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Montreal Hippodrome

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In 2009, after more than 100 years near the corner of Décarie and Jean-Talon, the Montreal Hippodrome (formerly known as Blue Bonnets) closed its doors. The site comprised mainly a huge race track for horses, with on one side a main building including bleachers, betting rooms, bars and restaurants, and on the other side, various stables and sheds.

It didn’t take very long following the closing of the Hippodrome for graffers and other artists to hit the abandoned buildings. While the stables and some of the sheds were immediately taken over, the main building remained off-limits. Although there was security on site, it was generally lax in the supervision of the abandoned stables. This was not the case for the main building; it was impossible to approach it without security showing up. It remained off-limits until the beginning of 2018 when, a few months away from a planned demolition to make space for a complex of condos and commercial buildings, security appears to have been dropped.

As it had become the holy grail of abandoned buildings in Montreal, following the disappearance of security it wasn’t long before graffers finally made it inside the main building. The first ones appear to have been Shok, Sewk and Arek, in early March 2018. Through social media the word quickly spread and within a few weeks the spot was completely taken over. The party lasted for about three weeks until late March when a fence was put up around the whole site and everything, including most the stables this time, became off-limits again. The city supplied security from the SPVM, so very few writers and explorers tried to make it inside after that.

The photos of graffiti and other artistic pieces from the Hippodrome are split over three posts:

  • the main building
  • the 2 saddling stables (to be published soon)
    (where the horses are brought for preparation before racing)
  • the 6 regular stables (to be published soon)
    (where the horses are kept in stable boxes when not racing)

En 2009, après plus de 100 ans près du coin Décarie/Jean-Talon, l’Hippodrome de Montréal (anciennement Blue Bonnets) a fermé ses portes. Le site de courses de chevaux consistait principalement en une grande piste avec d’un coté l’édifice principal incluant estrades, salles de paris, bars et restaurants, et de l’autre côté diverses écuries et hangars.

Suite à la fermeture de l’Hippodrome, les graffeurs et autres artistes ont immédiatement envahi l’endroit. Les écuries et hangars ont été les premiers à avoir été explorés. Cependant l’édifice principal est demeuré inaccessible. Bien qu’il y ait eu de la sécurité sur le site, celle-ci était généralement tolérante autour des écuries. Par contre, c’était tout le contraire en ce qui concerne l’édifice principal, il était impossible de l’approcher avant l’arrivée d’un.e agent.e de sécurité. L’édifice est ainsi demeuré inaccessible jusqu’au début de 2018 quand, à quelques mois d’une démolition longtemps planifiée, les autorités semblent avoir abandonné la sécurité.

Puisque cet édifice principal était devenu le spot le plus convoité par les graffeurs à Montréal, suite à l’interruption des services de sécurité ceux-ci ont pris l’endroit d’assaut. Les premiers à y avoir accédé semblent avoir été Shok, Sewk et Arek, en mars 2018. Via les médias sociaux la nouvelle s’est rapidement répandue et en l’espace de quelques semaines plusieurs douzaines d’artistes y ont laissé leur marque. La fête a duré environ 3 semaines, jusqu’à la fin de mars quand une cloture a été installée autour du site. L’édifice principal ainsi qu’une partie des écuries sont alors redevenues inaccessibles. La sécurité étant assurée cette fois par le SPVM, très peu de graffeurs et d’explorateurs urbains ont tenté d’y pénétrer par la suite.

Les photos de graffitis et autres pièces artistiques trouvées à l’Hippodrome sont présentées ici en trois sous-sections:

  • l’édifice principal
  • les 2 écuries de réchauffement (publié sous peu)
    (où les chevaux étaient préparés en vue d’une course)
  • les 6 écuries régulières (publié sous peu)
    (où les chevaux étaient gardés entre les courses)

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Montreal Hippodrome – main building

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Unlike its various stables, the main building of the Montreal Hippodrome was accessible to graffers and urban explorers only for about 3 to 4 weeks in March 2018. Prior to that the spot was kept off-limits by security, and after that the whole site was fenced in ahead of the planned demolition.

Only a selection of what I have photographed is presented here. For clarity’s sake I am showing only the more elaborate pieces. What was created on the last sunday before the fence went up is missing from the retrospective below as I was unable to get back inside to photograph it.

See also:

  • Montreal Hippodrome – the general information page
  • the 2 saddling stables (to be published soon)
    (where the horses are brought for preparation before racing)
  • the 6 regular stables (to be published soon)
    (where the horses are kept in stable boxes when not racing)

Contrairement à ses diverses écuries, l’édifice principal de l’Hippodrome de Montréal n’a été accessible pour les graffeurs et explorateurs urbains que pour une durée de 3 à 4 semaines en mars 2018. Avant cette date la sécurité était très stricte autour de l’édifice, et à la fin de mars 2018 le site complet de l’Hippodrome a été entouré d’une clôture en vue de la démolition.

La galerie-photo ci-dessous n’inclut que les pièces les plus élaborées que j’ai eu la chance de photographier. De plus, ce qui a été créé au cours du dernier dimanche avant l’érection de la cloture autour du site n’y figure pas puisque l’accès y a été coupé et je n’ai pas pu y retourner pour les photos.

Voir aussi:

bleachers, upper deck

Montreal Hippodrome, main view of the upper deck
General view of the main building’s upper deck.

the back row

Naimo at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Naimo

Scribe at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Scribe

Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Shok

Sewk at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Sewk

Deep at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Deep

Tans at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Tans

Bloei at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Bloei

REsno at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Resno

Sker at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Sker

Sapoe at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Sapoe

Naimo at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Naimo

Lozek at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Lozek

the middle row

Yema at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Yema

Resok at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Resok

Myrage at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Myrage

Sewk at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Sewk

Arek at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Arek

Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Shok

Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Shok

Arek at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Arek

Sewk at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Sewk

Serum at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Serum

Owk at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Owk

Algue
Algue

Sekel at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Sekel

Nor at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Nor

the access corridors

Ofusk at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ofusk

Daym at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Daym

Wase(?) at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Wase?

Deaf at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Deaf

Ason at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ason

bleachers, lower deck

There wasn’t much wall space on the lower deck, hence very little graffiti was done here.

Il y avait très peu d’espace mural à la galerie inférieure, donc très peu d’oeuvres y ont été créées.

Eskro at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Eskro

Algue
Algue

Serum at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Serum

bar/restaurant deck

The Western half of the main building had a bar/restaurant area with view over the tracks. Instead of bleachers, this section had counters and tables for patrons to eat, drink and mingle.

L’aile ouest de l’édifice principal incluait un bar/resto avec vue sur la piste de course. Au lieu de sièges, cette section était composée de comptoirs et tables pour que les clients puissent manger, boire et socialiser.

Eskro at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Eskro

Lyfer at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Lyfer

Ekes at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ekes

Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Shok

Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Shok

Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Shok

Micer at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Micer

Deep at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Deep

Ekes at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ekes

Ekes at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ekes

Ekes at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ekes

Kbron at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Kbron

Noper at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Noper

Psycho at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Psycho

Rescue at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Rescue

Sapoe at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Sapoe

various rooms, offices, etc

Algue at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Algue

Ason at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ason

Jevx at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Javx

Leys at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Leys

Eskro at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Eskro

Pask at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Pask

Bosny at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Bosny

Arek at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Arek

Myrage at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Myrage

Myrage at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Myrage

Nybar at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Nybar

staircases

Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Shok

Arek at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Arek

Ofusk at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ofusk

Sker at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Sker

corridors

Eskro at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Eskro

Scribe at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Scribe

Naimo at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Naimo

Naimo at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Naimo

Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Shok

Naimo at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Naimo

Scribe at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Scribe

Naimo at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Naimo

Scribe at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Scribe

Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Shok

Sewk at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Sewk

Arek at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Arek

Nor at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Nor

Algue at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Algue

Myrage at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Myrage

Naimo in the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Naimo

Naimo at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Naimo

Arek at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Arek

Arek at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Arek

Royal at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Royal

Ekes at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ekes

Borrris at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Borrris

Gnar at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Gnar

Deaf at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Deaf

Deep at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Deep

Noper at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Noper

Ekes at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ekes

Ekes at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ekes

Ofusk at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ofusk

Ofusk at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ofusk

Flesh at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Flesh

G.nius at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
G.nius

Kbron at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Kbron

Neak at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Neak

Noper at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Noper

Psycho at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Psycho

on the roof

Ekes and Algue representing 203 at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Algue and Ekes representing the 203 crew.

Ekes at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ekes

Lyfer on the roof of the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Lyfer

Sapoe at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Sapoe

Ason at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ason

Deep at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Deep

outside

Lyfer at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome; also visible above is Snob
Lyfer, with tag from Snob top right.

