l’UQAM, Montréal