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'''Serge Lemoyne''' (June 13, 1941 - July 12, 1998) was a [[Canadian artist]] from Quebec. He is known both as a performance artist and also primarily as a [[Painting|painter]].
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Among his many exhibits are an homage to [[Matisse]] and the "bleu, blanc, rouge". The latter of these is a tribute to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] [[hockey]] team and also the three representative colours found in the flag of [[France]].<ref>[http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0044-0078(1983)65%3C3%3AATD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-W JSTOR page]</ref> One of Mr Lemoyne's best known pieces of work is "Dryden<ref>[http://nwww.mbam.qc.ca/en/oeuvres/oeuvre_40.html Dryden]</ref>", an understatedly simplistic portrait of a gardien's ([[goaltender]]'s) mask, particularly that of Montreal Canadiens star goaltender [[Ken Dryden]].
'''Serge Lemoyne''' (June 13, 1941 &ndash; July 12, 1998) was a [[Canadian artist]] from Quebec. He worked as a [[performance art]]ist as well as creating [[painting]]s, [[Assemblage (art)|assemblages]] and [[Printmaking|prints]]. Lemoyne explored themes such as the environment, technology, and social justice. Lemoyne's work was exhibited in Canada and internationally, and he received numerous awards throughout his career. He died in 1998 at the age of 57.

==Work==
Lemoyne studied at the [[École des beaux-arts de Montréal]] from 1958 to 1960. He cited as early influences [[Les Automatistes]] and the [[Plasticien]]s.<ref name=MAJ>{{cite web|title=Serge Lemoyne: biography|url=http://www.itinerart.ca/en/discover/work.jsp?id=49&section=biography|work=Itinerary in contemporary art|publisher=Musée d'art de Joliette|access-date=13 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016055920/http://www.itinerart.ca/en/discover/work.jsp?id=49&section=biography|archive-date=16 October 2013}}</ref>

Lemoyne had a collaborative approach to making art, seeking active engagement between artwork, audience and the artist. He helped found L'Horloge du Nouvel-Age in 1964 with [[Claude Péloquin]], Yves Hébert and Jean Gauguet-Larouche and a year later, Le Zirmate.<ref name=MAJ /> Both groups held events combining music, poetry, dance and visual effects to create [[happenings]].

Popular culture was a significant subject of his work&mdash;he devoted ten years to exploring [[Ice hockey|hockey]]. ''bleu, blanc, rouge'' is a tribute to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] whose uniforms are these colors. Blue, white and red are also the colours found in the flags of [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom]]&mdash;the two language heritages that both unite and divide Canada.<ref>{{Cite journal |author=Ralph Sarkonak |title=Accentuating the Differences |journal=Yale French Studies |issue=65 |date=1983 |pages=3–20 |jstor=2930035}}</ref> Perhaps Lemoyne's best-known work is ''Dryden'', an understated portrait of the [[goaltender|goalie]] mask belonging to Montreal Canadiens star goaltender [[Ken Dryden]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Collections: Lemoyne, Serge|url=http://www.mbam.qc.ca/collections/-/art/artist/1755?q=%22Lemoyne%2C%20Serge%22|publisher=Montreal Museum of Fine Arts|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>

A 2001 exhibition organized by Musée régional de Rimouski, ''Greg Curnoe, Serge Lemoyne : deux nationalismes?'' paired the francophone Lemoyne's body of work with that of the anglophone [[Greg Curnoe]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Johnson|first=Carl|title=Greg Curnoe, Serge Lemoyne: deux nationalismes?|year=2001|publisher=Musée régional de Rimouski.|location=Rimouski, Quebec|isbn=978-2-920367-57-9|oclc=047644538}}</ref>

In 2008&mdash;ten years after the artist's death, the Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke ([[Sherbrooke]]) organized ''Salut Lemoyne!'' an exhibition of work by Lemoyne together with the works of other Quebec artists with whom he was associated, including [[Armand Vaillancourt]], [[Pierre Gauvreau]], Janine Carreau, Hélène Goulet, Reynald Connolly, [[Cozic]], François Gauthier, Gilles Boisvert, and [[Serge Tousignant]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Two new exhibitions at Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke|url=http://www.easterntownships.org/pressRelease/560/two-new-exhibitions-at-musee-des-beaux-arts-de-sherbrooke|publisher=Tourism Eastern Townships|access-date=13 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923232602/http://www.easterntownships.org/pressRelease/560/two-new-exhibitions-at-musee-des-beaux-arts-de-sherbrooke|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Art contemporain en fin de siècle'' (1994), produced by Jacques Larré, profiled Lemoyne, as well as the photographer [[Geneviève Cadieux]] and the artist and architect Melvin Chaney.<ref>{{cite book|title=Art contemporain en fin de siècle|publisher=World Cat|oclc=077255531}}</ref> ''Lemoyne : documentaire sur la vie et l'oeuvre du peintre Serge Lemoyne'' (2005) examines Lemoyne's approach to creating art through personal videos, television archives and interviews with his peers, [[Claude Péloquin]], Marcel Saint-Pierre and Claude Jasmin.<ref>{{cite book|last=Beaulieu|first=Simon|title=Lemoyne: documentaire sur la vie et l'oeuvre du peintre Serge Lemoyne|publisher=Le Collectif Oblique|location=Montreal|language=French, English|year=2005|oclc=798840938}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Art Videos: Lemoyne|url=http://www.macm.org/en/activites/lemoyne/|publisher=Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal|access-date=13 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531135944/http://www.macm.org/en/activites/lemoyne/|archive-date=31 May 2012}}</ref>