Ekes at the Montreal Hippodrome’s abandoned main building
Ekes

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Bonar

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To see much more than what this spotlight features, and because most of Bonar’s best street work was done outside Montreal, check out olivierbonnard.com as well as his Instagram page.

Pour en voir plus que ce que ce profil de l’artiste Bonar présente, et parce qu’il est très actif hors de Montréal, vous êtes invités à visiter olivierbonnard.com ainsi que sa page Instagram.

Pieces are shown in approximate reverse chronological order, so the most recent are at the top.

Les pièces sont présentées en ordre chronologique inverse approximatif, de la plus récente à la plus vieille que j’ai eu la chance de photographier.

Bonar’s contribution to the 2022 edition of Mural Festival
Bonar‘s contribution to the 2022 edition of Mural Festival is a jagged blue squirt of recycled plastic across two walls of this corner building.

Bonar in a Rosemont alley
In a Rosemont alley.

Bonar in Villeray
In Villeray.

Bonar wall in Hochelaga
In Hochelaga. See below for close-up detail.

detail of a Bonar wall in Hochelaga
Detail of the above Hochelaga wall.

Bonar in Ahuntsic
In Ahuntsic.

Le Bonar dans Mile End
In Mile End.

Bonar in Rosemont
In Rosemont.

Bonar in Petite Patrie
In Petite-Patrie.

Bonar in Cartierville
In Cartierville.

Bonar in the Village
Temporary wall in the Village.

Bonar wall in Villeray
In Villeray.

Bonar downtown
At the back of a downtown pub. This is Bonar’s second wall at this spot, scroll down for his first.

Opire and Bonar on an abandoned Plateau house
With Opire on the side of a Plateau house awaiting demolition.

Bonar (left) and Mathieu Connery (right) in Mile End for the VHS – Van Horne Station block party
Bonar on the left and Mathieu Connery on the right, for the Van Horne Station block party.

rooftop Bonar on St-Laurent
Rooftop piece over St-Laurent.

Bonar and Opire piece for Chromatic Festival
With Opire for the 2015 edition of Chromatic.

Opire and Bonar’s contribution to the 2015 edition of Mural Festival
Bonar and Opire‘s contribution to the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Bonar, Fonki and les Hommes de Lettres on truck side
Bonar on character and Les hommes de lettres on calligraphy.

Bonar for Cabane à sucre secret project August 2014
Bonar’s contribution to the Cabane à sucre secret gallery.

Under Pressure Festival zone 2014 – 180 Ste-Catherine – art by Bonar
For the 2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Bonar (top) and Birdo (partially hidden by car) in the McGill Ghetto
Bonar (above) and Birdo (unfortunately partially obstructed) in a McGill Ghetto alley.

Bonar (wall), Algue (door and first garage door), Nixon (second garage door) in the Plateau
Bonar on wall, Algue (door, first garage) and Nixon (second garage).

Bonar downtown
At the back of a downtown pub. This is Bonar’s first wall at this spot, scroll up for his second.

mural by Bonar for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Bonar’s wall for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival.

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Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art

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This image gallery brings together 100 great murals and other painted street art pieces from 2017. It is not necessarily the best of the year because taste is a subjective thing and I was obviously not able to photograph everything. The selection was done partly from my own personal favourites but mostly from those of my followers on Instagram. Of course this list was put together from what I was actually able to photograph, so keep in mind that it may lack some great work that just slipped between the cracks.

The pieces are shown here in alphabetical order of artist/crew name. To ensure that the list wasn’t filled with only work from a few popular artists, I have set a maximum of 4 pieces per artist. Collaborations by two or more artists count as one entry.

See also:
– Retrospective of 2017 pasted street art
– Retrospective of 2017 graffiti

Cette galerie-photo présente 100 murales et autres pièces de street art peint créées en 2017 à Montréal. Cette liste n’a pas la prétention d’être un best of de l’année puisque les goûts sont personnels et je n’ai évidemment pas eu la chance de tout photographier. La sélection s’est faite en partie parmi mes pièces favorites, mais surtout parmi les préférées de mes abonnés Instagram. Cette liste a bien sur été créée à partir de ce que j’ai eu la chance de trouver et de photographier, ce qui signifie que quelques chef d’oeuvres de 2017 pourraient ne pas y figurer.

Les pièces apparaissent ci-dessous en ordre alphabétique d’artiste/crew. Pour que la liste ne soit pas totalement accaparée par quelques artistes populaires, j’ai fixé un maximum de 4 pièces par personne. Les collaborations entre deux ou plusieurs artistes sur un même thème ne comptent que pour une entrée.

Voir aussi:
– Rétrospective 2017 street art collé
– Rétrospective 2017 graffiti

1010’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
1010‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Adida Fallen Angel’s contribution to the Chats de Ruelle prod in Rosemont
Adida Fallen Angel‘s contribution to the Alley Cats prod in Rosemont.

Ankh One and Benny Wilding collaboration in Verdun
Ankh One and Benny Wilding collaboration in Verdun. The white discs over the mural spell out the word MULTICULTUREL. Scroll down for more by Benny Wilding under his name and more by Ankh One under ‘Monk.e’. Both artists have also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti (Benny Wilding is found there under ‘Cemz’).

tribute to Scaner by Astro at the Rouen legal graffiti wall
Astro‘s tribute to Scaner at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
(Also visible above is an older piece by Kare)

Astro in a Rosemont alley
Astro in a Rosemont alley.

Axe mural in the Plateau
Axe‘s front wall for the RDV production which he curated in the Plateau.

Tribute to Scaner by Axe in the South West
A tribute to Scaner by Axe in the South West.

Axe Lalime piece in St-Henri
Axe piece in the South West. Scroll down for more by Axe under ‘Dodo Osé’ and under ‘K6A’. He has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti.

MC Baldassari and Aude Maeva for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
MC Baldassari and Aude Maeva for the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Birdcap in Petite-Patrie
Birdcap in Petite-Patrie.

Elizabeth Blancas for Unceded Voices in St-Henri
Elizabeth Blancas from the 2017 edition of Unceded Voices.

Bonar in Petite Patrie
Bonar in Petite-Patrie.

Bonar in Rosemont
Bonar in Rosemont. Scroll down for more by Bonar below under ‘Opire’.

Harry Bones in upper Plateau
Harry Bones in upper Plateau.

Harry Bones in Rosemont
Harry Bones in Rosemont.

Harry Bones at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Harry Bones at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Harrry Bones’ contribution to the Scan You Rock jam
Harry Bones‘ contribution to the Scan You Rock mega-prod. Harry Bones has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti (under ‘Scaner’ and ‘Soten’).

Borrris and Arnold collaboration in the Plateau
Borrris and Arnold collaboration in the Plateau. The two of them have also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti (under ‘203’).

Botkin, Borrris, Arnold and Marc Sirus collab in St-Henri
A collaboration between Botkin, Borrris, Arnold and Marc Sirus in St-Henri. See below for 2 close-ups.

Botkin, Borrris, Arnold and Marc Sirus collab in St-Henri (detail)
Close-up of the above long wall by Botkin, Borrris, Arnold and Marc Sirus in St-Henri.

Botkin, Borrris, Arnold and Marc Sirus collab in St-Henri (detail)
Close-up of the above long wall by Botkin, Borrris, Arnold and Marc Sirus in St-Henri.

Botkin mural for Mu in Verdun
Botkin wall in Verdun, for Mu.

Jessica Canard and Dayna Danger for Unceded Voices in St-Henri
Jessica Canard and Dayna Danger for the 2017 edition of Unceded Voices in St-Henri.

Ricardo Cavolo’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Ricardo Cavolo‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Dede in the Plateau
A beautiful piece in the plateau by Tel Aviv’s Dede.

Dodo Osé’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Dodo Osé‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Dodo Osé in Ville St-Laurent
Dodo Osé in Ville St-Laurent.

Dodo and Axe in the South West
Dodo Osé and Axe collaboration in the South West. Scroll down for more by those two below under ‘K6A’. There’s also more Axe in solo above, under his name. Both artists have also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti.

Earth Crusher for A’Shop, downtown Montreal
Earth Crusher for Ashop, downtown Montreal.

Earth Crusher in a recessed parking space in the Plateau
Earth Crusher from the RDV prod curated by Axe.

Elfu on truck side
Elfu on truck side.

El Mac and Gene Pendon tribute to Leonard Cohen downtown
The most photographed mural in Montreal in 2017 is also the city’s biggest one ever. This is El Mac and Gene Pendon‘s tribute to Leonard Cohen downtown Montreal. Produced by Mu.

Ron English’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Ron English‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Fluke mural on a St-Michel school
2017 was a great year for Fluke. This mural is on a St-Michel school.

tribute to Bad News Brown by Fluke
Tribute to Bad News Brown by Fluke in the Quartier des Spectacles.

Fluke’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Fluke‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival is a tribute to Jackie Robinson.

