Critical Distance DIRECTORY Artexte

Artexte is a library, research centre and exhibition space for contemporary art. Our unique print and digital document collection holds over 30,000 documents covering the visual arts from 1965 to the present, with an emphasis on the art of Canada and Québec. Over 80% of the acquisitions stem from donations from the visual arts community. Our mission is to: conserve documentation on art for research on site and online; support research in our collection; present exhibitions, new works and public programmes; and publish art historical texts, anthologies and artists’ books. All of our activities are linked to the permanent collection and to current issues in visual and print culture in contemporary art.