{"id":6191,"date":"2026-06-23T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/exhibition\/le-passe-devant-soi\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:16:30","slug":"le-passe-devant-soi","status":"publish","type":"mjm_exhibition","link":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/fr\/exhibition\/le-passe-devant-soi\/","title":{"rendered":"Le pass\u00e9 devant soi"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"mjm-general-info mjm-general-info--columns-1-1 mjm-general-info--has-top-separator\">\n            <div class=\"mjm-general-info__inner\">\n                \n                <div class=\"mjm-general-info__grid\">\n                <div class=\"mjm-general-info__column mjm-general-info__column--left\"><div class=\"mjm-general-info__left-title\" style=\"--mjm-general-info-left-title-font-family:&quot;KF Zuka Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;--mjm-general-info-left-title-line-height:1.2\"><p><b>Comment l&rsquo;exploration d&rsquo;archives familiales peut-elle transformer notre compr\u00e9hension du pr\u00e9sent collectif ?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Le pass\u00e9 devant soi<\/i> aborde le sujet en examinant comment la m\u00e9moire de l\u2019artiste jette un nouvel \u00e9clairage sur son histoire personnelle, la r\u00e9invente et la valorise.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                <div class=\"mjm-general-info__column mjm-general-info__column--right\" style=\"--mjm-general-info-right-font-family:&quot;KF Zuka Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;--mjm-general-info-right-line-height:1.2\"><div class=\"mjm-general-info__right-content\"><p>Dans un d\u00e9sir cathartique, les tableaux d\u2019Arnie Lipsey bousculent la ligne du temps, provoquant la collision entre le pass\u00e9, le pr\u00e9sent et l\u2019avenir. Chaque \u0153uvre est construite \u00e0 partir d\u2019une photographie de famille \u00e0 laquelle s\u2019attachent divers th\u00e8mes, la guerre, la survie, l\u2019immigration, la vie quotidienne, voire les loisirs. Les tableaux de Lipsey d\u00e9peignent la vie quotidienne juive en Europe de l\u2019Est et \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al, du point de vue de sa famille, soulignant des anecdotes transmises de g\u00e9n\u00e9ration en g\u00e9n\u00e9ration, tour \u00e0 tour tendres, r\u00e9confortantes, dr\u00f4les ou troublantes.  <\/p>\n<p>Dans l\u2019esprit du r\u00e9alisme magique, les compositions oniriques de Lipsey jonglent avec la fantaisie et la r\u00e9alit\u00e9. Des teintes satur\u00e9es remplacent le noir et blanc des sources photographiques et les personnages \u00e9voluent dans des d\u00e9cors surr\u00e9alistes et anachroniques. En tentant de combler les trous de la l\u00e9gende familiale, les compositions de Lipsey semblent naturellement attir\u00e9es par l\u2019absurde et le surr\u00e9alisme. Ses tableaux interrogent le potentiel de l\u2019art comme moyen de saisir une m\u00e9moire ancestrale qui n\u2019appartient pas compl\u00e8tement uniquement \u00e0 soi.  <\/p>\n<p>Pour certaines familles, en particulier celles qui, ayant v\u00e9cu un d\u00e9placement, ne poss\u00e8dent que peu d\u2019archives, l\u2019album photographique familiale devient un objet priv\u00e9, voire sacr\u00e9. Les couleurs vives de Le pass\u00e9 devant soi proposent des fa\u00e7ons alternatives de pr\u00e9server la m\u00e9moire familiale. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section><section class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel\" style=\"--mjm-gallery-carousel-creator-font-size:clamp(0.63rem, 0.708vw, 0.708rem);--mjm-gallery-carousel-title-font-family:&quot;KF Zuka Regular Italic&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;--mjm-gallery-carousel-description-font-size:clamp(1.071rem, 1.2036vw, 1.2036rem)\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carrousel de galerie\">\n            <div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__nav\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Contr\u00f4les du carrousel de galerie\">\n                <button class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__nav-button mjm-gallery-carousel__nav-button--prev\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"\u00c9l\u00e9ment pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent\" hidden>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__arrow-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/mjm-theme\/assets\/images\/Arrow_Left.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n                <\/button>\n                <button class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__nav-button mjm-gallery-carousel__nav-button--next\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"\u00c9l\u00e9ment suivant\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__arrow-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/mjm-theme\/assets\/images\/Arrow_Right.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__viewport\" tabindex=\"0\">\n                <ul class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__track\" role=\"list\"><li class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__item\">\n                <div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__item-inner\"><div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__image\" src=\"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Arnie_Lipsey_Look_Out_300-1-1024x680.