Housed in a former bank on Rue Sainte-Catherine Est, the Guido Molinari Foundation operates out of the very building where the artist lived and worked for over two decades. It’s more than a museum—it’s a site-specific tribute to one of Canada’s most rigorous abstract painters. Following Molinari’s wishes, the Foundation preserves his archive and collection while also serving as a platform for contemporary artists and researchers exploring abstraction, geometry, and the politics of form.
With programming that spans exhibitions, artist residencies, and public education, the Foundation reflects Molinari’s dual legacy as both a fierce formalist and a committed educator. Concordia students still reference his critiques; others come to trace his legacy through a more material lens—paint on canvas, light in space, colour in motion. The building’s renovation by _naturehumaine won a 2013 Ordre des architectes award, but its real significance lies in how it extends Molinari’s work into the present: as a living site for questioning, making, and remembering.
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