Eastern Bloc

Adam Basanta and Julian Stein present Invisible Lines, a work in which the sonic relationship between microphones, speakers, and acoustic environments are amplified so that the inaudible may be detected and heard. One might say, even, that it is the beauty of...

As part of the festival Gaudeamus-Montréal, produced by Innovations en concert, percussionist and experimental composer, Diego Espinosa, will perform a a series of audacious audio-visual works and launch his new DVD. Espinosa is an artist who...

3 April 2014   Guillaume Vallée - Because neither the book nor the sand has any beginning or end     Final presentation - MFA in Studio Arts - Film Production option - Université Concordia     IN...

ETC Magazine, from now on known as ETC MEDIA, enthusiastically joins forces with Eastern Bloc for the launch of its next issue, entirely revised in both form and content and dedicated exclusively to new media arts. One of a kind in Quebec, the magazine directs...

Digiscapes: Landscape, Nature, and Visual Technology Landscape has always figured as a mediator between the natural world and human technology. While on the one hand, the extension of technology seems to preclude any direct contact with nature, on the...

The politics of the Roosevelt administration (1933-1945) and the achievements of the New Deal epoch were celebrated in the official American discourse, most notably by way of a photographic statement—an ideal America presented as a panoramic portrait....

Wikipedia’s gender trouble is well documented: in a 2010 survey, Wikimedia found that less than 13% of its contributors are female. We invite you to help address this absence at a Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from...

The practice of drawing and its inherent representational quality boasts a robust heritage as a subject of scholarly and artistic investigation. Drawings are objects that are consumed, circulated, and invested with social, political, and economic value....

“Fear Eats the Soul” is an electronic interpretation of Rainer Fassbinder’s film “Ali: Fear Eats the Soul.” In the two most basic forms of transmission by light and sound, a program runs the subtitles of the film, converting text...

Marché Cyclart, the annual gathering for discovering and purchasing works inspired by cycling, is back. Once again this year, thirty some-odd artists and artisan-salvagers will unveil their unique creations that will be on display for admiration and...

Agence TOPO presents a new edition of its new media performance series "Sortir de l’écran / Spoken Screen" with Montreal artists L E M M, Helena Martin Franco and Nathalie Bujold. Sortir de l’écran / Spoken Screen presents a...

Eastern Bloc Lab invites its members and community to a networked musical performance, alternately called telematic music on Monday November 25th. The event will include real time performances by Montreal musicians Joe Sannicandro, Andrea Jane Cornell, Silvano...

Presented by the Mount-Royal Game Society, with the support of TAG, Hexagram, and IGDA/XL. THE PRINCE OF ARCADE IS BACK – For the 4th year running, we're packing the Eastern Bloc with unreleased indie gems for a wild arcade party – One night...

"Domestic Memorabilia"" is Caroline Blais' first video installation. The artist accumulates objects around her and highlights useful everyday articles and furniture. She also collects several of these items for their sentimental value; to...

For several years now, Sébastien Roux has been working on the principle of translation: he utilizes preexisting artworks (visual, musical, literary) as scores for the realization of new sonic works (radiophonic or electroacoustic). After having visited...