2025
EN — Longform, Montreal, soon
THE STORY OF SHELTER — Longform essay, photography direction, and publication design in news form. The paper explores architecture media and how it shapes our view on housing, who gets it, and who doesn’t—for better and for worse. Edited by Emily Keeler. Self-published, in Montreal (soon). Photography by Jeff Bierk, Derrick’s Home, 2020.
2025
EN — Exhibition review, Chicago, soon
THE SUMMER OF SKYSCRAPERS — Review of Skyscrapers by the Roots: Reflections on Late Modernism at Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. Edited by Daniel Safarik for Vertical Urbanism magazine no. IV. Published by Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, in Chicago (soon). Photography by Lynne Cohen, International Square, OACI, Montreal, 1977.
2024
EN — Essay, Amsterdam, 2024
DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME — What we learned about the Canadian home, housing, and journalism from the Sidewalk Labs scandal in Toronto. Edited by María Mazzanti for Volume magazine no. 65, 2024. Published by Stichting Archis, in Amsterdam, and Nieuwe Instituut, in Rotterdam. Cover design by Irma Boom.
2020
EN — Essay, Montreal, 2020
A SOLO SPACE FOR ALL TO SEE — Photography direction and an essay for the series When a Pandemic Goes Viral. It addresses the happiness industry and its surveillant nature in pandemic homes. Edited by Emily Gribbin for New Cities Foundation, in Montreal. Photography by Fred Ross, Toronto Star archive, 1970.
Sélection
EN — Interview, Amsterdam, 2020
THESE ARE STILL THE TIMES — Interview with Pratt Institute professor Christopher Lee on economic crises and their effects on graphic art, design, and education. For the book Design Dedication: Adaptive Mentalities in Design Education. Published by Sandberg Instituut and Valiz Books, Amsterdam.
EN — Essay, Amsterdam, 2019
WHERE THE IMAGE FLOWS — Visual essay and collage on how Sidewalk Labs’ public relations came to dominate journalism in Canada and the world. For digital magazine Failed Architecture. Edited by Joshua McWhirter. Published by FA Foundation, Amsterdam.
EN — Film review, Toronto, 2019
REVIEW: DESIGN CANADA — Review of Design Canada as a neo-colonial film wrapped in happy tunes, modern design, and architecture. Edited by Christopher Lee and Ali S. Qadeer for C Magazine no. 141: Graphic Design. Published by C The Visual Arts Foundation, Toronto.
EN — Interview, Montreal, 2018
A CONVERSATION WITH MICHÈLE CHAMPAGNE — Research residency interview on the vocabulary of the happiness industry and the alternatives offered by art and architecture. Interviewed by Joana Joachim for Articles journal. Published by Artexte, Montreal.
FR — Échange épistolaire, Paris, 2018
APPRENDRE DE LUST — Un échange épistolaire avec le conservateur Greg J. Smith à la suite de la dissolution du studio de design néerlandais LUST et LUSTlab à La Haye, aux Pays-Bas. Revue Back Office no. 2. Échange publié par les Éditions B42, Paris.
EN — Essay, Minneapolis, 2017
HANDWRITING IN AN ERA OF GLITTER TEXT GENERATORS — How human handwriting thrives in an era of machine aesthetics and glitter text generators. Essay and photography direction for Walker Art Reader. Published by Walker Art Museum, Minneapolis.
EN — Essay, Amsterdam, 2013
CRITICISM AS A FUN MECHANISM — Transcript of a public AIGA conference on design and architecture criticism as a fun mechanisms for learning and growing. Edited by Brendan Cormier for Volume no 36: Let’s Get Critical. Published by Stichting Archis, Amsterdam.
EN — Essay, Amsterdam, 2012
NEW CITY MYTHS — Essay on the visual mythologies of new private towns in London, India, Portugal, and “smart” cities like Songdo in South Korea. Edited by Brendan Cormier for Volume no. 34: City in a Box. Published by Stichting Archis, Amsterdam.
Atelier Michèle Champagne
Michèle Champagne, M.Des.
Artiste graphique
Montréal, Québec, Canada
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