Festival Art Souterrain
As part of the exhibition Comfort and Indifference: Recent Acquisitions by the MAC, presented at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, we invite you to a guided tour with Mark Lanctôt, curator of the exhibition and curator responsible for the collection at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. Don’t miss this opportunity—the exhibition closes on May 3!
About the exhibition:
Comfort and Indifference
Recent Acquisitions by the MAC
In a united show of support for Quebec’s vibrant contemporary art scene, the MMFA and the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MAC) are coming together for a special exhibition. This selection of works acquired by the MAC between 2020 and 2025 spans a wide range of subjects and mediums to examine the notions of comfort and indifference in view of the state of the world.
The exhibition’s title comes from Denys Arcand’s critical and lucid documentary, Comfort and Indifference (1981). The film shows the events preceding and following the first referendum on Quebec independence in May 1980 and emphasizes the ways in which many Quebecers at the time, preoccupied with their own search for material comfort, remained indifferent to their political agency. Today, in the face of global crises, the title takes on new meaning and speaks volumes: What does it take to transform the privilege of apathy, maintained by the consumerism and inaction it creates, into a clear-sighted engagement sustained by a sense of empathy and solidarity?
An exhibition organized by the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, in collaboration with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition is curated by Mark Lanctôt, Curator of the Collection at the MAC.
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ticket: $32
Location: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion – Level S2)
Language: French
IMPORTANT: The reservation ticket grants access only to the guided tour organized by Art Souterrain.
Please note that you must have a general admission ticket to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to attend this tour. To reserve your ticket, visit mbam.qc.ca/en/tickets/ or go directly to the museum.
Reservations required: limited spaces (30 participants max)
A guided tour to dive into the reflections of “Comfort and Indifference” and discover contemporary creation through the curators’ perspective!
Photo : View of the exhibition Comfort and Indifference – Recent Acquisitions by the MAC. Photo credit: Thibault Carron