Flying Eric in a Rosemont alley
Flying Eric in a Rosemont alley.

Flying Eric on an abandoned Plateau house
Flying Eric on an abandoned Plateau house.

Germdee at Plaza Walls
Germ Dee at Plaza Walls.

Germdee in a Plateau back alley
Germ Dee in a Plateau alley. Germdee also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 pasted street art.

Mono Gonzalez in Villeray
Mono Gonzalez in Villeray.

Mono Gonzalez in a Rosemont park (one of three sides)
Mono Gonzalez in a Rosemont park (one of three sides)

Mono Gonzalez in a Rosemont park (one of three sides)
Above 3 photos: Mono Gonzalez over 3 sides of a Rosemont park building.

Gwan (left) and Eric Williams (right) in a Plateau alley
Gwan (left) and Eric Williams (right) in the Akira’s Alley prod. Gwan also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 pasted street art.

Li-Hill’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Li-Hill‘s painted installation for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival. See below for close-ups.

Li-Hill’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (detail)
Close-up of Li-Hill‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Li-Hill’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (close-up detail)
Closer-up of Li-Hill‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Hsix’s contribution to the Scan You Rock mega-jam
Hsix‘s contribution to the Scan You Rock mega-prod. Hsix also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti.

Jee tribute to Leonard Cohen in Mile End
Everyone knows about the 2 huge tributes to Leonard Cohen by Kevin Ledo and El Mac+Gene Pendon. This one by Jee is much smaller in scale but still a great piece of art!

Jest in a Plateau alley
Jest in a central Montreal alley. Scroll down for more by Jest, under ‘Sloast’.

Johnny Crap in Hochelaga
Jonathan Bergeron aka Johnny Crap in Hochelaga.

K6A wall at the Festival de Canes, featuring Axe, Dodo Osé, Fleo, Saer, Serak, Monk.e and OstieOne
K6A‘s wall at the Festival de Canes in Longueuil, featuring Axe, Dodo Osé, Fleo, Saer, Serak, Monk.e and OstieOne. See below for 2 close-ups. There’s more by Axe, Dodo Osé and Monk.e in this yearly list under their respective names. The latter three as well as Fleo and Serak have also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti.

detail from the K6A wall at Festival de Canes
Close-up of the above K6A wall for the Festival de Canes.

detail from the K6A wall at Festival de Canes
Another close-up of the above K6A wall for the Festival de Canes.

Kor on cat and Hoar on letters, in Rosemont
Kor (cat) and Hoar (letters) in a Rosemont alley. Hoar has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti.

Kor’s wall for the Chats de Ruelle festival in a Rosemont alley
Kor‘s part in the Alley Cats production in a Rosemont alley which he curated.

Korb over a background by Axe in the Plateau
Korb over a background by Axe in the RDV production curated by the latter artist. Korb has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti.

Labrona (left), Futur Lasor Now (middle) and Andy Dass (top right) for a 2017 memorial jam for Akira

Cryote (left and bottom right) and Waxhead (door, around door and top right) in the Plateau
Above 2 photos: a segment of the Akira Alley prod in a Plateau alley, featuring
first photo: Labrona (left), Futur Lasor Now (middle) and Andy Dass (top right)
second photo: Cryote (left and bottom right) and Waxhead (door, around door and top right). Scroll down for more by the latter two artists under ‘Waxhead’. There’s also more by Waxhead under ‘SBU One’. Labrona, Futur Lasor Now and Waxhead also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 pasted street art.

Labrona in the Plateau
Labrona redid the base of one of his classic Plateau murals.

Kevin Ledo’s mural for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Kevin Ledo‘s huge tribute to Leonard Cohen from the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Loyal in Rosemont
Loyal in Rosemont.

Mad C’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Mad C‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Mastrocola in a Plateau alley
Mastrocola in a Plateau alley. Notice the garbage container in camouflage.

Mastrocola in the Plateau
Mastrocola in the Plateau.

Mateo mural at the Marché Jean-Talon
A long Mateo mural at the Marché Jean-Talon.

Mateo mural in Centre-Sud, for Mu
Mateo‘s tribute to Denise Pelletier in Centre-Sud, produced by Mu.

Monk.e, Fonki and Ankh One collaboration mural for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
Monk.e, Fonki and Ankh One collaboration mural for the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Scroll up to Ankh One’s name for more by this artist. Monk.e and Ankh One have also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti.

Monk.e for the Festival de Canes in Longueuil
Monk.e‘s solo contribution for the Festival de Canes in Longueuil. He also participated in the K6A crew mural next to his, scroll up this list to ‘K6A’ to view.

Monk.e mural in Rosemont
Monk.e mural in a Rosemont alley.

Monk.e at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Monk.e at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Mono Sourcil’s mural for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Mono Sourcil‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival. See below for close-ups in three segments.

Mono Sourcil’s mural for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (detail 1/3)
Segment 1/3 of Mono Sourcil‘s long wall for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Mono Sourcil’s mural for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (detail 2/3)
Segment 2/3 of Mono Sourcil‘s long wall for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Mono Sourcil’s mural for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (detail 3/3)
Segment 3/3 of Mono Sourcil‘s long wall for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Mono Sourcil in a Rosemont alley
Mono Sourcil in a Rosemont alley. Mono Sourcil also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 pasted street art.

Nelio for Mu in St-Henri
Nelio mural for Mu in St-Henri.

Onur’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Onur‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival, in Chinatown. This one was painted with blacklight-sensitive paint, see nighttime shots of it on the artist’s webpage.

Opire and Bonar on an abandoned Plateau house
Opire and Bonar collaboration on the wall of a Plateau house awaiting demolition. Scroll up to Bonar’s name for some solo work by this artist in this yearly rundown. Opire has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti (under ‘203’).

Paynt in Rosemont
Paynt in a Rosemont alley.

Paynt in Rosemont
Paynt in a Rosemont alley.

Le Renard Fou at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Le Renard Fou at the PSC legal graffiti wall. Le Renard Fou also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 pasted street art.

Rouks at the Rouen legal graffiti wall
Rouks at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel for the year’s final Sinojam.

Close-up on Rouks from a mural collaboration with Monk.e, in Rosemont

Monk.e on letters and Rouks on woman, in Rosemont
Above 2 photos: Rouks‘ part in a collaboration mural with Monk.e on letters. The whole mural has made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti.

Rouks at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Rouks at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Jessica Sabogal for Unceded Voices in St-Henri
Jessica Sabogal for the 2017 edition of Unceded Voices in St-Henri.

Ruben Sanchez’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Ruben Sanchez‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

SBU One’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
SBU One‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

SBU One in a Rosemont alley
2017 was a busy year for SBU One. Click to zoom in on this long alley piece found in Rosemont.

SBU One in the Plateau
SBU One on a Plateau house.

SBU One (left) and Waxhead (right) in a Rosemont alley
SBU One (left) and Waxhead (right) collaboration in a Rosemont alley. Scroll down to ‘Waxhead’ and up to ‘Labrona’ for more work by Waxhead in this yearly list. The latter artist also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 pasted street art.

Scribe wall in a Rosemont alley
Scribe in a Rosemont alley.

Scribe’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Scribe‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival. Scribe has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti.

Secret in a Plateau alley
Off-Muralfest piece by Secret in a central back alley.

Seork in Rosemont
Seork piece in Rosemont.

Seork at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Seork at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Jest and Sloast collaboration in a Plateau alley
Sloast and Jest collaboration on a Plateau garage door. Scroll up to Jest’s name in this list for some solo work by this artist. Sloast also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 pasted street art.

Striker for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
Striker‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Taka Sudo in St-Henri
Taka Sudo in St-Henri.

Tchekon in a Plateau alley
Tchekon in a Plateau alley, echoing the theme of a less-abstract mural of his found nearby.

Tiburon for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
Tiburon‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Turf One aka Jean Labourdette in central Montreal
Turf One aka Jean Labourdette in a central Montreal alley, for Art Gang.

Stefan Vandal in Hochelaga
Stefan Vandal business front in Hochelaga.

Vhils at Plaza Walls
We were spoiled in 2017 to have had great artist Vhils accept an invitation from Art Gang. Vhils has this unique and recognizable approach in which he first paints his piece, then etches/chisels out the painted areas, leaving a textured relief mural.

Ware from the Time Is Gold production
One of Ware’s contribution to the Time Is Gold prod, Scaner‘s last before he passed away.

Cryote (left) and Waxhead (right) mural in Plateau End
Waxhead and Cryote‘s great collaboration in the Plateau.

Cryote and Waxhead mural in a Rosemont alley, part of the Chats de Ruelle festival
Waxhead and Cryote‘s joint collaboration for the Alley Cats prod in Rosemont. Scroll up to ‘Labrona’ above for more work by these 2 artists. There’s also more Waxhead above under ‘SBU One’ as well as in the Retrospective of 2017 pasted street art.

