Public Artwork
It Is Difficult
Artwork creator(s):
Jaar, Alfredo
Text author(s):
Williams, William Carlos
Installation year:
1997 Description:
Installation on a billboard.
Text of the artwork:
it is difficult
to get the news from poems
yet men die miserably every day
for lack
of what is found
there
william carlos williams 1883-1963
Text theme:
Asphodel, that Greeny Flower, poem by William Carlos Williams Text reference:
History:
Toronto Art Gallery Metropole has placed an order for artists Alan Belcher (Toronto), Alfredo Jaar (New York/Chile), Mariko Mori (Tokyo) and Steve Reinke (Toronto) to each produce a billboard to install on the streets of Toronto
Dimensions:
Height:
3.04m
Width:
6.09m
Artist's biography:
Alfredo Jaar
Author's biography:
William Carlos Williams
Owner(s):
Art Metropole collection Document(s):
Syndicate
