Le monde de l'art et l'industrie automobile entrent en collision à l'occasion de cette première collaboration entre un centre d'artistes autogéré et un salon de l'auto. Culture Crash, une exposition présentée en deux lieux, se penche sur la profonde influence de l'automobile sur les cultures contemporaines. S'inspirant du symbolisme puissant de l'automobile, dix artistes éminents du domaine des arts visuels, des arts médiatiques et de la performance du Canada et des États-Unis jonglent avec toute une gamme de questions telles que l'identité sexuelle, la guerre, l'environnement, le déplacement culturel et le sans-abrisme. L'un des éléments importants de Culture Crash est de réunir des auditoires variés - un « crash culturel » - pour stimuler chez les spectateurs de passionnantes discussions interdisciplinaires.

Œuvres présentées dans l'exposition

Triumph: reversing forward by Ramona Ramlochand (Montréal), 2005, video-based installation (on the left)

In Triumph: reversing forward, a dashboard of a Triumph TR6 is suspended in a neutral space, with a projection that looks like it is deflected from the rearview mirror onto the facing wall, showing only the eyes of the driver bouncing up and down. Ramlochand describes this sculptural and cinematic work as "snapshots of the interior of the subject who no longer belongs to a particular space, a subject 'un-bordered," interpenetrated, blowing in the winds of the diaspora."

• The art world and the automotive industry collide in this first-ever collaboration between an artist-run centre and an auto show. Culture Crash, a two-venue exhibition, explores the profound influence of the automobile on contemporary cultures. Drawing on the powerful symbolism of the car, ten prominent visual, media, and performance artists from Canada and the United States grapple with a range of issues, including sexual identity, war, the environment, cultural displacement, and homelessness. A key element of Culture Crash is bringing together diverse audiences—a “cultural crash”—to spark engaging interdisciplinary discussions.
  
  Works presented in the exhibition
  
  Triumph: reversing forward by Ramona Ramlochand (Montreal), 2005, video-based installation (on the left)
  
  In Triumph: reversing forward, a dashboard of a Triumph TR6 is suspended in a neutral space, with a projection that looks like it is deflected from the rearview mirror onto the facing wall, showing only the eyes of the driver bouncing up and down. Ramlochand describes this sculptural and cinematic work as "snapshots of the interior of the subject which no longer belongs to a particular space, a subject 'un-bordered,' interpenetrated, blowing in the winds of the diaspora."