Fragments du carnet gris
action furtive dans le cadre du projet gosser le furtif, 2011
karen elaine spencer, commissaire
on monday, april 11, 2011, Laurent Marissal gives me a copy of his book Où va la peinture i notice a small hole in the cover and over several pages but i don't mention anything i have asked him to sign his books for me there is also a small paintbrush between the pages he apologizes for giving me that copy but i reply no, on the contrary he asks me to bring it back on friday he will need it for his furtive action on friday, april 15, Laurent had suggested we'd bring something, an object connected with a recent furtive action i bring the grey notebook in which I had recorded my notes during my project Ville intérieure, ou : Vingt-six heures dans le Montréal souterrain, completed february 28 and march 1st, 2011 Laurent lets us have a look at his visual interventions in his room at L'hôtel Montréal, while adding a few explanations for context the book pierced by the paintbrush is there, on the night table Laurent invites me to do my intervention in the bathroom: leaning against the sink, i read out loud fragments of my grey notebook to two small groups of visitors in succession as i leave, i bring back Laurent's book, with the paintbrush between the pages Denis Lessard, Montreal june 2011