In September 2020, I coordinated, alongside Marie-Hélène Leblanc and Mirna Boyadjian, the publication Entretiens #5 – No Future, published by Galerie UQO. This volume forms part of a series of publications intended to foster critical reflection on contemporary institutional and artistic issues. In my role as publication coordinator, I oversaw the entire editorial process—from conception to dissemination—ensuring the coherence of the contributions and the depth of interdisciplinary exchanges.
Featured image of the article: book cover
Publication reference:
Marie-Hélène Leblanc and Mirna Boyadjian (eds.), (2021). Entretiens #5 – No Future, Gatineau: Galerie UQO, ISBN 978-2-9816925-8-0
A Reflection on the Future of Contemporary Art
On September 9, 2020, Galerie UQO was to mark its fifth anniversary. However, the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted its programming, forced the gallery to cancel all celebrations and close its doors for at least one year. Rather than transforming this anniversary into a retrospective, the gallery seized the moment to engage in a forward-looking inquiry, reflecting on vulnerability in the face of an uncertain future.
Four collaborators—Heather Anderson, Geneviève Chevalier, Sky Goodden, Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf, and Dominique Sirois-Rouleau—were invited to recount their experiences through a retro-anticipatory mode of writing. The publication opens the discussion with an original interview between artist Manuela Zechner and Mirna Boyadjian.