Mural by What Is Adam in Mile Ex
WhatIsAdam in Mile-Ex.

Tribute to Scaner by Benny Wilding, from a long tribute wall also involving Zek and Stare, in central Montreal
Benny Wilding‘s figurative segment on a long wall tribute to Scaner (also involving Stare and Zek – not pictured here).

Benny Wilding at Plaza Walls
Benny Wilding‘s nostalgia mural at Plaza St-Hubert. He has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 graffiti (under ‘Cemz’).

Sophie Wilkins in St-Michel
Sophie Wilkins in St-Michel.

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Retrospective of 2017 pasted street art

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This image gallery brings together 75 pieces of Montreal street art from 2018 that were created in a studio, then pasted, glued, screwed in or cemented into a public place. It is not necessarily the best of the year because taste is a subjective thing and I was obviously not able to photograph everything. The selection was done partly from my own personal favourites but mostly from those of my followers on Instagram. Of course this list was put together from what I was actually able to photograph, so keep in mind that it may lack some great work that just slipped between the cracks.

The pieces are shown here in alphabetical order of artist name. To ensure that the list wasn’t filled with only work from a few popular artists, I have set a maximum of 4 pieces per person. Collaborations by two or more artists count as one entry.

See also:
– Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art
– Retrospective of 2017 graffiti

Cette galerie-photo présente 75 pièces de street art produites en 2017 à Montréal, créées en studio avant d’être collées, vissées ou fixées dans le ciment dans un endroit public. Cette liste n’a pas la prétention d’être un best of de l’année puisque les goûts sont personnels et je n’ai évidemment pas eu la chance de tout photographier. La sélection s’est faite en partie parmi mes pièces favorites, mais surtout parmi les préférées de mes abonnés Instagram. Cette liste a bien sur été créée à partir de ce que j’ai eu la chance de trouver et de photographier, ce qui signifie que quelques chef d’oeuvres de 2017 pourraient ne pas y figurer.

Les pièces apparaissent ci-dessous en ordre alphabétique de nom d’artiste. Pour que cette liste ne soit pas totalement accaparée par quelques artistes populaires, j’ai fixé un maximum de 4 pièces par personne. Les collaborations entre deux ou plusieurs artistes ne comptent que pour une entrée.

Voir aussi:
– Rétrospective 2017 murales et autre street art peint
– Rétrospective 2017 graffiti

CSRK wheatpaste
CSRK wheatpaste.

CSRK paste-up
CSRK paste-up.

CSRK paste-up
CSRK wheatpaste.

CSRK paste-up
CSRK wheatpaste.

Elsol25 wheatpaste
Elsol25 wheatpaste.

Elsol25 wheatpaste
Elsol25 wheatpaste.

Elsol25 wheatpaste
Elsol25 poster.

Elsol25 wheatpaste
Elsol25 wheatpaste.

Futur Lasor Now wheatpaste
Futur Lasor Now wheatpaste.

Futur Lasor Now wheatpaste
Futur Lasor Now wheatpaste.

Futur Lasor Now wheatpaste
Futur Lasor Now wheatpaste. Check out the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art for more by Futur Lasor Now (under ‘Labrona’).

Francisco Garcia wheatpaste
Francisco Garcia wheatpaste.

Francisco Garcia wheatpaste
Francisco Garcia wheatpaste.

Francisco Garcia wheatpaste
Francisco Garcia wheatpaste.

Francisco Garcia wheatpaste
Francisco Garcia wheatpaste.

Gawd (above) and Labrona (below) wheatpastes found in the Plateau
Gawd (above) and Labrona (below) wheatpastes.

Gawd (left) and Labrona (right) wheatpastes in a Plateau back alley
Gawd (left) and Labrona (right) wheatpastes. Scroll down for more by Labrona in this yearly roundup. There’s also more Labrona in the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Germdee wheatpaste
Germ Dee wheatpaste. There’s more by Germdee in the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Girl Final wheatpaste
Girl Final wheatpaste.

Girl Final wheatpaste
Girl Final wheatpaste.

Girl Final wheatpaste
Girl Final wheatpaste.

Gwan poster
Gwan poster. There’s more by Gawd in the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Labrona wheatpaste found in a Plateau alley
Labrona wheatpaste.

Labrona wheatpaste in a Plateau back alley
Labrona wheatpaste. There’s more by Labrona above under ‘Gawd’ as well as in the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Joseph Lammirato sculpture found in Mile End
Joseph Lammirato sculpture found in Mile End.

Tribute wheatpaste to Scaner by Lost Claws beneath an actual ‘Mr Can Do’ by Scaner
Lost Claws wheatpaste tribute to Scaner beneath a piece by the man himself.

Lost Claws wheatpaste
Lost Claws wheatpaste.

Lost Claws wheatpaste
Lost Claws wheatpaste.

Lost Claws wheatpaste
Lost Claws wheatpaste.

Malicouz wheatpaste for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
Malicouz wheatpaste for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure

Malicouz wheatpaste for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
Above 3 photos: Maliciouz‘s wheatpastes for the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Shelley Miller icing art
Shelley Miller‘s icing sugar piece over a wheatpaste by an unidentified artist. This was done off-Under Pressure.

wheatpaste of Betty Friedan by Miss Me
Miss Me wheatpaste.

Miss Me wheatpaste
Miss Me wheatpaste, a mash-up of two earlier designs.

Miss Me downtown building takeover with wheatpastes for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
For the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival, Miss Me took over this closed porn cinema. See below for a close-up.

Miss Me wheatpaste, part of a building takeover for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
Close-up of Miss Me‘s wheatpaste takeover of a porn cinema for the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Mono Sourcil wheatpaste for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure

Mono Sourcil wheatpaste for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
Above 2 photos: Mono Sourcil‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. There’s more by Mono Sourcil in the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Myth NY paste-up
Myth NY paste-up.

poster by unidentified artist
Poster by Jesse Purcell.

Raf Urban wheatpaste
Raf Urban wheatpaste.

Raf Urban wheatpaste
Raf Urban wheatpaste.

Raf Urban wheatpaste
Raf Urban wheatpaste.

Rage5 wheatpaste
Rage5 wheatpaste montage. I wish I had found more from this series.

ad taken over by a Le Renard Fou wheatpaste
Le Renard Fou takeover of an ad billboard.

Adjacking by Le Renard Fou
Adjacking by Le Renard Fou.

huge wheatpaste by Le Renard Fou
Le Renard Fou wheatpaste.

wheatpaste by Le Renard Fou
Le Renard Fou wheatpaste. There’s more by Le Renard Fou in the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

vinyl record covered with ROC514 paste-up and stickers
ROC514 on record.

ROC514 bead paste-up
ROC514 bead paste-up.

Sheepest in Mile End

Sheepest in Mile End
Above 2 photos: two instances of Sheepest’s run of wheatpastes.

Sinister Kid paste-up
Sinister Kid paste-up.

Sloast wheatpaste
Sloast wheatpaste.

Sloast wheatpaste
Sloast wheatpaste, an update on an earlier design.

Sloast wheatpaste
Sloast wheatpaste.

Sloast wheatpaste
Sloast wheatpaste. There’s more by Sloast in the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Stay Beautiful poster
Stay Beautiful poster.

Stay Beautiful poster
Stay Beautiful poster.

Stikki Peaches wheatpaste found in the Fashion District
Stikki Peaches wheatpaste.

Stikki Peaches wheatpaste in Mile End
Stikki Peaches wheatpaste.

Stikki Peaches wheatpaste in Mile End
Stikki Peaches wheatpaste.

Stikki Peaches wheatpaste
Stikki Peaches wheatpaste.

Swarm wheatpaste
Swarm wheatpaste.

Swarm wheatpaste in St-Henri
Swarm wheatpaste.

Swarm wheatpaste found in the Plateau
Swarm wheatpaste.

Swarm wheatpaste in St-Henri
Swarm wheatpaste.

Vacartu paste-up
Vacartu paste-up.

Waxhead sticker

Waxhead sticker
Above 2 photos: 2 stickers by Waxhead for which he hijacked the design of Santra Hair Oil from India.

Waxhead wood-up found on the abandoned Kabane 77
Waxhead wood-up.

Waxhead wood-up found in Mile End
Waxhead wood-up.

Waxhead woodup found in Mile End
Waxhead wood-up. There’s more by Waxhead in the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste.

Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste.

Zola wheatpaste found in Mile End
Zola wheatpaste.

Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste.

wheatpaste by an unidentified artist for Unceded Voices
Wheatpaste by an unidentified artist for Unceded Voices.

wheatpaste by an unidentified artist
Wheatpaste by an unidentified artist.

sticker tribute to Scaner, unidentified artist
This sticker by an unidentified artist celebrates the memory of Scaner who passed away this year.

