PRESENTATION

View of the Cité Multimédia The Biennale de Montréal is an international biennial established in 1998. The third edition will be held from September 26 to November 3, 2002. The 3rd Biennale de Montréal will take place in Montréal's Cité Multimédia in Old Montréal, with Prince Street as its main public venue.    Director's message The Darling Foundry Tribute to Betty Goodwin A building of the Cité Multimédia Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang Life is Life! Pleasures, Passions, Emotions For this 3rd Biennale de Montréal, we placed emotion at the source of our choices. The social and economic context lends itself to it. Return to the individual, enhanced value of communication between people, identification of pleasures and passions, ethical and political choices. To discuss these subjects, we propose exhibitions, a seminar, performances, films. We have selected first-rate artists from here and abroad, with thoughts and works that will move you to extremes, we are sure. We wish to thank all the artists and professionals taking part in this contemporary visual arts event. We thank our public and private partners, the governments of Québec and Canada and the City of Montréal, for their financial support. The 3rd Biennale de Montréal is particularly grateful to Cité Multimédia of Montréal and the Société de développement de Montréal for their enthusiastic cooperation. We also thank all those who have committed themselves into this project by providing advice, technical help and logistical support. To members of the board of directors and the staff of the CIAC/ Biennale de Montréal, we say thank you. We invite the public to see the work of today's artists. They are a source of inspiration and a tribute to life. Paul D. Leblanc Chairman of the Board of Directors Claude Gosselin General and Art Director    Partners

SHOWCASE THEME A Biennal split between stoicism and hedonism     THE ARTISTS Do you know all the artists invited to the Biennale de Montréal?     WEB ART 10 web artists at the Biennale de Montréal     BETTY GOODWIN A tribute to this very famous artist from Montreal     ARCHITECTURAL TOURS Visit old and new buildings of the Cité Multimédia