Paul Labonte
Paul Labonté | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 14, 1976 Point St. Charles Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | author , photographer , director , publisher , curator |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Website | |
| paullabonte | |
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Paul Labonté (born December 14, 1976) is a Montreal-based author, photographer, director, publisher and curator.
Career[edit]
Labonté is a well-known Canadian graffiti artist.[1]
Labonté is best known for his first book All City: The Book About Taking Space (2003) that documents the world of graffiti and includes interviews with celebrated yet anonymous graffiti writers.[2][1]
Labonté has been a WeSC Activist since 2010.[3]
In 29016 he began writing a regular column Dogs of Montreal, for the Montreal Gazette.[4]
Themes and influence[edit]
Labonté’s ability to capture stories and images simultaneously both from the vantage point of an outsider-voyeur and insider-member informs much of the tension and uniqueness of his work.
Books[edit]
All City: The Book About Taking Space (ECW Press/SecondHand Projects, 2003) is an in-depth look at the world of graffiti and graffiti writers. The book won the 2004/2005 Applied Arts magazine Design and Advertising Award for Complete Book Design and the 2004 Writers Notes Book Award in the legacy category.[5]
Bully: It's the Pits (ECW Press/SecondHand Projects, 2005) is a compilation of art, advice, interviews, and anecdotes about the much-maligned pit bull or "bully" dog breeds, such as the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, the American Pit Bull Terrier and the Bulldog.
Turfizm: The Selected Works of Jean Turf One Labourdette (SecondHand Projects, 2009), a look at realist painter Turf One, was his third release.
Photos inspired by the rap music that once inspired me (SecondHand Projects, 2010), a collection of photographs inspired by the rap music that once inspired Labonte originally exhibited at the 381 projects space in Toronto in the spring of 2008[6]
The House Always Wins(2012) is a 96-page volume of photographs conceived of as an analog Instagram that you can hold in your hands.[7][8]
Labonté wrote his books under the nom-de-plume "Paul 107," inspired by the 107 bus route that runs through the south-west Montreal neighbourhoods where he grew up, that is from Verdun, through Pointe-Saint-Charles up Peel St. to Montreal's downtown core.
Director[edit]
As director, Labonté is able to go beyond his signature lens and take on ones that are as varied as the music of the artists he collaborates with.
- It’s all over, The Slew (Kid Koala & Dynamite D), music video, 2009[9]
- 212, Azelia Banks, music video, 2011[10]
- Paralyzed, Ango, Music Video, 2012[11]
Publisher[edit]
- Turfizm, 2009
- Ice T shot me in the face, 2009
Exhibits[edit]
- Out for fame, Group Show - Out for fame exhibit, McGill Architecture, 1997
- Never alone, Group Show Redbull/381 projects, Toronto Redbull gallery, 2008
- Photographs inspired by the rap music that once inspired me, Solo Show, Ottawa, 2009
- Getting Up, Group Show & Curator, Ecko getting up festival Toronto, 2009
- Contrast Show, Group Show, Contact festival Toronto 356 king west, 2011
- Sometimes I take the pictures, Solo Show, Catalogue gallery Vancouver, 2011
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Citrome, Michael (4 August 2003). "The Cost of Independence (profile of Labonte)". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ↑ Wexler, Suzanne (1 April 2009). "Graffiti's stealthy route to wealth; Spray-can artists find their skills in high demand". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100721084704/http://wesc.com/weactivists/in/canada
- ↑ Choden, Lucinda (21 May 2016). "Real estate sales, dogs of montreal are subjects of new weekly features". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ↑ 1
- ↑ https://hypebeast.com/2010/12/paul-labonte-andor-paul-107-photographs-inspired-by-the-rap-music-that-once-inspired-me
- ↑ Boshra, Basem (2012-11-15). "Paul Labonté: Digital walls, analog foundation". Montrealgazette.com. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ↑ https://cultmtl.com/2012/11/paul-labonte-the-house-always-wins/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4N-CuPpsLY
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Jv9fNPjgk
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_CEYuQ7xqs
External links[edit]
- Paul 107.com Labonté's photography
- [1] Web magazine interview
- [2] Curated magazine
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