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Retrospective of 2017 graffiti

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This image gallery brings together 200 great pieces of Montreal graffiti from 2017. It is not necessarily the best of the year because taste is a subjective thing and I was obviously not able to photograph everything. The selection was done partly from my own personal favourites but mostly from those of my followers on Instagram. Of course this list was put together from what I was actually able to photograph, so keep in mind that it may lack some great work that just slipped between the cracks.

The pieces are shown here in alphabetical order of artist/crew name. To ensure that the list wasn’t filled with only work from a few popular writers, I have set a maximum of 4 pieces per artist. Collaborations by two or more artists under one common theme count as one entry.

See also:
– Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art
– Retrospective of 2017 pasted street art

Cette galerie-photo présente 200 pièces de graffiti produites en 2017 à Montréal. Cette liste n’a pas la prétention d’être un best of de l’année puisque les goûts sont personnels et je n’ai évidemment pas eu la chance de tout photographier. La sélection s’est faite en partie parmi mes pièces favorites, mais surtout parmi les préférées de mes abonnés Instagram. Cette liste a bien sur été créée à partir de ce que j’ai eu la chance de trouver et de photographier, ce qui signifie que quelques chef d’oeuvres de 2018 pourraient ne pas y figurer.

Les pièces apparaissent ci-dessous en ordre alphabétique de nom d’artiste/crew. Pour que la liste ne soit pas totalement accaparée par quelques graffeurs populaires, j’ai fixé un maximum de 4 pièces par personne. Les collaborations entre deux ou plusieurs artistes sur un même thème ne comptent que pour une entrée.

Voir aussi:
– Rétrospective 2017 murales et autre street art peint
– Rétrospective 2017 street art collé

123Klan wall for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
123Klan‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Letter pieces are by Scien and Klor at ground level, with their son Aiik above.

123Klan’s Aiik in Rosemont
123Klan’s Scien in Rosemont

123Klan’s Klor in Rosemont
Above three: 123Klan session in Rosemont, featuring Aiik (top), Scien (middle) and Klor (bottom).

123Klan’s Scien at the PSC legal graffiti wall
123Klan‘s Scien at the PSC legal graffiti wall. Scroll down for more by Scien under ‘Persue’ down this list.

203 crew wall for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure. The 203 Invader with the munchies by Opire and the one with the giggles by Arnold and Borrris. The top letters – actually numbers – are by Naimo, the ground ones by Ekes and all the wraparound is by Lyfer and Ekes plus probably a few more 203s…
203 crew’s contribution to the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival featuring Opire, Borrris, Arnold, Lyfer, Ekes and Naimo. Scroll down this list for solo and duo pieces by the latter three writers. Borrris, Arnold and Opire have also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

N2N wall for the Festival de Canes, featuring Acek, Janek, Arose and Nerv
The N2N wall from the Festival de Canes in Longueuil, supervised by Acek, featuring Acek, Janek, Arose and Nerv. Scroll down for more Acek below under ‘Lyfer’, and more Janek under his own name.

Agens at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Agens at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Ankh One in Rosemont
Ankh One in Rosemont. He has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Apashe in Rosemont
Apashe in Rosemont.

Apashe in Rosemont
Apashe in Rosemont.

Apashe from a 123Klan prod in the Plateau
Apashe from a 123Klan production in the Plateau.

Tribute to Scaner produced by Art Gang, presumably by Snipes and Stare

Tribute to Scaner produced by Art Gang, presumably by Snipes and Stare
Above two photos: Art Gang‘s Senck and Snipes tribute to Scaner above their St-Laurent store, over two walls. This was designed by Scaner himself.

Art Gang’s Senck in Côte des Neiges

Art Gang’s Snipes in Côte des Neiges
Above two photos: Art Gang‘s Senck (top) and Snipes (bottom) from one of their productions in Côte des Neiges.

Ason, with Vogue above for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
Ason‘s contribution to the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival, with guest Voguer above. Scroll down for more by those two under ‘Voguer’ below.

Awe in St-Henri
Awe‘s part in the production he supervised in St-Henri, one of the great prods of this year.

Awe in the Plateau
Awe‘s part in a Plateau production. Scroll down for more by Awe under ‘Zek’.

Axe (top letters and figurative) and Jaber (ground letters) for the Time Is Gold production
Smak from the Time Is Gold production
Zek’s part in the Time Is Gold production

Axe for the Time Is Gold production
Above 4 photos: one of the walls of the Time Is Gold production, Scaner‘s last before he passed away. It is impossible to photograph it in one shot, so the first photo above shows Axe Lalime (top letters and figurative) and Jaber (bottom letters), the second one is Smak‘s part, the third one is by Zek‘s and the last one is King the squirrel by Axe Lalime. Scroll down this list for more by Jaber, Smak and Zek in solo and collaborations.

Axe piece in St-Henri
Axe Lalime‘s letters from a big prod in St-Henri supervised by Awe. Scroll down for more Axe below under ‘Zek’ and in the multi-artists tributes at the end of the list. Axe has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Bosny at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Bosny at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Jaker (top), Legal (middle) and Johste (ground) contribution to the Scan You Rock jam
BTH crew’s contribution to Scan You Rock featuring Jaker, Legal and Johste. Scroll down for more by these three guys in solo.

tribute to Jays by Jaker, Peace and Legal, from the Time Is Gold production
BTH crew’s contribution to Time Is Gold, featuring Jaker, Peace and Legal. Scroll down for more by Jaker and Legal in solo.

Tribute to Scaner by Casper in Hochelaga. Also visible above is Amonizer
Casper’s tribute to Scaner, in Hochelaga. Also visible above is Amonizer.

Cemz on a long tribute wall to Scaner also involving Stare and Zek
Completed at the very end of the year, this is Cemz‘s letters segment on a long tribute to Scaner also involving Stare and Zek (not pictured here).

Cemz in Côte des Neiges
Cemz‘s part in an Art Gang prod in Côte des Neiges. Scroll down for more Cemz under ‘Five Eight’ below, and as Benny Wilding in a tribute to Scaner at the end of this list. He has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art (as Benny Wilding).

Clark in the Plateau
Clark in a Plateau alley.

Crane in Rosemont
Royal in Rosemont

Korb in Rosemont
Above 3 photos: a session in Rosemont featuring Crane (top), Royal (middle) and Korb (bottom). Scroll down for more by Crane and Korb under ‘Crazy Apes’ (next) and more solo work by Korb and Royal under their respective names. Korb has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Crazy Apes wall at Festival de Canes featuring Fezat and Narc on central character, in the middle of letters by Lith, Crane, Korb and Akuma
Crazy Apes‘ wall for the Festival de Canes in Longueuil, featuring Fezat and Narc on central character, with letters by Lith (top left), Crane (ground left), Korb (top right) and Akuma (ground right). Scroll up above for more by Crane and Korb. Scroll down for solo work by Korb and Narc under their respective names.

Debza from an Art Gang production in Côte des Neiges
Debza from an Art Gang prod in Côte des Neiges.

Debza piece in Rosemont
Debza in Rosemont.

Debza for the Festival de Canes in Longueuil
Debza‘s contribution to the Festival de Canes in Longueuil.

Debza at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Debza at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Dfek and Kasp in the Plateau
Dfek (mostly top) and Kasp (mostly bottom), in the Plateau.

Dfek at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Dfek at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Disek in Hochelaga
Disek in Hochelaga.

Dodo Osé (ground) and Fleo (top, over 2 surfaces) from the RDV prod curated by Axe Lalime. Scroll down for more by Fleo in solo under his own name and in a collaboration with Monk.e. Dodo and Fleo have also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Dodo in St-Henri
Dodo Osé‘s part in a St-Henri prod supervised by Awe.

Dodo Osé at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Dodo Osé at the PSC legal graffiti wall. Scroll down for more by Dodo under ‘Monk.e’ below.

Durs in the abandoned Kabane 77
Durs in an abandoned Mile End building.

EK Sept (top) and Fokus aka Ofusk (bottom) in Hochelaga
EK Sept (top) and Fokus aka Ofusk (ground) collab in Hochelaga. Scroll down for more solo work by Ofusk below under ‘Fokus’.

EK Sept in Rosemont
EK Sept in Rosemont.

Ekes at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Ekes at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Ekes at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Ekes at the PSC legal graffiti wall. Scroll up for more Ekes under ‘203’ and down under ‘Lyfer’.

Ekler piece on train wagon
Ekler on train side.

EKO at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Eko at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Eskae in the upper Plateau
Eskae in upper Plateau.

Eskae in Rosemont
Eskae in Rosemont.

Eskro at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Eskro at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Eskro in Rosemont
Eskro in Rosemont.

Eskro in Rosemont
Eskro in Rosemont.

Eskro in an abandoned building
Eskro in an abandoned building.

