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Restaurant ÊAT

Street art meets gastronomy at W Hotel's restaurant

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Restaurant ÊAT | MASSIVart - Art Curator Services & Collections

The Project

In collaboration with Sid Lee Architecture and Ivanhoé Cambridge, MASSIVart‘s artistic direction redefined the aesthetic vision of the restaurant at Montreal’s W Hotel. Selected artwork and private commissions created a new identity for this space, which has attracted international press through its support of the local and cultural community.

MASSIVart worked with Montreal artists to bring their creative flair to the project, encouraging the restaurant’s patrons to discover a whole new culinary experience. Artists Bonar, Jason Wasserman, Jason Cantoro, Jean Labourdette, Kevin Ledo, Labrona, Other, Scaner, Alan Ganev, Stikki Peaches and WIA, to name a few, have participated in the artistic evolution of the restaurant.

The collection, scheduled to be on display for one year, was so successful that it remained in place for two years, welcoming guests and introducing them to these artists for even longer!

Restaurant ÊAT | MASSIVart - Art Curator Services & Collections
Restaurant ÊAT | MASSIVart - Art Curator Services & Collections

Photo credits : Félix Bernier - Patricia Brochu - Stéphane Brügger

''ÊAT blurs the boundaries of art access by offering its clients art right on their table. Halfway between a gallery and a restaurant, the pieces made by 15 Montreal artists become furniture and waiters become artistic mediators.''

Juxtapoz

''...that’s the magic of a city steadily becoming a living, breathing work of art. Through the likes of murals and new multimedia installations, all of Montreal seems to be a canvas.There’s no place that demonstrates that better than Ê.A.T. The wall art, from deviant wildlife to pop-culture mash-ups, was created by a who’s who of famous graffiti and street artists — most of them local.''

Chris Lackner

The Star

''The result is a sleek setting – with a central stainless steel bar set inside a giant framelike enclosure – filled with graffiti-inspired wall murals and bold canvases, sculptures and installations. (...) In the next six months, restaurant patrons will watch as such other artists as Alan Ganev, Botkin, Bonar, and Labrona create new works on a white canvas.''

Elizabeth Pagliacolo

Azure Magazine

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