The commemorative envelope for the postage stamp to celebrate the [[Montreal Museum of Fine Arts]] issued by Canada Post on September 26, 2011 features a portion of Lemoyne's work ''Dryden'' (1975).<ref>{{cite web|title=Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Commemorative Envelope|url=http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/collecting/stamps/2011/2011_musee_de_montreal.jsf|publisher=Canada Post|access-date=13 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017030057/http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/collecting/stamps/2011/2011_musee_de_montreal.jsf|archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/arts-visuels/645090/arts-visuels-sortir-serge-lemoyne-de-l-oubli|title=Sortir Serge Lemoyne de l'oubli|first=Nicolas|last=Mavrikakis|date=November 6, 2021|website=Le Devoir}}</ref>

==Life==
Lemoyne was born on 13 June 1941 in [[Acton Vale, Quebec]].<ref name=NGC>{{cite web|title=Serge Lemoyne|url=http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artist.php?iartistid=12532|publisher=National Gallery of Canada|access-date=13 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721082028/http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artist.php?iartistid=12532|archive-date=21 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He died on 12 July 1998 in [[Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec]].<ref name=NGC />


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Latest revision as of 23:39, 19 June 2024

Serge Lemoyne
Quebecois Canadian artist Serge Lemoyne
Born(1941-06-13)June 13, 1941
DiedJuly 12, 1998(1998-07-12) (aged 57)[1]
NationalityCanadian
OccupationArtist

Serge Lemoyne (June 13, 1941 – July 12, 1998) was a Canadian artist from Quebec. He worked as a performance artist as well as creating paintings, assemblages and prints. Lemoyne explored themes such as the environment, technology, and social justice. Lemoyne's work was exhibited in Canada and internationally, and he received numerous awards throughout his career. He died in 1998 at the age of 57.

Work

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Lemoyne studied at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal from 1958 to 1960. He cited as early influences Les Automatistes and the Plasticiens.[2]

Lemoyne had a collaborative approach to making art, seeking active engagement between artwork, audience and the artist. He helped found L'Horloge du Nouvel-Age in 1964 with Claude Péloquin, Yves Hébert and Jean Gauguet-Larouche and a year later, Le Zirmate.[2] Both groups held events combining music, poetry, dance and visual effects to create happenings.

Popular culture was a significant subject of his work—he devoted ten years to exploring hockey. bleu, blanc, rouge is a tribute to the Montreal Canadiens whose uniforms are these colors. Blue, white and red are also the colours found in the flags of France and the United Kingdom—the two language heritages that both unite and divide Canada.[3] Perhaps Lemoyne's best-known work is Dryden, an understated portrait of the goalie mask belonging to Montreal Canadiens star goaltender Ken Dryden.[4]

A 2001 exhibition organized by Musée régional de Rimouski, Greg Curnoe, Serge Lemoyne : deux nationalismes? paired the francophone Lemoyne's body of work with that of the anglophone Greg Curnoe.[5]

In 2008—ten years after the artist's death, the Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke) organized Salut Lemoyne! an exhibition of work by Lemoyne together with the works of other Quebec artists with whom he was associated, including Armand Vaillancourt, Pierre Gauvreau, Janine Carreau, Hélène Goulet, Reynald Connolly, Cozic, François Gauthier, Gilles Boisvert, and Serge Tousignant.[6]

Art contemporain en fin de siècle (1994), produced by Jacques Larré, profiled Lemoyne, as well as the photographer Geneviève Cadieux and the artist and architect Melvin Chaney.[7] Lemoyne : documentaire sur la vie et l'oeuvre du peintre Serge Lemoyne (2005) examines Lemoyne's approach to creating art through personal videos, television archives and interviews with his peers, Claude Péloquin, Marcel Saint-Pierre and Claude Jasmin.[8][9]

The commemorative envelope for the postage stamp to celebrate the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts issued by Canada Post on September 26, 2011 features a portion of Lemoyne's work Dryden (1975).[10][11]

Life

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Lemoyne was born on 13 June 1941 in Acton Vale, Quebec.[12] He died on 12 July 1998 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Lemoyne, Serge". Collections | MNBAQ.
  2. ^ a b "Serge Lemoyne: biography". Itinerary in contemporary art. Musée d'art de Joliette. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  3. ^ Ralph Sarkonak (1983). "Accentuating the Differences". Yale French Studies (65): 3–20. JSTOR 2930035.
  4. ^ "Collections: Lemoyne, Serge". Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  5. ^ Johnson, Carl (2001). Greg Curnoe, Serge Lemoyne: deux nationalismes?. Rimouski, Quebec: Musée régional de Rimouski. ISBN 978-2-920367-57-9. OCLC 047644538.
  6. ^ "Two new exhibitions at Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke". Tourism Eastern Townships. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  7. ^ Art contemporain en fin de siècle. World Cat. OCLC 077255531.
  8. ^ Beaulieu, Simon (2005). Lemoyne: documentaire sur la vie et l'oeuvre du peintre Serge Lemoyne (in French and English). Montreal: Le Collectif Oblique. OCLC 798840938.
  9. ^ "Art Videos: Lemoyne". Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Commemorative Envelope". Canada Post. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  11. ^ Mavrikakis, Nicolas (November 6, 2021). "Sortir Serge Lemoyne de l'oubli". Le Devoir.
  12. ^ a b "Serge Lemoyne". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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