MONTRÉAL, Oct. 28,
2024 /CNW/ - It has been 10 years since Fernand Leduc (1916-2014) passed
away. Quebecor is pleased to honour him with an exhibition of
his work, which has been enormously influential in Quebec and beyond, at its head office
gallery.
"I am very happy with the presence of this exhibition in homage
to the painter Fernand Leduc at the
Espace musée Québecor. He is certainly one of the giants in the
history of painting in Quebec and
Canada. This exhibition, I hope,
will remind us why Fernand Leduc is
considered by many to be the painter of light," says Pierre Karl
Péladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor.
A career of deep and rich metamorphoses
Fernand Leduc was born in
Montréal on July 4, 1916. He began
studying at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal in 1938 and
graduated in 1943. He was involved in the early years of the Les
Automatistes group and signed the Refus Global
manifesto, part of which he wrote. Over the years, his art evolved
through constant exploration and questioning, always transforming
and seeking inspiration in the colours that gave it birth and the
light that kept it alive. He divided his time between Québec,
France and Italy. His work was widely recognized and
received many awards, including the Prix Paul-Émile Borduas and the
Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.
This exhibition, which shows the continuity and richness of the
metamorphoses that shaped Fernand
Leduc's career, was made possible thanks to the generosity
and knowledge of his daughter, the painter-sculptor Isabelle Leduc, and her husband, the respected
art critic and cultural journalist René Viau. It will run from
October 28, 2024 to April 14, 2025 at the Quebecor Gallery, 612
Saint-Jacques St., Montréal.
About the Quebecor Gallery
The Quebecor Gallery at 612 Saint-Jacques St., Montréal, is
dedicated to showing Québec art and artists. Since it opened in
2012, it has hosted some 30 exhibitions featuring the work of more
than 26 Québec artists. Quebecor also supports many museums,
organizations and events in the visual arts, including the Musée
national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Darling Foundry and Montréal
Museum Month.
About Quebecor
Quebecor, a Canadian leader in telecommunications,
entertainment, news media and culture, is one of the
best-performing integrated communications companies in the
industry. Driven by their determination to deliver the best
possible customer experience, all of Quebecor's subsidiaries and
brands are differentiated by their high-quality, multiplatform,
convergent products and services.
Québec-based Quebecor (TSX: QBR.A) (TSX: QBR.B) employs more
than 11,000 people in Canada.
A family business founded in 1950, Quebecor is strongly
committed to the community. Every year, it actively supports more
than 400 organizations in the vital fields of culture, health,
education, the environment and entrepreneurship.
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