Art and Emotions
Oct 22, 2026 - Oct 24, 2027
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Québec, Québec
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Overview of the Initiativ...
This new temporary gallery, designed to encourage private encounters with Jean Paul Riopelle, will use emotion as a guiding principle.
Art and Emotions will provide a highly intimate and sensitive experience, reflecting the artist’s relationship with those closest to him.
The visit will begin with video testimonials from Michael Audain (the Espace Riopelle’s main patron) and others who crossed paths with the artist at various stages of his life and career. In these, Riopelle’s family, friends, and other acquaintances tell his story, sharing memories and anecdotes and offering visitors different, very personal perspectives on both the artist and the man.
The exhibition will also feature a pioneering research project examining the emotions experienced at the Musée, conducted in partnership with the Co-DOT laboratory at Université Laval’s School of Psychology. The aim of this initiative is to gain a better understanding of the emotional responses evoked by artworks and design new artificial intelligence-based tools to personalize exhibition pathways.
The visit will begin with video testimonials from Michael Audain (the Espace Riopelle’s main patron) and others who crossed paths with the artist at various stages of his life and career. In these, Riopelle’s family, friends, and other acquaintances tell his story, sharing memories and anecdotes and offering visitors different, very personal perspectives on both the artist and the man.
The exhibition will also feature a pioneering research project examining the emotions experienced at the Musée, conducted in partnership with the Co-DOT laboratory at Université Laval’s School of Psychology. The aim of this initiative is to gain a better understanding of the emotional responses evoked by artworks and design new artificial intelligence-based tools to personalize exhibition pathways.
