Join [Border Crossings](https://bordercrossingsmag.com/) at Plural 2023 as Editor Meeka Walsh selects artists’ works from participating galleries at the festival site.

[Read the article on Border Crossings website.](https://bordercrossingsmag.com/news/entry/plural-2023)

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Border Crossings Editor’s Picks 

Since 2014, Karine Vanasse has been a strong voice for the fair, spreading the word about the event and contemporary art to the general public. An avid art and culture lover, the Canadian actress shares her top picks from Plural. Check them out below!

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Karine Vanasse's Top Picks

by Andrew Booth

*Andrew Booth is an art collector and curator for the Vancouver Art Blog, an Instagram account devoted to promoting and showcasing Vancouver’s contemporary art scene.*

The Contemporary Art Galleries Association (AGAC) invited Andrew Booth to give his Vancouver perspective on Plural. Discover below some of his favorites.

" With so much to see at this year’s Plural Contemporary Art Fair, I’ve decided to highlight 10 works that stood out to me, which also showcases the range and diversity of works on display at the fair. "


Shannon Bool - Swiss Cell

I’ve always been fascinated by Shannon Bool’s practice, one that takes on many forms, including tapestry, silk paintings, collage, sculpture and photogram. “Swiss Cell” combines many of these mediums into one magnificent work, painted on a plexiglas mirror.

Hiromi Nakatsugawa - Scaffolding

Franz Kaka is one of the many examples of gallerists at the fair that regularly showcases the next class of emerging artists. Hiromi Nakatsugawa’s works on paper have an incredible amount of depth and detailing, all of which was done with coloured pencils. Also, for a ‘unique’ work, this is great value, especially for someone looking to start their collection.


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Michelle Bui - Naked Excess no. 9

Michelle Bui’s ‘Naked Excess’ series can only be truly appreciated in person, both in terms of its scale and detailing. Michelle’s large-scale photographs reflect the process of accumulation, presentation, and eventual decay that mark our relationships with seemingly mundane items.


Camille Turner - Hometown Queen

I only recently became aware of Camille Turner’s practice, in particular her ‘Wanted’ series, which takes newspaper ads placed by Canadian slave owners in the 18th century describing the appearance of their runaway slaves, and recreates them as fashion ads.

With “Hometown Queen”, Camille looks to re-write her personal history and to pay homage to her complicated relationship with her hometown of Hamilton, Ontario.


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Chun Hua Catherine Dong - Reconnection No. 2

These striking photographs by Chun Hua Catherine Dong come from her ‘Reconnection’ series, which explores the ideas of connecting two places through performative gestures and immersive technology. Dong’s practice is rooted in performance, often using her own body as the primary material for her work.  The two places that she is exploring simultaneously are her physical location (Charlevoix, Quebec), and a virtual reality simulation of the Great Wall of China.

EVOL (Tore Rinkveld) - Summer TV Classic

Berlin-based Tore Rinkveld, aka Evol, transforms everyday features of our cityscape into intricate works of art. Sitting somewhere between a sculpture and a painting, Rinkveld's work seeks to draw attention to the overlooked corners of the city and the people who inhabit them, and to explore the relationships between people and their built environments.


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A selection of works from collector Andrew Booth

Paul Hamelin and Danielle Lysaught with their first acquisition at Papier 11, April 2011, *Barcelona*, by Francine Simonin at Galerie Lacerte. Photo credit: Martine Paquet whose memory we wish to salute for her immense generosity towards the beginners that we were.

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*Danielle Lysaught and Paul Hamelin are art collectors and co-owners of Projet Casa.*

During our first visit to the Montreal Contemporary Art Fair (then called Papier) in April 2011, we were fairly new to contemporary visual art. Our shared interest in this milieu had been solidified by our first gallery visits the year before. It was with a willingness to learn and understand that we made our first steps in the fair!

The quantity, diversity and (surely) quality of the works presented impressed us. The first year we acquired 2 medium size artworks, including the one pictured above. The following year, 4 pieces... then we lost count, perhaps it is exponential? All kidding aside, we tried to make at least one acquisition per year at the fair, in parallel with our gallery discoveries throughout the year.

This learning process has continued slowly, year after year, through meetings, readings, curiosity and a lot of fun in learning about this stimulating and exciting world.

