Alain Paiement

Alain Paiement (born 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian artist. His work is mainly made from photography in form of installations, sculptures, and photomontage. His themes are related to geography, topography and architecture and mainly concerned by the construction of vision. A photo of the French artist Pierre Estable's apartment titled "Living Chaos" has been exhibited at the Galerie Clark from May 10 to June 17, 2001.

Main exhibitions

Cells: Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, 2008 Expansibles et Mosaïques Fluides: Intégration à l'architecture, Pavillon de biologie de l'UQÀM, Montréal, 2006 Le monde en chantier: Galerie de l'UQÀM, Montréal, 2002; Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec, 2004; Oakville Galleries, Oakville, 2004. Refaire surface / Surfacing: Galerie Clark, Montréal, 2001; Tinglado 2, Tarragone, Espagne, 2004; Espace Contretype, Bruxelles, 2006; Maison Hongroise de la photographie, Budapest, 2007. Tangent/e: Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, 2003 Bruxelles à l'infini: Présenté par la galerie Contretype dans l'ancienne glacière de St-Gilles, Bruxelles, 2000; International center of contemporary art, Cracovie, 2006; Museu de Arte Brasileira, Sao Paulo, 2007. Sometimes Square: Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, 1994; Galerie VU, Québec, 1996; Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain de la Ville de Liège, 1997. Cent jours d'art contemporain: Chantier (Building Sight), Centre international d'art contemporain, Montréal, 1991 Power of City / City of Power: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1992 Photo sculpture: Galerie Optica, Montréal, 1991; Centre Vu, Québec; Tournée canadienne (Oakville, Rimouski, Calgary, Edmonton) Amphitheatres: The Power Plant, Toronto, 1989; Centre culturel canadien à Paris, Paris, 1988 Waterdampstrukturen: Galerie Appart' art actuel, Montréal, 1985 Beyond Polders: Ancienne Brasserie Eckers, Montréal, 1987