[spectre] Press Release

[Dominique Fontaine]

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**Press Release**

THE DANIEL LANGLOIS FOUNDATION AND =C9POXY COMMUNICATIONS
ANNOUNCE THE PRODUCTION OF **ANARCHIVE 2 - MICHAEL SNOW**
http://www.fondation-langlois.org/e/collection/snow/index.html


Montreal, March 28, 2002 - The Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, =
Science,
and Technology and =C9poxy Communications are proud to announce they =
are
teaming up for the DVD-ROM **anarchive 2 - Michael Snow**, which will =
be
launched this fall. This co-production has been made possible thanks to
financial support from Telefilm Canada and assistance from Canadian =
Heritage
(the Museums Assistance Program) and the Canada Council for the Arts.

In collaboration with the artist Michael Snow, the Foundation has =
chosen a
selection of about 80 works to be illustrated and documented with =
images,
audio and video clips, and 2-D and 3-D animation along with documents =
from
the artist's archives. =C9poxy is handling the design, production and =
artistic
direction of the DVD-ROM whose interface is being partly designed by =
Michael
Snow. The DVD-ROM will include a comprehensive database of all works by =
the
artist, lists of exhibitions as well as an exhaustive bibliography. For
further details on this project, consult the Foundation's site:=20
http://www.fondation-langlois.org/e/collection/snow/index.html

Michael Snow is among Canada's leading artists. In March 2000, his film =
work
earned him one of the country's highest distinctions, the Governor =
General's
Award for visual and media arts. A multidisciplinary talent, Snow works =
as a
painter, photographer, filmmaker and musician. His 1967 film Wavelength
revealed him as one of North America's foremost avant-garde filmmakers.

In the past decade, Snow has taken part in all the major exhibitions
focusing on images in the contemporary world. Among these exhibits: =
Passage
de l'image (mounted by the Centre Georges Pompidou), Projections, les
transports de l'image (first presented at the Centre Le Fresnoy) and =
the
Biennale d'art contemporain de Lyon (which in 1995 celebrated a century =
of
cinema). In addition, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Power Plant at
Harbour Front put on a joint retrospective called The Michael Snow =
Project.
Recently, a major retrospective on Snow, Panoramique : oeuvres
photographiques et films =3D Photographic Works and Films : 1962-1999, =
was
held in Europe. Last year, the Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol, England,
presented Michael Snow: almost Cover to Cover, an exhibition that is =
now
touring England.

For the past two years, the Daniel Langlois Foundation has been =
involved in
developing and prototyping a bilingual DVD-ROM dedicated to Snow's =
work. The
disc will target the education market, particularly universities and =
art and
film schools. It is being produced in partnership with Anne-Marie =
Duguet of
the Universit=E9 de Paris 1 (Sorbonne-Panth=E9on) and is part of =
anarchive, a
collection of CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs exploring contemporary artists and
created with their assistance. This series began with anarchive 1 -
Muntadas: Media Architecture Installations. Two other DVD-ROMs are now =
in
the works. The first, which Anne-Marie Duguet is also putting together,
looks at the work of Nam June Paik. The second, for which the =
Foundation and
=C9poxy have joined forces, investigates Snow's work.


ABOUT THE DANIEL LANGLOIS FOUNDATION FOR ART, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY=20

The Daniel Langlois Foundation's purpose is to further artistic and
scientific knowledge by fostering the meeting of art and science in the
field of technologies. The Foundation seeks to nurture a critical =
awareness
of technology's implications for human beings and their natural and =
cultural
environments, and to promote the exploration of aesthetics suited to
evolving human environments. The Center for Research and Documentation
(CR+D) seeks to document history, artworks and practices associated =
with
electronic and digital media arts and to make this information =
available to
researchers in an innovative manner through data communications.=20


ABOUT =C9POXY COMMUNICATIONS

=C9poxy, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is a =
development
studio working in technology, culture and branding. Based in Montreal =
and
Paris, =C9poxy offers such services as branding, 2-D and 3-D graphic =
design,
graphic animation for new media and cinema, and interactive =
communications
(mobile telephony, Internet, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM). Its creative talent =
has
garnered =C9poxy many national and international awards. =C9poxy's =
diverse
client list includes Softimage, Avid Technologies, Getty images, =
Domtar,
Labatt Breweries, Orage, MindAvenue, Lightworks, Liberty, Interbrew, =
Papiers
Rolland and Dharma Resorts.


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SOURCES=20
Jean Gagnon, Director of Programs, Daniel Langlois Foundation =20
Audrey Navarre, Assistant of the Director of Programs
(514) 987-7177, anavarre@fondation-langlois.org
www.fondation-langlois.org

Jean-S=E9bastien Ouellet, General Manager	=09
=C9poxy Communications=09
(514) 866-6900, Ext. 222, jsouellet@epoxy.ca
www.epoxy.ca

INFORMATION
Val=E9rie Gonzalo
(514) 626-6976, gonzalo@videotron.ca

Marie & June inc.
(514) 270-5005, marierouthier@vl.videotron.ca=20


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