Public Artwork
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Location:
Pavillon J.A. DeSèves, UQAM, 320 Saint-Catherine Street East, Montréal, QC, H2X 1L7, Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Duval, Lucie
Text author(s):
Duval, Lucie
Installation year:
1998 Description:
A "ribbon" of glass with embedded metal parts hangs in the lobby along the axis of the architectural structure connecting the second and third floors. The sentence "Tout à coup sur fond de ciel une brèche" seems to flow through space on this film-like strip.
Text of the artwork:
Tout à coup sur le fond de ciel une brèche
Artwork theme:
The work refers both to J.A. DeSève (through the use of a film-like strip) and to the architecture of the building (through the mention of the the "brèche", or breach). Dimensions:
Height:
9.8m
Width:
16.5m
Artist's biography:
Lucie Duval
Owner(s):
UQAM 
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