{"id":132,"date":"2010-06-16T15:24:04","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T19:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.archivemtl.infringementfestival.com\/2010\/?p=132&amp;langswitch_lang=en"},"modified":"2010-06-25T17:38:20","modified_gmt":"2010-06-25T21:38:20","slug":"smoke-and-mirrors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archivemtl.infringementfestival.com\/2010\/2010\/06\/smoke-and-mirrors\/langswitch_lang\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke and Mirrors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archivemtl.infringementfestival.com\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/smokeandmirrors.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-138\" title=\"smokeandmirrors\" src=\"http:\/\/www.archivemtl.infringementfestival.com\/2010\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/smokeandmirrors-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Signs and symbols control the world, not phases and laws&#8221; ~ Confucius<\/p>\n<p>How much of what you see in the media do you believe to be true?\u00c2\u00a0 Do the media giants have a strong incentive to tell the truth? Or is it in Truth that they stand to lose the most?\u00c2\u00a0 Is there any truth in what we see in the media at all?\u00c2\u00a0 Or do we have to search for it behind covert symbols?<\/p>\n<p>By strategically placing Smoke and Mirrors in the Xpression Gallery space over its cloud painted floor, we will attempt to answer these questions by forcing the audience to question their own sense of perception.\u00c2\u00a0 Featuring comedy and mental stylings by Math Boylan, stand up from George Hamilton Braithwaite and Sandrine Charbonneau, a lesson\u00c2\u00a0 Propaganda videos by Jay Lemieux, a Political Magician, Culture Jams and Visual art.<\/p>\n<p><em>In English, Saturday, June 26, 9pm, Xpression Gallery, 5334 de Gasp\u00c3\u00a9, suite 308, PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN, we do not supply alcohol, you are responsible for your own beverages, for info 514-808-9053<\/em><\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"273\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12622279&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"273\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12622279&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><ul class=\"addtoany_list\"><li><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Farchivemtl.infringementfestival.com%2F2010%2F2010%2F06%2Fsmoke-and-mirrors%2Flangswitch_lang%2Fen%2F&amp;linkname=Smoke%20and%20Mirrors\"><img src=\"http:\/\/archivemtl.infringementfestival.com\/2010\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\/Bookmark\"\/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Signs and symbols control the world, not phases and laws&#8221; ~ Confucius How much of what you see in the media do you believe to be true?\u00c2\u00a0 Do the media giants have a strong incentive to tell the truth? 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