http://www.tolerance.ca/Rubrique.aspx?ID=9&L=en In the Spotlight Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:45:16 -0500 2010 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=83170&L=en NEW YORK - The Museum of Modern Art presents Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century, through June 28, 2010. The exhibition is the first major retrospective in the U.S. in more than 30 years of one of photography’s most original and influential masters. Sun, 09 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500 In the Spotlight http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=81365&L=en With this exhibition, the Museum pays tribute to Miles Davis (1926-1991), one of the twentieth century’s greatest musicians. The multimedia retrospective (musical excerpts, film and documentary clips, drawings by Miles Davis; paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Mati Klarwein; photographs by Annie Leibovitz and Irving Penn; costumes, musical instruments and scores lent by the Davis family, etc.) recalls the highlights of his life and career, including his memorable concerts in Montreal. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 In the Spotlight http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=79408&L=en Invaluable witnesses to their era, painters in Montreal's Jewish community offer unique insight into the atmosphere that reigned in the city between 1930 and 1948, evoking both the history of the working class and the misery of the Great Depression. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 In the Spotlight http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76840&L=en The Matisse Museum of Nice in France has chosen to display the works of the American painter Robert De Niro, Sr. (1922-1993), father of the actor Robert De Niro, to answer its vocation of making known the works of Matisse, master of the 20th century, through different angles and, on this occasion, as a source of inspiration. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 In the Spotlight http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=73702&L=en ''Human Drama in Gaza" is a  photo exhibition about the realities of life in the Gaza Strip under war and siege. Produced by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), the Montreal stop is the first in a series of cross-Canada shows giving perspective to the Assault on Gaza which began Dec. 27, 2008, and lasted 22 days. CJPME’s artistic team reviewed tens of thousands of photos, and spent hundreds of hours researching the stories behind the photos featured.   Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 In the Spotlight http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=70554&L=en 'Gender Check' is the first comprehensive exhibition featuring art from Eastern Europe since the 1960s based on the theme of gender roles. 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the curator Bojana Pejić, along with a team of experts from 24 different countries, has put together a selection of over 400 works including paintings, sculpture, installations, photography, posters, films and videos. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 In the Spotlight http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=49682&L=en This exhibition retraces the career of Catalan photographer Agustí Centelles (Valencia, Spain, 1909-Barcelona, 1985) between 1936 and 1939, including his experience of the Spanish Civil War and his internment in the Bram camp in France. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 In the Spotlight http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=48816&L=en This exhibition dedicated to an icon of popular culture allows the public to discover how the hero was created and decipher the myth that he embodies. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 In the Spotlight http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=42721&L=en By the time World War II began on September 1, 1939, Germany had purged itself of its Jewish professors, scientists, and scholars. Some of these academics, deprived of their livelihoods by the Nazis, found refuge in the United States. But in this new world, they faced an uncertain future.  Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 In the Spotlight http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=39405&L=en In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s famous Bed-in, held in Suite 1742 of Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel, made headlines around the world. Forty years later, from April 2 to June 21, 2009, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts celebrates this legendary event with Imagine: The Peace Ballad of John & Yoko, organized in collaboration with Yoko Ono. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 In the Spotlight