Public Artwork
Untitled
Location:
Pavillon J.W. Connell, Bibliothèque R. Howard Webster, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Alternate title:
An Explosion of Letters
Artwork creator(s):
Effets publics : Goulet, Rose-Marie E.; Paiement, Alain; Randy, Saharuni; Denis, Bernard; Bellavance, Guy
Text author(s):
Effets publics : Goulet, Rose-Marie E.; Paiement, Alain; Randy, Saharuni; Denis, Bernard; Bellavance, Guy
Collaborator(s):
Bellavance, Guy (sociologist); Denis, Bernard (technician design); Goulet, Yvon (engineer)
Installation year:
1992 Description:
This large installation is spread over four sites: from the square in front of the building; in the lobby; above the main staircase; and in the reading rooms of the library. A spiral unifies the different parts. The central column, located in the building's lobby, is covered with mirrors and looks like an infinite screw. Taking into account the location, the piece constantly stresses linguistic references by including fragments of text in different languages, letters and signs.
Artwork theme:
Linguistic references
History:
Commissioned for the opening of the library in 1992. Note(s):
Effets Publics is the name of the group of artists formed in 1989 to organize the national competition to build the Concordia University Library.
Artist's biography:
Rose-Marie E. Goulet
Architect(s):
Werleman; Blouin, Guy et Associés architects Document(s):
Syndicate