F.One in Rosemont
F.One in Rosemont.

F.One at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
F.One at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Face in Rosemont
Face in Rosemont.

Five Eight piece in Rosemont
Five Eight in Rosemont.

Five Eight (left) and Cemz (right) on a A’Shop wall in Hochelaga
Five Eight (ground left) and Cemz (ground right) on Ashop‘s wall in Hochelaga. Scroll up for some solo Cemz under his name. He also contributed to a Scaner tribute as ‘Benny Wilding’ (scroll to the near end of this list). Cemz has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art (as Benny Wilding).

truck side by Fleo
Fleo‘s tribute to Scaner on this truck side. Done during the 2017 edition of the Hip Hop You Don’t Stop festival.

Fleo in Griffintown
Fleo in the South West. Scroll for more Fleo above under ‘Dodo Osé’ and below under ‘Monk.e’. Fleo has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art (under ‘K6A’).

Fler at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Fler at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Focus aka Ofusk on a Hochelaga garage door
Focus aka Ofusk on a Hochelaga garage door.

Focus aka Ofusk at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Focus aka Ofusk at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Ofusk (letters) and Seork (monkey) at the Rouen legal graffiti wall
Ofusk (letters) and Seork (monkey) at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel. Scroll up for more Fokus above under ‘EK Sept’.

Fuser in Rosemont
Fuser in Rosemont.

Gaulois at the PSC legal graffiti wall

Bopor at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Above two: Gaulois (top) and Bopor (bottom) at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Gaulois for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure

Bopor for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
Above two: Gaulois (top) and Bopor (bottom) contribution to the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Off-Under Pressure work by Germ in the Quartier des Spectacles
Germ‘s piece done off-Under Pressure festival.

Haks (letters) and Monster Mash (figurative) at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Haks (letters) and Monster Mash (character) at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Haks on Mile-Ex garage Door
Haks on Mile-Ex garage door for Art Gang’s Project-Ex.

Hater in central Montreal alley
Hater in central Montreal alley.

Heks at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Heks at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Hest in a Plateau alley
This year saw the return in action of Hest in Montreal. This piece for Chris Dyer’s Akira Alley prod was the one that got the ball rolling again.

Hest in Rosemont
Hest in Rosemont.

Hest at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Hest at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Hoacs’ contribution to the Scan You Rock jam
NYC’s Hoacs visited us in April and in September this year. This is his contribution to the Scan You Rock mega-prod.

Hoacs in upper Plateau
Hoacs in the upper Plateau.

Hoacs in a Hochelaga alley
Hoacs in a Hochelaga alley.

Hoacs
Hoacs‘ contribution to Time Is Gold prod.

Hoar at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Hoar at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome. He has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art (under ‘Kor’).

Hsix in St-Henri

Zek piece in St-Henri, part of a K6A jam
Above two: Hsix (top) and Zek (bottom) for Awe’s prod in St-Henri. Scroll down for more by Zek under his own name and scroll up for a collaboration under ‘Axe Lalime’. Hsix has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Jaber from the Time Is Gold production
One of Jaber‘s contributions to the Time Is Gold production. Scroll up to ‘Axe Lalime’ for the other one.

Jaker in Rosemont
Jaker in Rosemont.

Jaker at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Jaker at the Papineau legal graffiti wall. Scroll up for more Jaker above under ‘BTH crew’.

Janek in a central Montreal alley
Janek piece done off-Muralfest in a central Montreal back alley. Scroll up to ‘Acek’ above for more by Janek in a collaboration with his N2N mates.

Jaws at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Jaws at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Johste at Plaza Walls
Johste at Plaza Walls.

Tributes to Scaner by Johste (ground level) and Joek One (above), from the 2017 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam
Johste (ground) and Joek (top) joint tribute to Scaner for the 2017 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam. Scroll up to ‘BTH crew’ above for more by Johste.

Tribute to Scaner by Kane at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Kane‘s tribute to Scaner at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Kemr’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam
Kems‘ contribution to Scan You Rock mega-prod.

Kems at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Kems wearing his best chrome at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Kems in Côte des Neiges
Kems‘s part in an Art Gang prod in Côte des Neiges.

Killa EF on the Gonzo Café wall
Killa EF‘s fiery piece on this great Plateau wall.

Koal at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Koal at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

tribute to Scaner by Korb on truck side, done for the 2017 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop
Korb‘s truck side on this rolling Crazy Apes tribute to Scaner. The opposite side by Narc also made this list, scroll down to view.

Korb at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Korb at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome. Scroll up for more Korb above under ‘Crane’ and under ‘Crazy Apes’. Korb has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Legal in St-Henri
Legal at an abandoned industrial spot. Scroll up for more Legal above under ‘BTH crew’. There’s also more Legal below under ‘Smak’.

Lobs in St-Henri
Lobs at an abandoned industrial spot.

Lobs at Plaza Walls
Lobs in Petite-Patrie.

Lobs in upper Plateau
Lobs in upper Plateau.

Robe/Fore in Mile End
Los Keos in Mile End.

Keos’s wall for Festival de Canes
Los Keos‘ contribution to the Festival de Canes in Longueuil.

Lyfer (left) and Ekes (right) wall in the Plateau
Lyfer and Ekes in the Plateau. Scroll up for more by those two under ‘203’. There’s also more Ekes in solo under his own name.

Lyfer in Hochelaga
Lyfer in Hochelaga.

Lyfer, Acek and Algue on Ile Notre-Dame
Lyfer, Acek and Algue triptych. See below for close-ups of each individual piece.

Lyfer on Ile Notre-Dame
Close-up on Lyfer‘s part in the above triptych with Acek and Algue.

Acek
Close-up on Acek’s part in the above triptych with Lyfer and Algue. Scroll up to ‘Acek’ for more by the latter writer.

Algue
Close-up on Algue‘s part in the above triptych with Acek and Lyfer.

Meor in a central Montreal alley
Meor in a central Montreal back alley.

UNC wall for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure featuring Meor, Baesr, Getso, Rock and Mine
Meor, Baesr, Getso, Rock and Mine’s contribution to the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Mersh from the Time Is Gold production
Mersh‘s contribution to Time Is Gold. Scroll down to the multi-artist tributes to Scaner near the end of this list for more by Mersh.

Micer (left) and Kbron (right) at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Micer (left) and Kbron (right) at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Monk.e from a K6A jam in St-Henri
Monk.e from a St-Henri prod curated by Awe.

Monk.e piece in St-Henri
Monk.e in St-Henri. The making of this piece was filmed by Bombing Science, view here.

Monk.e, Fleo and Dodo Osé on K6A’s wall for the Chats de Ruelle festival
Monk.e, Fleo and Dodo Osé for the Chats de Ruelle Festival (Canettes de Ruelle 2017).
Scroll up for more solo work by Fleo and Dodo Osé under their respective names. All three artists have also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Monk.e on letters and Rouks on woman, in Rosemont
Monk.e on letters and Rouks on characters, in Rosemont. Rouks’ part made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Myrage in Rosemont
Myrage in Rosemont.

Myrage in an abandoned building
Giant Myrage piece found in an abandoned building.

Naimo at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Naimo at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Naimo at the Rouen legal graffiti wall
Naimo at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Naimo and Snok collaboration in the Plateau
Naimo and Snok collaboration in the Plateau. The making of this piece was filmed by Bombing Science, view here. Scroll up to ‘203’ for more by Naimo. Scroll down for some solo Snok under his own name.

tribute to Scaner by Narc for the 2017 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop
Narc‘s truck side on this rolling Crazy Apes tribute to Scaner. The opposite side by Korb also made this list, scroll up to view.

Narc in Rosemont
Narc in Rosemont.

Narc in Rosemont
Narc in Rosemont. Scroll up for more by Narc under ‘Crazy Apes’.

Nybar on a Plateau house awaiting demolition
Nybar in the Plateau.

Pask in Hochelaga
Pask in a Hochelaga alley.

Pask in a Hochelaga alley
Pask‘s contribution to the Time Is Gold prod.

Pedro Amos in a central Montreal alley
Pedro Amos in a central Montreal alley.

Pedro Amos at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Pedro Amos at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Persue on a central Montreal alley
Persue‘s part in an Art Gang/123Klan prod off St-Laurent. The penguin is actually by 123Klan‘s Scien.

Peyo aka Yope in Rosemont

Liza in Rosemont
Above 2 photos: Peyo (top) and Liza (bottom) in Rosemont.

Peyo aka Yope at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Liza at the PSC legal graffiti wall

Peack at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Above three: Peyo (top), Liza (middle) and Peack (bottom) at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Peyo aka Yope from a 123Klan prod in the Plateau

Liza from a 123Klan prod in the Plateau
Above 2 photos: Peyo (top) and Liza (bottom) from a 123Klan prod in the Plateau.

