Public Artwork
Interface
Location:
Maison du Conseil des Arts de la communauté urbaine de Montréal, 3450 Saint-Urbain street, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Dallegret, François
Text author(s):
Dallegret, François
Installation year:
1989
Remarks on location:
The installation is located at the foot of the stairs to the main entrance, 5m from the building. People can pass under the installation.
Description:
Sculptural sign consisting of two white steel beams that are linked at the top by eight corrugated fiberglass panels. It evokes a signboard shaped as an arch, such as ones used in institutions and public buildings. This semi-transparent construction diffuses daylight. At night, a lighting system that has been integrated to the outer panels generates artificial light. Inside one of the two beams, three vertical metal strips have been integrated, one of which features an inscription.
Text of the artwork:
At the base of a beam:
INTERFACE 1989/ PORTE/ parole/ PORTIQUE/ manifeste/ OUVRAGE/ d’art/ APPAREIL/ différence/ RIDEAU/ théâtre/ LUMINAIRE/ vérité/ FRONTON/ anonyme/ ENSEIGNE/ loi/ SIGNE/ temps/ MODÉNATURE/ modernité/ LINCEUIL/ apparition/ STATUAIRE/ saint/ SANCTUAIRE/ urbain/ MONTRÉAL/ dallegret
Text theme:
Signal, urban object Dimensions:
Height:
11m
Width:
8m Note(s):
Plaque in the lobby:
Interface, the arch/signal located outside the building, is the work of artist Francis Dallegret. Produced to mark the new vocation of this place (old School of Fine Arts), it was designed and produced under the program to integrate art into the architecture put together by the Government of the province of Quebec. La Maison du Conseil des Arts was inaugurated on May 31, 1989.
Artist's biography:
Arteria
Owner(s):
Maison du Conseil des Arts de la communauté urbaine de Montréal
Architect(s):
Cormier, Ernest; J.Omer marchand, architects (1922) 
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