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/div>\n            <div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__content\"><p class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__creator\">Arnie Lispey<\/p><h3 class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__title\">Look Out<\/h3><p class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__description\">Acrylique sur toile<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/li><li class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__item\">\n                <div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__item-inner\"><div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__image\" src=\"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Arnie-Lipsey_In-the-Garden300-1361x2048-1-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/div>\n            <div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__content\"><p class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__creator\">Arnie Lipsey<\/p><h3 class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__title\">Au jardin<\/h3><p class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__description\">Acrylique sur toile<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/li><li class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__item\">\n                <div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__item-inner\"><div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__image\" src=\"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Arnie-Lipsey_Person-to-Person_300-1024x824.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/div>\n            <div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__content\"><p class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__creator\">Arnie Lispey<\/p><h3 class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__title\">De personne \u00e0 personne<\/h3><p class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__description\">Acrylique sur toile<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/li><li class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__item\">\n                <div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__item-inner\"><div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__image\" src=\"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Arnie-Lipsey_The-Pastry-Chef_300-811x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n            <div class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__content\"><p class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__creator\">Arnie Lipsey<\/p><h3 class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__title\">Le p\u00e2tissier<\/h3><p class=\"mjm-gallery-carousel__description\">Acrylique sur toile<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/li><\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section><section class=\"mjm-creators-statement\" style=\"--mjm-creators-statement-background-color:#FF5C00;--mjm-creators-statement-text-color:#000000;background-color:#FF5C00;--mjm-creators-statement-title-font-family:&quot;KF Zuka Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" data-mjm-creators-statement>\n            <div class=\"mjm-creators-statement__inner\">\n                <div class=\"mjm-creators-statement__left\">\n                    <div class=\"mjm-creators-statement__nav\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Creator statement sections\">\n                        <button class=\"mjm-creators-statement__trigger mjm-creators-statement__trigger--statement is-active\" type=\"button\" data-panel=\"statement\" data-mjm-creators-statement-trigger aria-controls=\"mjm-creators-statement-1statement\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-current=\"true\"><span class=\"mjm-creators-statement__trigger-text\">D\u00e9clarations d&#039;artistes<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mjm-creators-statement__control-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/mjm-theme\/assets\/images\/go_to_arrow.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/button>\n<button class=\"mjm-creators-statement__trigger mjm-creators-statement__trigger--biography is-inactive\" type=\"button\" data-panel=\"biography\" data-mjm-creators-statement-trigger aria-controls=\"mjm-creators-statement-1biography\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-current=\"false\"><span class=\"mjm-creators-statement__trigger-text\">Artist&#039;s Biography<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mjm-creators-statement__control-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/mjm-theme\/assets\/images\/go_to_arrow.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/button>\n<button class=\"mjm-creators-statement__trigger mjm-creators-statement__trigger--credits is-inactive\" type=\"button\" data-panel=\"credits\" data-mjm-creators-statement-trigger aria-controls=\"mjm-creators-statement-1credits\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-current=\"false\"><span class=\"mjm-creators-statement__trigger-text\">Credits &amp; Acknowledgement<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mjm-creators-statement__control-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/mjm-theme\/assets\/images\/go_to_arrow.