Pito’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam
Pito‘s contribution to the Scan You Rock mega-prod.

Raes in Rosemont
Raes in Rosemont

Raes in Rosemont
Raes in Rosemont.

Rask in upper Plateau
Rask in upper Plateau.

Resok in Rosemont
Resok in Rosemont.

Resok at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Resok at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Rizek in Rosemont
Risek in Rosemont.

Roachi’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam
Roachi‘s contribution to the Scan You Rock mega-prod.

Royal at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Royal at the PSC legal graffiti wall. Scroll up for more by Royal under ‘Crane’.

Ruste at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Ruste at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Ruste in Rosemont
Ruste in Rosemont. The making of this piece was filmed by Bombing Science, view here.

Scaner in Hochelaga
Scaner in a Hochelaga alley.

Scaner in upper Plateau
Scaner outside his studio space.

Scaner’s part in the Scan You Rock jam celebrating him
Scaner‘s contribution to Scan You Rock, the production put together in his honour after it was announced he hadn’t much time left.

Scaner in the Plateau
Scaner from the RDV prod curated by Axe Lalime. Scroll down to the end of this list for a few unfinished pieces by Scaner, and many multi-artist tributes to him.

Sceak in Rosemont
Sceak in Rosemont.

Scribe letters/figurative piece for the Chats de Ruelle festival
Scribe‘s part in a private Rosemont back space.

Scribe on letters, Tchug on central character and Corey Bulpitt on native motifs, for the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival
Scribe and Tchug‘s joint contribution to the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Scroll down to the near-end of this list for more by Tchug in a multi-artist collaboration.

Scribe in Hochelaga
Scribe in a Hochelaga back alley.

Scribe at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Scribe at the PSC legal graffiti wall. Scribe has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Seacrit in Mile End
Seacrit in a Mile End back alley.

Sekel on an abandoned Plateau house
Sekel on an abandoned house in the Plateau.

Serack in St-Henri
Serak‘s part in a St-Henri prod curated by Awe.

Serack downtown Montreal
Serak reclaimed this great spot in Montreal’s highwayland.

Serak from the Time Is Gold production
Serak‘s contribution to Time Is Gold. Serak has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art (under ‘K6A’).

Serum in Rosemont
Serum in Rosemont.

Serum at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Serum at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Serum at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Serum at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

SewK’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam
Sewk‘s contribution to Scan You Rock.

Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome
Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Shok in Rosemont
Shok in Rosemont.

Shok in Rosemont
Shok in Rosemont.

Shok from the Time Is Gold production
Shok‘s contribution to Time Is Gold.

Sider on an abandoned Ahuntsic building
Sider on an abandoned building in Ahuntsic.

Sider in Rosemont
Sider in Rosemont.

Skam in Rosemont
Skam in Rosemont.

Skor at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Skor at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Skor at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Skor at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Skor’s piece for the Scan You Rock jam
Skor‘s contribution to the Scan You Rock prod.

Skor in Rosemont
Skor in Rosemont.

Smak in Côte des Neiges
Smak from an Art Gang prod in Côte des Neiges. Scroll up for more by Smak under ‘Axe Lalime’.

Smak in Rosemont

Legal in Rosemont
Above 2 photos: Smak (top) and Legal (bottom) in Rosemont. Scroll up for some solo work by Legal under his name, and some collaborations under ‘BTH crew’.

Snok at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Snok at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Snok at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Snok at the PSC legal graffiti wall. Scroll up for more by Snok under ‘Naimo’.

Snok (top) and Yema (bottom) for the 2017 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam
Snok (top) and Yema (ground) from the 2017 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam.

Soten (letters) and Harry Bones (character) in upper Plateau
Soten (letters) and Harry Bones (character) in upper Plateau. Harry Bones has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Soten in Rosemont
Soten in Rosemont.

Soten in Hochelaga
Soten in a Hochelaga alley.

Soten from the Time Is Gold production
Soten‘s contribution to the Time Is Gold production.

Stare in the Plateau
Stare in upper Plateau.

Stare piece in Hochelaga
Stare in a Hochelaga alley.

Stare from a long tribute wall to Scaner also involving Zek and Benny Wilding
Finished right on time for this yearly retrospective, this is Stare‘s part in a long tribute wall to his KG brother Scaner.

Stare on letters and Axe along the ground, in a dark recessed parking space in the Plateau
Stare‘s part in the RDV production curated by Axe Lalime. Stare also finished a piece by his KG brother Scaner and contributed to a multi-artist tribute to him, scroll down to the end of this list for that.

Temps in Rosemont
Temps in Rosemont.

Timer in Petite-Patrie
Timer in Petite-Patrie.

Trace in Hochelaga
Trace‘s contribution to Time Is Gold.

Trace’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam
Trace‘s contribution to Scan You Rock.

Tuna on an abandoned Ahuntsic building
Tuna on an abandoned Ahuntsic building.

Tuna on the Gonza Café wall
Tuna on an abandoned Plateau house.

rooftop Tuna piece in Ahuntsic
Rooftop piece by Tuna in Ahuntsic.

rooftop Twik piece in Ahuntsic
Rooftop piece by Twik in Ahuntsic.

Vogue in Rosemont
Voguer in Rosemont.

trackside Voguer
Trackside Voguer.

Vogue and Ason housefront in the Plateau
Voguer and Ason on this Plateau house. Scroll up for more by those two above under ‘Ason’.

Wory at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Wory from Belgium at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Wuna in Rosemont
Wuna in Rosemont.

Zek in the upper Plateau
Zek in upper Plateau.

Zek, Axe, Awe and Dodo Osé in St-Henri
Zek (ground left), Axe Lalime (top), Awe (ground right) and Dodo Osé in St-Henri. Scroll up for solo work and collaborations by the latter three artists under their respective names. Zek also helped complete an unfinished Scaner piece, scroll down a bit for this. Finally Axe and Dodo Osé have also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Zoner in Rosemont
Zoner in Rosemont from a March visit.

Scaner on letters, filled by Stare and Zek, with Harry Bones on the left. From the Time Is Gold prod
This is the main wall from the Time Is Gold production. Scaner did the outlines of his letters before he passed away. The fill and background of that area were completed by his KG brothers, Stare and Zek. On the left is Scaner’s crewmate in the Four S’s, Harry Bones (who has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art).

Tribute to Scaner by Sober, Benny Wilding, Mersh, Tyke and Sage at the 2017 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam
Tribute to Scaner by Sober, Benny Wilding, Mersh, Tyke and Sage at the 2017 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam. Scroll up for some solo work by Mersh. There’s also more Benny Wilding above under ‘Cemz’ as well as in the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art. Sober also participated in the next piece below.

Scaner’s name by Axe. Scaner did the outlines of the first three letters before he passed away in September 2017. Axe did the N, the fill and background. Bird of prey above is by Tchug.
Scaner did the outlines of the first three letters of his name before he passed away in September 2017. Axe Lalime and Sober did the N, the fill and background. Bird of prey above is by Tchug. Scroll up for more by Axe above under ‘Axe’ and ‘Zek’. Tchug also made this list in a collaboration with Scribe (scroll up to the latter name). Sober also participated in the tribute to Scaner listed just above this piece. Axe has also made it into the Retrospective of 2017 murals and other painted street art.

Tribute to Scaner by various artists/writers
Huge chrome tribute done on an Art Gang wall the weekend of Scaner‘s funeral. According to them, contributors include Kems, Selek, Bacon, Stare, Tens, Snikr, Smak and Some. Stare, Kems and Smak also made this list with solo work, scroll up to view.

Tribute to Scaner in the Plateau
This huge Scaner tribute on an abandoned Plateau house was done a day or two after Scaner passed away. Artists asked to remain anonymous.

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Long live the King, Scaner

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As I am on vacation on the other side of the planet, I have just found out about the passing away of the king of Montreal writers, Scaner. His influence on writers of his generation and the ones who followed is immeasurable. His impact on the local scene and beyond will be felt for years, forever. May he paint those heavenly skies for us to have a great place to come to when our turn comes. Long live the King…

See wall2wallMTL’s photo spotlight on the maestro’s work:
Spotlight on Scaner

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Mural Festival 2017

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This article features the new murals created during the 2017 edition of Mural Festival as well as the other temporary art found on the site (St-Laurent between Sherbrooke and Mont-Royal) while it was closed to traffic from June 8th to 18th.

Seven earlier Festival murals have been replaced with new ones this year. These are the sponsored one by Meggs and the Pantone mural from the 2016 edition, the Nychos, Melissa del Pinto and Eric Clément murals from the 2015 edition, and the Squid Called Sebastian and Astro/La Paria ones from the 2013 edition. The Ashop mural on Napoleon, which is older than the festival, was also covered to make space for a new one.

You may want to check out this walking tour map connecting all Mural Festival creations and other major murals in the area.

