As part of the upcoming exhibition of the permanent collection, we are looking for people who can share information or documents about Guido Molinari and Fernande Saint-Martin in their teaching role. Former student or colleague? We want to hear from you! We’re particularly looking for any lesson plans they may have sent out.
Guido Molinari was one of the founding members of Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts, where he taught for 27 years, from 1970 until his retirement in 1997. Those lucky enough to have attended one of Molinari’s painting classes speak of him as a remarkably generous, dynamic and entertaining teacher.
For her part, when Fernande Saint-Martin left the management of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal in 1977, it was to devote herself to teaching and university research in art theory and semiology. Initially a professor at Université Laval (1979-1980), she taught at UQAM’s Department of Art History from 1979 to 1994. In the 80s and 90s, Fernande Saint-Martin revolutionized the field of visual semiotics by developing a semiotics of visual language within the GRESAV (Groupe de recherche en sémiotique des arts visuels). Her new approaches influenced a whole generation of young Quebec researchers, then considered the “Quebec school” of visual semiotics.
The two protagonists have left us a legacy of theoretical work of great rigour and extreme relevance, which continues to this day. Thanks to your testimonials and archives (photos, videos, course outlines, etc.), we will be able to showcase the highlights of their teachings!
You can write to us at info[a]fondationguidomolinari.org to make an appointment or to send us any documentation you think might be of interest.
Call to all: Fernande Saint-Martin and Guido Molinari as teachers
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