The exhibition
THE BAD ART SHOW
Welcome to an extraordinary salon, an artistic UFO in the heart of Place Ste-Foy. Here, unexpected paintings hang on the walls of a décor inspired by the Louis XVI style. The scenography echoes the splendor of the Salon de peinture et de sculpture, an annual exhibition held by the Académie des beaux-arts de Paris in the 18th and 19th centuries. At the time, such an event would have consigned these works to oblivion. Today, they find their place at the Salon du Bad Art, where bad taste becomes a subject of admiration and fascination.
Behind this unlikely collection lies the Museum of Bad Art (MOBA), an institution dedicated to the "too bad to ignore". Its works come from thrift stores, garage sales or donations made by the artists themselves. All are the fruit of sincere creative impulses where, somewhere along the way, something went wrong. With descriptions as informed as they are amusing, the MOBA curators invite us to redefine our perceptions of art.
So sit back, let go of convention and open your eyes wide: you're in a museum where imperfection is king.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
MOBA
The Bad Art Museum is a non-profit community institution based in Boston, USA, dedicated since 1994 to the preservation and celebration of bad art in all its forms. Its collection brings together over 800 works acquired at garage sales and second-hand stores, donated by their creators or found in the trash.
The MOBA collection has been distributed internationally through special events and traveling exhibitions, attracting press attention from Harvard and Smithsonian magazines, and The Boston Globe, The Independent and The New York Times, among others.
PARTNERS
Since 2021, MOBA and EXMURO have been actively collaborating, supporting each other in their respective missions. This strong artistic alliance bears witness to the importance of art as a space for encounter, exchange and resistance.