Cet article présente les nouvelles murales créées dans le cadre de l’édition 2017 du Festival Mural ainsi que les oeuvres temporaires trouvées sur le site (St-Laurent entre Sherbrooke et Mont-Royal) pendant la tenue de l’événement du 8 au 18 juin.

Sept murales ont été remplacées par de nouvelles cette année: celles de Meggs et de Pantone de l’édition 2016, les murales de Nychos, de Melissa del Pinto et d’Eric Clément produites pour l’édition 2015 ainsi que celles de A Squid Called Sebastian et d’Astro/La Pariadatant de l’édition 2013. La murale d’Ashop sur Napoleon, datant d’avant le Festival, a aussi été recouverte par une nouvelle création.

Vous êtes invités à jeter un coup d’oeil à cet itinéraire pédestre reliant toutes les murales produites dans le cadre de toutes les éditions du Festival ainsi que les autres créations majeures dans le même quartier.

the murals

Kevin Ledo’s mural for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
This mural by Kevin Ledo, which was started a week before the festival and completed a week after, was at the time our city’s biggest mural.

Ricardo Cavolo’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Ricardo Cavolo.

Ron English’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Ron English

Onur’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Onur‘s mural in Chinatown. This one was painted with blacklight-sensitive paint, see nighttime shots of it on the artist’s webpage.

1010’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
1010‘s mural is found downtown behind the McCord Museum.

Fintan Magee’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Fintan Magee

Dodo Osé’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Dodo Osé‘s rooftop wall for Ashop.

Dodo Osé’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
The street view of the above mural by Dodo Osé shows the gold leaking out of the character’s hand spilling over the side of the house into the street.

Fluke’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Jackie Robinson tribute by Fluke for Ashop.

Scribe’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Scribe

SBU One’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
SBU One

Ruben Sanchez’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Ruben Sanchez

Mad C’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Mad C

Insa’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Insa. Download Insa’s Gif-iti app and see this one come to life (or alternatively, see it here)!

Jason Wasserman’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Jason Wasserman

Li-Hill’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Li-Hill installation done a few weeks before the festival. See below for close-ups.

Li-Hill’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (detail)
Close-up of the Li-Hill installation seen above.

Li-Hill’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (close-up detail)
Closer-up of the Li-Hill installation seen above.

Mono Sourcil’s mural for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Mono Sourcil‘s long wall. See below for close-ups in three segments.

Mono Sourcil’s mural for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (detail 1/3)
Segment 1/3 of Mono Sourcil‘s long wall.

Mono Sourcil’s mural for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (detail 2/3)
Segment 2/3 of Mono Sourcil‘s long wall.

Mono Sourcil’s mural for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (detail 3/3)
Segment 3/3 of Mono Sourcil‘s long wall.

Collaboration between Aydin Matlabi and Miss Me for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Photographer Aydin Matlabi and Miss Me‘s collaboration. See below for close-ups in two segments.

Collaboration between Aydin Matlabi and Miss Me for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (left half)
Segment 1/2 of Aydin Matlabi and Miss Me‘s long wall.

Collaboration between Aydin Matlabi and Miss Me for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival (right half)
Segment 2/2 of Aydin Matlabi and Miss Me‘s long wall.

Ola Volo’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Ola Volo‘s mural in Mile End.

Nuria Mora’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Nuria Mora

Mort’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Mort

Hoar piece for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Hoar‘s mural in Chinatown was done a few weeks before the festival.

Joe Iurato’s sidewalk pieces

Following Mathieu Connery and Jason Botkin, in 2017 it was Joe Iurato who supplied the sidewalk pieces for Mural Festival. He did eight in total, all on St-Laurent between Milton and Mont-Royal.

Après Mathieu Connery et Jason Botkin, en 2017 c’était au tour de Joe Iurato de créer les pièces de trottoir pour le Festival Mural. Il en créé huit, toutes sur St-Laurent entre Milton et Mont-Royal.

sidewalk piece by Joe Iurato for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
sidewalk piece by Joe Iurato for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
sidewalk piece by Joe Iurato for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
sidewalk piece by Joe Iurato for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
sidewalk piece by Joe Iurato for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
sidewalk piece by Joe Iurato for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
sidewalk piece by Joe Iurato for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
sidewalk piece by Joe Iurato for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival

Cryote’s installations in Parc du Portugal

Cryote was commissioned to create eight ‘sculptures’ (actually installations made from painted wood cutouts) in Parc du Portugal where activities were held all throughout the festival.

Cryote a créé huit ‘sculptures’ (en fait des intallations faites de pièces de bois peintes) qui ont été installées au Parc du Portugal où des activités étaient organisées au cours de la durée du festival.

Cryote installation for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Cryote installation for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Cryote installation for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Cryote installation for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Cryote installation for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Cryote installation for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Cryote installation for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Cryote installation for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival

information/ad boards

Every year the backs of the Festival’s many information and advertisement boards are painted by a selection of mostly local artists, a great way to showcase a lot of additional Montreal talent.

A chaque année le revers des panneaux d’information et de publicité du Festival sont peints par divers artistes locaux, une excellent initiative permettant de présenter une grande quantité de talent montréalais.

M’Os Geez on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
M’Os Geez

Snikr on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Snikr

Naveen Shakil on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Naveen Shakil

Flavor on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Flavor

IAmBatman on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
IAmBatman

LeylaIsOnFire on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
LeylaIsOnFire

Aless MC aka Angler Fish on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Aless MC aka Angler Fish

Djibril M-P and Camille Perreault on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Djibril M-P and Camille Perreault

Thomas Bertrand aka Totoscope on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Thomas Bertrand aka Totoscope

Emotwink on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Emotwink

Franco E aka Francorama on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Franco E

Joffré Roy-b on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Joffré Roy-b

Nicholas Bertrand aka Muchacholas on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Nicholas Bertrand

Paulie Heart on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Paulie Heart

Picamag on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Picamag

Pintar y Viajar on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Pintar Y Viajar(?)

Arizo (Zoe Boivin, Ariane Coté) on reverse of info/ad board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Arizo (Zoe Boivin, Ariane Coté)

‘your face here’ boards

The Festival increased the number of ‘your face here’ boards this year for kids and adults to interact with the art. Just like the info/ad boards above, these are great canvases for local artists to show their craft during the festival.

Cetta année le festival a augmenté le nombre de panneaux dans lesquels les enfants et adultes peuvent insérer leur visage et se prendre en photo. Tout comme les revers de panneaux d’information et publicitaires ci-dessus, ces panneaux permettent à des artistes locaux de montrer leur talent pendant la durée du festival.

Waxhead on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Waxhead, side 1.

Waxhead on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Waxhead, side 2.

Borrris on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Borrris, side 1.

Borrris on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Borrris, side 2.

Hellp aka LP Montoya on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
LP Montoya, side 1.

Hellp aka LP Montoya on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
LP Montoya, side 2.

ROC514 on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
ROC514, side 1.

ROC514 on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
ROC514, side 2.

Ekes on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Ekes, side 1.

Ekes on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Ekes, side 2.

Ekes on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Ekes, on the reverse of the Naimo one below.

Naimo on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Naimo, on the reverse of the Ekes one above.

IAmBatman on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
IAmBatman, side 1.

IAmBatman on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
IAmBatman, side 2.

Saurin Galloway on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Saurin Galloway, side 1.

Saurin Galloway on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Saurin Galloway, side 2.

Katie Paglialunga on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Katie Paglialunga, side 1.

Katie Paglialunga on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Katie Paglialunga, side 2.

ADZ ASD on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
ADZ + ASD, side 1.

ADZ ASD on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
ADZ + ASD, side 2.

Marc-André Giguère on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Marc-André Giguère

Peack109 on a ‘your face here’ board for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Peack109

Waxhead’s cement blocks

Waxhead was commissioned by the Festival to paint the cement blocks at both ends of the Mural zone.

Waxhead a eu le contrat de peindre les blocs de ciments aux extrémités de la zone du festival.

Waxhead on cement blocks for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Sherbooke street end, side 1.

Waxhead on cement blocks for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Sherbooke street end, side 2.

Waxhead on cement blocks for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Mont-Royal street end, side 1.

Waxhead on cement blocks for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Mont-Royal street end, side 2.

Waxhead on cement block for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Mont-Royal street end, close-up.

Waxhead on cement block for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Mont-Royal street end, close-up.

Waxhead on cement block for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Mont-Royal street end, close-up.

Waxhead on cement block for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Mont-Royal street end, close-up.

other

Jimmy Chiale mural done behind LNDMRK offices ahead of the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Jimmy Chiale mural done behind LNDMRK offices ahead of the festival.

Fleo on truck side for the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Truck side painted by Fleo. The opposite side was painted by Axe but it was completed during the evening of the festival’s last day and I didn’t manage to get a shot.