Luc Courchesne

Luc Courchesne
Luc Courchesne
Born	May 20, 1952 (age 72); Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec
Occupation(s)	artist, professor
Notable work	Portrait One, Family Portrait
Website	courchel.net

Luc Courchesne RCA D.F.A. (1952) is a Canadian artist and academic known for his work in interactive art.^[1]

Life

Luc Courchesne was born May 20, 1952, in Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec.^[2] He received a bachelor's degree in design from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1974. In the 1980s, he received a Master of Science degree in visual studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.^[3]^[4] Courchesne was a member of the MIT Media Lab at its inception in 1985.^[5]

Courchesne was a professor of industrial design at the Université de Montréal.^[6]^[7]

Work

Courchesne is known for his interactive video installations and environments. He began working in interactive video in 1984 when he co-authored Elastic Movies,^[8] and since has produced many installation works and image series. In his early works such as Family Portrait and Portrait One (1989),^[5]^[9] the viewer interacts with the a human image programmed to engage in a lifelike conversation with the viewer.^[10]^[11] His later work Landscape One (1997)^[5]^[12] surrounds the viewer with a 360 degree immersive and interactive video projection of a park.^[13]^[14]^[15]

On September 11, 2001, while he was on assignment in New York City for a "Québec–New York" cultural event, Courchesne happened to be videotaping the smoldering North Tower of the World Trade Center as the second plane hit the South Tower. The 23-minute video of his experience was made available at CBC/Radio-Canada's archives.^[16]

In 1994, he exhibited his work in a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York titled Project 47: Luc Courchesne.^[17] and has had numerous later solo and group shows, both nationally and internationally. In 2022, Luc Courchesne - Observateur du monde, an exhibition, was shown at the Carrefour des Arts, Université de Montréal.^[18] He is represented by gallery Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain in Montreal.

He has been awarded several artist-in-residence positions internationally.^[19] Since 1996, he has been a member of the Society for Arts and Technology in Montreal. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1996 to 2005, then Vice-Chairman from 2005 to 2008.

Collections

Courchesne's work is included in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Canada,^[2]^[20] Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec^[21] and elsewhere as well as in many institutions internationally such as the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM) in Karlsruhe.^[22]

Awards

1997 - his installation Paysage no. 1 won the Grand Prize of the first biennale of the NTT InterCommunication Center in Tokyo.^[23]
1999 - honorary mention in the category of "Interactive Art" of the Prix Ars Electronica in Linz.^[24]
2010 - member of the RCA^[6] by way of their nomination process.
2019 - received the Prix Paul-Émile Borduas, Quebec's highest award in visual arts.^[25]
2021 - Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.^[26]
2022 - awarded an honorary doctorate from NSCAD.^[6]

References

^ "Artist/Maker Name "Courchesne, Luc"". Canadian Heritage Information Network. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Luc Courchesne". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "Luc Courchesne (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)". Daniel Langlois Foundation. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^ "Luc Courchesne". Vitheque. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hartmut Koenitz (10 April 2015). Interactive Digital Narrative: History, Theory and Practice. Routledge. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-1-317-66868-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NSCAD UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES ITS 2022 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS". nscad.ca. NSCAD. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ Louise Poissant; Pierre Tremblay (2008). Prolife ́ration Des E ́crans. PUQ. pp. 131–. ISBN 978-2-7605-2196-4.
^ "Elastic Movies". vimeo.com. Vimeo. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ Timothy Scott Barker (2012). Time and the Digital: Connecting Technology, Aesthetics, and a Process Philosophy of Time. UPNE. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-1-61168-301-1.
^ Michael Heim (13 April 2000). Virtual Realism. Oxford University Press. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-19-535009-8.
^ Raivo Kelomees; Chris Hales (16 October 2014). Expanding Practices in Audiovisual Narrative. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 129–. ISBN 978-1-4438-6906-5.
^ Harrison, Dew (31 March 2015). Handbook of Research on Digital Media and Creative Technologies. IGI Global. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-1-4666-8206-1.
^ Stephen Wilson (2002). Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology. MIT Press. pp. 826–. ISBN 978-0-262-73158-4.
^ Margot Lovejoy (2 August 2004). Digital Currents: Art in the Electronic Age. Routledge. pp. 172–. ISBN 978-1-134-39729-7.
^ Steve Dixon (2007). Digital Performance: A History of New Media in Theater, Dance, Performance Art, and Installation. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-04235-2.
^ "Attentats au World Trade Center". CBC/Radio-Canada. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26.
^ "Exhibition Archive". www.moma.org. MOMA. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ "Luc Courchesne: Observer of the World". www.google.com. Université de Montréal. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ "Luc Courchesne". www.fondation-langlois.org. Langlois Foundation. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^ Martin Rieser; Andrea Zapp (2002). New Screen Media: Cinema/art/narrative. BFI Pub. ISBN 978-0-85170-865-2.
^ "Luc Courchesne". collections.mnbaq.org. MNBAQ. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^ "Collection". zkm.de. centre for art and media, Karlruhe. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ "Examination result". ICC Biennale 1997. NTT Inter Communications Centre, Tokyo. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^ "1992 Prix Winners: Interactive Art". Ars Electronica. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^ "Luc Courchesne". prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca. Government of Quebec. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "Luc Courchesne". www.youtube.com. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

