Public Artwork
Double trompe-l’oeil
Location:
Jewish General Hospital Sir Mortimer B. Davis, 3755 Côte Sainte-Catherine Road, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Alternate title:
Une fausse histoire vraie / A False True Story
Artwork creator(s):
Ayot, Pierre
Text author(s):
Ayot, Pierre
Installation year:
1990
Remarks on location:
The artwork is located in the atrium of the Bronfman Pavilion (G Pavilion).
Description:
Sculptural installation composed of a text box and various three-dimensional objects, either reproduced in silkscreen or carved. In a frame, a document entitled "A false true story" explains the different stages of the discovery of a fictitious statue during construction work on the pavilion. To the left of the text, protruding shapes reproduce recovered fragments in miniature form. Nearby, silkscreen reproductions are affixed to wooden structures, representing a statue lying on its side, severed into three parts. At each extremity, books produced using the same process are set standing up.
Text of the artwork:
Document entitled "A false true story," explaining the different stages of the discovery of a fictitious statue during construction work on the pavilion
Artwork theme:
Fiction, Jewish community, postmodern culture Dimensions:
Height:
1.22m
Width:
6.1m
Depth:
0.91 m
Artist's biography:
Pierre Ayot
Owner(s):
Jewish General Hospital Sir Mortimer B. Davis
Architect(s):
Bobrown, Fieldman, Blouin, Lajoie (Architects) Document(s):
Syndicate
