Public Artwork
Sewing
Artwork creator(s):
Oades, Lorraine
Text author(s):
Roy, Gabrielle
Installation year:
1997
Remarks on location:
The performance took place in the window of unoccupied commercial premises.
Description:
Every day, the artist embroidered on a piece of cloth a significant sentence from one of the 32 chapters of the French and English versions of the novel Bonheur d'occasion by Gabrielle Roy. After, the colored strips of cloth were hung to the wall. An audiotape of the novel being read was played in a loop.
Text of the artwork:
Bonheur d'occasion
Text theme:
Quebec literature
Artwork theme:
Literature Text reference:
History:
The performance took place from August 29 to October 5, 1997, Monday to Saturday, between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Event: Sur l’expérience de la ville : intervention en milieu urbain
Event date(s):
1997 Note(s):
The event was organized by the Centre d'art contemporain Optica. The commissioners were Marie Fraser, Diane Gougeon and Marie Perrault.
Artist's biography:
Lorraine Oades Document(s):
Syndicate