Today we are delighted to partner with the Plural Fair for the presentation of special projects that allow for more elaborate or installative works to be exhibited in a dedicated space, without commercial limitations. The collaboration, which began in 2018, continues in parallel with our other project in Montreal, Projet Casa on Avenue de L'Esplanade, an exhibition space that we share in our home in order to allow early career artists, not represented in galleries or for unseen works, not suitable for gallery presentation, to be shown to the public. After almost 15 years, we can say that our encounter with contemporary visual art has enriched and changed the course of our lives. The fair, now Plural, has contributed greatly to our journey.

This year, we even venture to make suggestions from the catalog of works presented by the exhibitors (those available on the site on April 17). We have selected 10 affordable works - most of them between $500 and $1,500 - that could have been our first purchases (even now if you don't hurry!). 

We would also like to share a few tips that have been helpful to us:

- Choose pieces that challenge you. Beautiful works are pleasing, while those holding a mystery, a tension, evolve according to our perception over time and allow for the discovery of new layers of meaning progressively.
- Learn about the artist, check out their website or Instagram page to see the rest of their work and find out more about their process and journey. Choose an artist that you will be interested in keeping up with through the years.
- Ask the gallery owner or the artist questions about the genesis of the work, the context of its creation, the techniques used, the materials, etc. Ask if it is possible to meet the artist. The artist's point of view enriches and completes your appreciation of an artwork and these are often meaningful and thought provoking exchanges.
- Dare the 3D, three-dimensional works undeniably increase the interest and change the way we, as viewers, relate to pictorial pieces (drawings, paintings,...). Do not hesitate to turn up the volume!

With our best wishes for a very fruitful visit in discoveries and encounters of artworks, exhibitors and projects at Plural 2023,

Danielle et Paul
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Projet Casa's Top Picks

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Young voices cry "freedom!"

Since the creation of the Loto-Québec Collection in 1979, the Society has continued to foster opportunities to showcase emerging Quebec artists through partnerships with, among others, the Association des galeries d'art contemporain, the artch organization and the Adélard art center in Frelighsburg. It is therefore with pride that Loto-Québec presents emerging artists as part of the Plural contemporary art fair. The exhibition, curated by artch, confronts a series of vivid and internal feelings, and questions the notions of freedom and emancipation. Freedom here is an endless territory where boundaries are abolished by sheer spontaneity; to say it all, to be oneself, to free ourselves from history and to emancipate.

The gentle yet powerful works of Michaëlle Sergile, Berirouche Feddal, Audrey Beaulé, Devon Pryce, Maggy Hamel-Metsos, Élise Provencher and Dexter Barker-Glenn propose a reversal of the margins. Visit the kiosk on the second floor of the Grand Quai.

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by Danica Pinteric                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
*Danica Pinteric is an author, editor and curator based in Toronto, Canada.*

**National Bank Private Banking 1859** is proud to partner with artist Rihab Essayh to present *The Hymn of the Warriors of Love* at Plural.

Amid the frenzy of booth displays and conversations at Plural, multidisciplinary artist Rihab Essayh’s installation, *The Hymn of the Warriors of Love* (2022-), injects a moment of peace into the fair’s buzzing atmosphere. Through a combination of video, sound, drawing, and textile works, Essayh's project proposes a utopian near-future where visitors can rest and recharge. In a culture that often prioritizes productivity over collective care, Essayh's hypothetical world provides a refreshing alternative that emphasizes community and recuperation. With its soothing environment, *The Hymn of the Warriors of Love* invites its audience to shed everyday stress and distractions and redirect attention toward our relationships to ourselves and others. Essayh’s approach is informed by the theoretical foundations of *radical softness* and Afrofuturism, fusing ideas from both to define her signature ethos of *soft futurism* — a sensibility that uncompromisingly imagines new and equitable futures that identifies vulnerability and interdependence as pillars of collective liberation and wellbeing.

Envisioned as an oasis of connection and tenderness, *The Hymn of the Warriors of Love* responds to feelings of isolation and turmoil sparked by the pandemic lockdowns and returns focus to embodied encounters with art. The installation’s serene pink and orange gradient curtains, reminiscent of calming sunsets, offer an opportunity to “bathe” in colour, providing a therapeutic immersion into warm hues that recall the sense of peace the artist experienced on routine walks at the day’s end in 2021. Essayh’s sensuous palette and ethereal vocals evoke soft aesthetics found in online communities that reclaim femininity as a critical and meaningful avenue of expression. The Hymn of the Warriors of Love also traverses visual cultures, drawing inspiration from Moroccan Fantasia cavalry regalia in the costuming for the video and live performance given by Natalie Fasheh on the opening night of the fair. 

