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2019
The seventh edition of the 2019 MURAL Festival took place between June 6 and 16. This was the year, Colombian artist and muralist Gleo was the main featured artist of the festival. This was the first time that a female artist featured the MURAL festival.

A new feature was presented to the festival this year, where creations from digital platforms and from original materials were exhibited. The past six editions had only involved painted murals on walls. This year, artists such as Spidertag who installed colourful LED lights in different shapes and forms on the side of a building that lit up at night, Joshua Vides who presented a black and white decorated Mercedes-Benz car, and Laurence Vallières who created a large-scale sculpture from recycled cardboard materials all which presented new forms of art to the festival and city of Montreal.

Musical live performances took place during the festival, featuring local artists such as Milk & Bone, Moonshine, and Alaclair Ensemble. The festival also dedicated an LGBTQ+ evening for those who wanted to participate.

Leonard Cohen
Title of mural: “Tower of Songs: Hommage à Leonard Cohen”.

The mural is located in the sector of Ville-Marie, precisely at 1420 Rue Crescent, Montreal, QC, H3G 2B1. The mural was completed in summer of 2017, in participation of the Mural Festival. Inspired by Leonard Cohen, the location of the mural situates where Cohen lived part of his life in Montreal. The mural covers a larger apartment building, filling more than 1000 square metres, on its side wall.

The producer of the mural was MU, a charitable organization based in Montreal. The artist Kevin Ledo, from Montreal, painted the mural. The project was funded by the city of Montreal, alongside the donors Brian Levitt, Jonathan Wener, Marcel Elefant, Sari Hornstein, Rossy Family Foundation, J. Gerry Shapiro, and Murray Dalfen.

Today, the mural is recognized for popularizing the MURAL Festival and bringing attraction to the city of Montreal.