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| Editor-in-Chief | Sylvette Babin[1] |
|---|---|
| Staff writers | Sylvette Babin, Valentin Bec, Joëlle Dubé, Anne-Marie Dubois, Gwynne Fulton, Amelia Wong Mersereau |
| Categories | Art magazine |
| Frequency | Triannual |
| Publisher | Les éditions Esse |
| Founded | 1984[2] |
| Country | Canada |
| Based in | Montreal, Quebec |
| Language | English / French |
| Website | http://esse.ca/en |
| ISSN | 0831-859X (print) 1929-3577 (web) |
Esse arts + opinions, published three times a year by Les éditions Esse, is acontemporary art magazine that focuses on disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices (visual arts, performance, video, current music and dance,experimental theatre) and all forms of socially inclined, site-specific or performative intervention. Founded in 1984 inMontreal,Quebec, the magazine is incorporated in anon profit organisation in 1987. It favours analyses that address artworks within their (geographical, social, political or economical) contexts.
Esse arts + opinion positions itself as a topical magazine in the field of multidisciplinary art, as well as a communication, information and research tool. In addition to its magazine, Les éditions Esse organizes artsymposiums and publishes their proceedings in bilingual books that are internationally distributed.Esse arts + opinions is a member of the Société de développement des périodiques culturels québécois; the magazine is available in print and digital formats.
Esse was founded in 1984 at UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal), becoming anot-for-profit organization in 1987.Esse is distributed in Canada and the United States byDisticor Magazine Distribution Services, in France byDif' Pop' & Pollen Diffusion, and in Europe and Asia by Export Press.[3]
Esse arts + opinions focuses on disciplinary and multidisciplinary practices (visual arts, performance, video, current music and dance, experimental theatre, etc.) and all forms of socially inclined, site-specific or performative intervention in contemporary art. In its beginnings,Esse documented artistic practices from the different regions of Quebec and focused on the production and conditions of the arts.[4] Today, the magazine turns to art practices in Quebec, in Canada and internationally, it favours analyses that address artworks within their (geographical, social, political or economical) contexts, as well as relational and socially engaged works.[3]
In 2007, the magazine became bilingual and is read and distributed internationally today.[5]
Each issue ofEsse showcases different contemporary artists and their practice,[6] based on a chosen them for that issue, along a selection of articles on the same them.
The magazine relies on the visuals of the cover page to communicate each theme.
Since 2009, Les éditions Esse host annually the Vendu-Sold benefit auction with a mission of supporting the magazine's activities as well as the promotion of contemporary art. In addition to offering the chance for collectors to acquiere art works by renowned Canadian artists, Vendu-Sold distributes a portion of the profits to the participating artists.[7]
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In 2005,Esse tied for first place for theGrafika Grand Prix with issue no. 52. In 2006 issue no. 57 received awards fromApplied Arts Magazine andCoupe Magazine for its graphic design. Issue no. 58 received anotherGrafika award in 2007. In 2009, Esse's 25th anniversary issue (Trouble-fête/Killjoy) rethinking the meaning of celebration wins aGrafika award in the "Magazines" category. In 2010, Esse is among the finalists of the Conseil des Arts de Montréal's 2009 Grand Prix and in 2011, Esse wins theGrafika award once more, for the previous year's three issues,Sabotage, Bling Bling, andMiniature.[2]
| Publications |
|---|
| Esse magazine, issue #1-115, 1984-[8] |
| Places and non-places of contemporary art, Les éditions Esse, Montréal, 2005, 248 pages. (Bilingual edition)[9] |
| The Undecidable: Gaps and Displacements of Contemporary Art, Les éditions Esse, Montréal, 2008, 296 pages. (Bilingual edition)[10] |
| Vendu–Sold Insight Into Collecting ans the Art Market, Les éditions Esse, Montréal, 2009, 240 pages. (Bilingual edition) |
| Formes urbaines : circulation, stockage et transmission de l'expression culturelle à Montréal, Les éditions Esse, 2014, 232 pages.(French edition) |
| Jacynthe Carrier - Pièces montées, Les éditions Esse, 2018, 92 pages. (Bilingual edition) |
| Le désordre des choses. L'art et l'épreuve du politique, Les éditions Esse, Montréal, 2019, 240 pages. (French edition) |
Esse is indexed inAcademic OneFile, ARTbibliographies Modern, Arts & Humanities Full Text,Canadian Business & Current Affairs,Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly, Fine Arts and Music Collection,General OneFile, Repère, and available onÉrudit Platform and Flipster – Digital Magazines byEbsco Publishing.
Esse is a member of theSociété de développement des périodiques culturels québécois (SODEP) and ofMagazines Canada.