Contemporary Art
View of one of the Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion’s contemporary art galleries. © Thomas Houseago / Adagp, Paris / CARCC Ottawa 2024. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion – Level S2
From abstract and figurative paintings to multimedia installations and sculptures both minimalist and monumental, the MMFA gives an important place to contemporary art in its exhibition spaces, programming and acquisitions.
Created by artists from Quebec, Canada and abroad, and dating from the 1980s onwards, the works on display in these galleries reflect present-day issues, offering a mirror for our times. The artworks are rotated on a regular basis to give the public an appreciation of the many facets of this collection.
Camp Wakonda: A fascinating installation by Graeme Patterson
Take advantage of your next visit to the Museum to discover the otherworldly imagination of Canadian artist Graeme Patterson in this multimedia installation that explores themes of nostalgia, loss and resilience.
Exhibited for the first time at the MMFA, Camp Wakonda is an immersive experience in which video and sound set the scene and ignite the imagination.
Graeme Patterson (born in 1980), Camp Wakonda, from the series “Secret Citadel,” 2013, torrefied wood, balsa, tree branches, polyester fibre and film, aluminum sheet, scale models, acrylic paint, synthetic polymer, stop-motion animated colour video with sound, LCD flat-screen monitors, digital projectors, 195 x 330 x 275 cm (approx.). MMFA, gift of Hamelys Fund. Photo MMFA, Jean-Françcois Brière