*Come stay with us dear*

*come lie here*

*we miss you*

*we haven't seen you in a while*¹

*The Hymn of the Warriors of Love* is anchored by its enchanting chorus, the lyrics of which emerged from a collaboration between Essayh and Iranian-Canadian poet Mojeanne Behzadi. Essayh conceptualizes this song as an offering to the audience — a gesture that disrupts and brings nuance to conventional forms of exchange and transaction in the art fair context. Accepting Essayh’s gift is a deliberate process of re-attunement to the hymn’s gentle rhythms, finding its resonance in their own bodies through the radical act of slowing down.


¹Excerpt of lyrics from *The Hymn of the Warriors of Love* written by Rihab Essayh in collaboration with Mojeanne Behzadi.

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On receiving Rihab Essayh’s soft futurism at Plural 2023

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What determines the value of an artwork?

The nature of the work:

The first thing to consider is the nature of the work—in other words, its medium and size. For example, sculptures tend to be more expensive than paintings, which in turn are more expensive than works on paper. Unique works on paper such as drawings, collages or watercolours are generally worth more than multipleprint works such as photographs.

It’s also important to bear in mind that print editions for photographs tend to be small (3-15 prints), whereas editions for other types of prints, such as silkscreen works or etchings, are generally higher (20 or more prints are common). The edition size affects the price; the larger the edition, the less expensive the work. 

The dimensions of the work also influence its value, but to a lesser degree. Works by the same artist will range in price according to their size.

The artist’s career:

Another aspect to consider is the artist’s professional background. A CV provides several valuable clues about the artist’s career and practice. It includes a list of solo and group exhibitions, the institutional and corporate collections to which the artist’s works belong, residencies, and a list of grants or awards received. The CV also indicates whether the artist’s work has been reviewed in the press or featured in publications. It is always available on the gallery website and the artist’s personal website. 

Bear in mind that, in the case of many exhibitions, the work has undergone a rigorous selection process by a jury of peers—a competitive process that is also the norm for grants and residencies. The acquisition of a work by a museum is a prestigious form of recognition. The same is true for corporate collections, where works are selected by a curator—a professional whose principal mandate is to manage, build and showcase the company’s artistic assets.

One should also consider the artist’s experience. Generally speaking, the longer the artist’s career, the more valuable the works. An artist who is starting out (often referred to as a new or emerging artist) generally has less than 10 years of practice. A mid-career artist has more than 10 years of experience, and an established artist has over 20 years of practice. 

Although these are approximate measures, they will help you to better appreciate the artist’s experience and to compare his or her prices with those of artists at a similar stage in their career. You may want to keep this information in mind when visiting art fairs.

What determines the value of an artwork?

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Corporate collectors benefit from considerable tax advantages from the Quebec government in the amortization of the purchase of works of art. It is especially good to keep this information in mind at art fairs, the best place to find art to invest in.


For any work of art acquired for the purpose of displaying it in its place of business and whose author is a Canadian citizen or resident at the time of the creation of the property, the company can amortize 33.3% of the cost of the acquisition annually on a residual basis.


Conditions to be met :


– The work of art must have been produced by an artist who was a Canadian citizen or permanent resident at the time it was created;


– The work must have been acquired from a person at arm’s length;


– The work must have been acquired for the exclusive purpose of earning business income, such as decorating a reception area, meeting room, hallway or shareholder’s office, and must be in full view of the company’s customers. The recipient may not take the work to their personal residence unless they have an office where clients visit, as is the case for some self-employed individuals (lawyers, accountants, consultants, etc.).


In the case of a donation to a museum, the fair value of a work of art is increased to 25%.


However, not all artworks are eligible.


To understand all the tax benefits available to businesses, talk to a registered tax professional.


For complete details on eligible works of art, refer to the articles of law provided below.


[Regulation respecting income tax, chapter 1-3, r.1, sections 130R1 and following.](http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=3&file=/I_3/I3R1.HTM)


[The Taxation Act, Art. 710 and following.](http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=2&file=/I_3/I3_4.html)


Is it possible to obtain a tax credit when buying art?

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