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"mjm-creators-statement__right\">\n                    <div class=\"mjm-creators-statement__content-stack\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n                        <div id=\"mjm-creators-statement-1statement\" class=\"mjm-creators-statement__content-panel is-active\" data-panel=\"statement\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mon travail explore un paysage int\u00e9rieur, en fouillant l\u2019imagerie \u00e0 la recherche de sens et en tentant de comprendre le pr\u00e9sent \u00e0 travers l\u2019examen du pass\u00e9. Mes peintures recourent au portrait, \u00e0 la narration, \u00e0 l\u2019imagerie onirique psychanalytique et \u00e0 l\u2019association libre pour aborder des questions d\u2019identit\u00e9, d\u2019histoire familiale et de relation entre le personnel et l\u2019universel. Je m\u2019appuie sur des photographies de famille d\u2019archives comme point de d\u00e9part de cette r\u00e9flexion sur les sch\u00e9mas psychologiques qui sous-tendent les mythologies familiales. Les th\u00e8mes de la guerre, de la survie, de l\u2019immigration et du traumatisme de la deuxi\u00e8me g\u00e9n\u00e9ration sont \u00e9galement abord\u00e9s. Il subsiste encore des \u00e9chos d\u2019une enfance pass\u00e9e dans l\u2019univers culturellement divis\u00e9 du Montr\u00e9al juif.    <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Je r\u00e9interpr\u00e8te des documents d\u2019origine en noir et blanc pour en faire des images en couleur, renfor\u00e7ant ainsi l\u2019impact visuel tout en faisant revivre le pass\u00e9 dans le pr\u00e9sent. \u00c0 travers cette exploration \u00e0 plusieurs niveaux des dynamiques familiales et de la biographie, le spectateur peut dans un premier temps percevoir ces images comme inoffensives ou nostalgiques, avant de voir son sentiment de r\u00e9confort boulevers\u00e9 par des \u00e9l\u00e9ments surr\u00e9alistes, tant\u00f4t humoristiques, tant\u00f4t inqui\u00e9tants. Le spectateur est invit\u00e9 \u00e0 d\u00e9couvrir les nuances \u00e9motionnelles de la famille d\u2019autrui, puis \u00e0 les mettre en relation avec sa propre histoire. Mes peintures sont impr\u00e9gn\u00e9es de r\u00e9alisme magique et s\u2019inspirent \u00e9galement du n\u00e9oclassicisme, de la publicit\u00e9 commerciale, de l\u2019illustration de livres d\u2019histoires et d\u2019une sensibilit\u00e9 au design fa\u00e7onn\u00e9e par ma carri\u00e8re dans l\u2019animation.   <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"mjm-creators-statement-1biography\" class=\"mjm-creators-statement__content-panel\" data-panel=\"biography\" hidden><p>Fils d\u2019immigrants juifs europ\u00e9ens, Arnie Lipsey est n\u00e9 \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al. Il est d\u2019ailleurs dipl\u00f4m\u00e9 de l\u2019\u00c9cole des beaux-arts et de design du Mus\u00e9e des beaux-arts de Montr\u00e9al, avec une majeure en cin\u00e9ma. Apr\u00e8s avoir travaill\u00e9 un temps au sein de l\u2019industrie isra\u00e9lienne naissante d\u2019animation, il s\u2019installe \u00e0 Toronto, o\u00f9 il poursuit une longue et fructueuse carri\u00e8re en animation pour le cin\u00e9ma et la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision. \u00c0 la r\u00e9alisation, l\u2019animation et la conception, entre autres, de sc\u00e9narimages, il utilise d\u2019abord le papier et le crayon pour adopter ensuite avec succ\u00e8s les technologies num\u00e9riques. Parall\u00e8lement \u00e0 son travail professionnel, Lipsey trouve le temps de r\u00e9aliser et produire deux courts-m\u00e9trages d\u2019animation couronn\u00e9s de prix et diffus\u00e9s partout dans le monde. En 2018, il revient \u00e0 la peinture, sa premi\u00e8re pratique artistique. Il a particip\u00e9 comme jur\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019attribution de subventions \u00e0 Saint-P\u00e9tersbourg.     <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"mjm-creators-statement-1credits\" class=\"mjm-creators-statement__content-panel\" data-panel=\"credits\" hidden><p><strong>ARTISTE<\/strong><br \/>Arnie Lipsey<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECTRICE ARTISTIQUE<\/strong><br \/>Alyssa Stokvis-Hauer<\/p>\n<p><strong>INFOGRAPHIE<\/strong><br \/>Austin Henderson<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONSERVATEURS<\/strong><br \/>Alyssa Stokvis-Hauer<br \/>Austin Henderson<br \/>Taryn Fleishchmann <\/p>\n<p><strong>TRADUCTION<\/strong><br \/>Benoit Pelletier<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTRACTANTS<br \/><\/strong>Kayl Doble, Paint MTL<br \/>Shopdogs MTL<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMPRESSION<\/strong><br \/>MFBB Lettrage Photolab <br \/>Papetrie Zoubris<\/p><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":6103,"template":"","mjm_exhibition_type":[91],"class_list":["post-6191","mjm_exhibition","type-mjm_exhibition","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mjm_exhibition_type-exposition-dart-contemporain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mjm_exhibition\/6191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mjm_exhibition"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mjm_exhibition"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mjm_exhibition\/6191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"mjm_exhibition_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mjm_exhibition_type?post=6191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}