Montreal plus ou moins, 1972 by Dr. Johanne Sloan

This article explores how the 1972 exhibition Montréal plus ou moins, curated by the architect Melvin Charney, treated the city’s Museum of Fine Arts as a kind of urban laboratory. Displays created by activist groups as well as artists expressed critical views on Montreal’s urban planning, housing and architectural heritage. By also featuring performance, give-away artworks, documents, and moments of institutional critique, the exhibition successfully merged conceptual art strategies with countercultural urban activism