I wanted to plug these earlier but I got distracted, mostly by being evicted, amongst other things (better late than never): I was at the Plajia/Robopop show a few weeks back at the Va-et-Vient and on the walls were a SPLENDID series of paintings that caught my attention (that rarely happens, I usually hate everything). 20 lavish paintings under the name Formes Noires by a local artist called Alec [ref: www.alec5.com]. You can see some of em' on his site (along with his other works) but you should drop by and check out the series in person at: Le Va-Et-Vient bistro culturel, 3706 Notre-Dame Ouest, St-Henri Montreal. The gallery ends december 3rd, it's well worth the detour (and your money).