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Vendredi 8 mai 2026, 17 h
GLR41 Montréal | 41 Rue Saint-Paul O.
Galerie LeRoyer présente Ever Thus, une exposition personnelle de l’artiste basé à Miami, Dan Alva.
Le titre Ever Thus évoque l’idée de continuité, un fil durable qui traverse le temps. Dans cet ensemble d’œuvres, Alva revisite l’imagerie classique à travers une perspective résolument contemporaine, s’inspirant de l’histoire de l’art tout en questionnant sa permanence.
Issu d’une lignée d’artistes aux racines espagnoles, Alva a développé très tôt son approche dans le garage de son père, où l’expérimentation, la construction et la déconstruction ont façonné sa compréhension de la création d’images. Cet esprit de réinvention continue aujourd’hui de définir sa pratique.
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Dan Alva, Speak to my Associate, 2024%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3ESpeak%20to%20my%20Associate%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Dan Alva, Soldati, 2024%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3ESoldati%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Dan Alva, Out on the Roof, 2024%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EOut%20on%20the%20Roof%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E
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À travers l’exposition, des fragments reconnaissables de compositions classiques émergent sous d’intricats jeux de camouflage et de perturbations visuelles. Ces œuvres ne sont pas des reproductions, mais des réinterprétations, où les références historiques sont déplacées, dissimulées et reconfigurées. Dans Ever Thus, tradition et rébellion coexistent, faisant du passé non pas quelque chose de figé, mais une matière continuellement remodelée par le présent.
À la fois séduisantes et instables, les surfaces de ces œuvres invitent à un regard prolongé. Les images se révèlent graduellement, oscillant entre clarté et dissimulation, présence et disparition. Dans cette tension, Alva propose l’histoire non comme un récit clos, mais comme quelque chose sans cesse réécrit à chaque nouvel acte de regard.
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Dan Alva, Do Up, 2024%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EDo%20Up%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Dan Alva, Offer You Can’t Refuse, 2025%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EOffer%20You%20Can%E2%80%99t%20Refuse%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Dan Alva, Leave the Gun. Take the Cannoli, 2024%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3ELeave%20the%20Gun.%20Take%20the%20Cannoli%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E
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Dan Alva, Earner, 2024%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EEarner%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Dan Alva, Hide in Plan Sight, 2025%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EHide%20in%20Plan%20Sight%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Dan Alva, Enforcer, 2024%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EEnforcer%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E
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Dan Alva, Loyalty is Earned, 2025%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3ELoyalty%20is%20Earned%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Dan Alva, Keep Your Friends Close, 2025%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EKeep%20Your%20Friends%20Close%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Dan Alva, The Code of Silence, 2025%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDan%20Alva%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EThe%20Code%20of%20Silence%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E
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