▁context s . ▁It ▁see ks ▁to ▁offer ▁readers ▁a ▁top ical ▁magazine ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁art , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁communication , ▁information ▁and ▁research ▁tool ▁that ▁answers ▁their ▁needs . ▁More ▁than ▁a ▁magazine ▁publish er , ▁Es se ▁plays ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁art ▁world . ▁From ▁time ▁to ▁time , ▁Les ▁éditions ▁es se ▁organ izes ▁art ▁sym pos iums ▁and ▁publish es ▁their ▁proceed ings ▁in ▁b iling ual ▁books ▁that ▁are ▁intern ation ally ▁distributed . ▁They ▁also ▁publish ▁an ▁edition / collection ▁of ▁artists ▁st amps ▁( six ▁st amps ▁up ▁until ▁now ) ▁dis sem in ated ▁across ▁Canada . ▁ ▁History ▁Es se ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁at ▁U Q AM ▁( Univers ité ▁du ▁Québec ▁à ▁Montr éal ), ▁becoming ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁organization ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Es se ▁is ▁distributed ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁D istic or ▁Magazine ▁Distribution ▁Services , ▁in ▁France ▁by ▁D if ' ▁Pop ' ▁& ▁Pol len ▁D iff usion , ▁and ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asia ▁by ▁Ex port ▁Press . ▁ ▁Es se ▁arts ▁+ ▁opinions ▁is ▁a ▁contemporary ▁art ▁magazine ▁that ▁focus es ▁on ▁discipl inary ▁and ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁practices ▁( visual ▁arts , ▁performance , ▁video , ▁current ▁music ▁and ▁dance , ▁experimental ▁theatre , ▁etc .) ▁and ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁soci ally ▁incl ined , ▁site -