External links

Official website

[Chin-listing-1] "Artist/Maker Name "Courchesne, Luc"". Canadian Heritage Information Network. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[NGC-collection-2] "Luc Courchesne". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[FDL-bio-3] "Luc Courchesne (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)". Daniel Langlois Foundation. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[Vitheque-bio-4] "Luc Courchesne". Vitheque. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[Koenitz2015-5] Hartmut Koenitz (10 April 2015). Interactive Digital Narrative: History, Theory and Practice. Routledge. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-1-317-66868-8.

[nscad-6] "NSCAD UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES ITS 2022 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS". nscad.ca. NSCAD. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[PoissantTremblay2008-7] Louise Poissant; Pierre Tremblay (2008). Prolife ́ration Des E ́crans. PUQ. pp. 131–. ISBN 978-2-7605-2196-4.

[8] "Elastic Movies". vimeo.com. Vimeo. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[Barker2012-9] Timothy Scott Barker (2012). Time and the Digital: Connecting Technology, Aesthetics, and a Process Philosophy of Time. UPNE. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-1-61168-301-1.

[Heim2000-10] Michael Heim (13 April 2000). Virtual Realism. Oxford University Press. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-19-535009-8.

[KelomeesHales2014-11] Raivo Kelomees; Chris Hales (16 October 2014). Expanding Practices in Audiovisual Narrative. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 129–. ISBN 978-1-4438-6906-5.

[Dew2015-12] Harrison, Dew (31 March 2015). Handbook of Research on Digital Media and Creative Technologies. IGI Global. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-1-4666-8206-1.

[Wilson2002-13] Stephen Wilson (2002). Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology. MIT Press. pp. 826–. ISBN 978-0-262-73158-4.

[Lovejoy2004-14] Margot Lovejoy (2 August 2004). Digital Currents: Art in the Electronic Age. Routledge. pp. 172–. ISBN 978-1-134-39729-7.

[Dixon2007-15] Steve Dixon (2007). Digital Performance: A History of New Media in Theater, Dance, Performance Art, and Installation. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-04235-2.

[16] "Attentats au World Trade Center". CBC/Radio-Canada. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26.

[17] "Exhibition Archive". www.moma.org. MOMA. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[18] "Luc Courchesne: Observer of the World". www.google.com. Université de Montréal. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[19] "Luc Courchesne". www.fondation-langlois.org. Langlois Foundation. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

[RieserZapp2002-20] Martin Rieser; Andrea Zapp (2002). New Screen Media: Cinema/art/narrative. BFI Pub. ISBN 978-0-85170-865-2.

[21] "Luc Courchesne". collections.mnbaq.org. MNBAQ. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

[22] "Collection". zkm.de. centre for art and media, Karlruhe. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[NTT-1997-prize-23] "Examination result". ICC Biennale 1997. NTT Inter Communications Centre, Tokyo. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[Ars-prix-24] "1992 Prix Winners: Interactive Art". Ars Electronica. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[25] "Luc Courchesne". prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca. Government of Quebec. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[26] "Luc Courchesne". www.youtube.com. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

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