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Aurora Readiness Centre

Annie MacDonell, Aurora Readiness Centre, 2007Annie MacDonell, Aurora Readiness Centre, 2007
A precise recreation of Toronto’s official nuclear fallout shelter, built in 1962 at the height of Cold War tension, allowed Torontonians to explore the interior of the shelter as it was before it was [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
MacDonell, Annie
Installation year: 
2007

Nos frontières

Rose-Marie Goulet E., Nos frontières, 2005. © Galerie Dare-Dare
The artist disseminated photographs throughout the park. On these pictures, words could be read more or less clearly. She also hid cards and other clues, such as a soundtrack of children reciting word [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.
Installation year: 
2005

La Vie commune

Seven traffic signs with plexiglas covers and black and white drawings. These represented outlined plots of cultivated land that the artist had traced during a trip to Crete. The phrase appeared on ea [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lavaillante, Renée
Installation year: 
1989

Points de suspension

Murielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005. © Cloé Alain-Gendreau; Martin PoitrMurielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005. © Cloé Alain-Gendreau; Martin PoitrMurielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005Murielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005
The artist installed 11 swings for two people. Sentences were written on the swing seats. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dupuis Larose, Murielle
Installation year: 
2005

Les Aveux

Marc Larochelle, Les Aveux, 2000. © Michel Dubreuil
Nine bed frames are hoisted up on two masts. Shortened texts revealing hidden and troubling memories are engraved on the beds. These are secrets that people wanted to reveal to the artist, who had put [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Larochelle, Marc
Installation year: 
2000

Livres à voir

Painting installation which consisted of six paintings representing a book cover. They were inserted among the books displayed in the bookstore's window. Size, style and colour varied from one paintin [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lamontagne, Éric
Installation year: 
2001

Monument au poète inconnu

Érik Koch, Monument au poète inconnu,1994
The artwork consists of a granite monolith anchored to the ground and of a metal structure. This structure, which is attached to the top of the monolith, is composed of seven cubic frames. The cubes a [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Koch, Érik (design)
Installation year: 
1994

Je me souviens

Alfredo Jaar, Je me souviens, 1992Alfredo Jaar, Je me souviens, 1992
The photographic installation refers to the plight of the Vietnamese Boat People who were locked up in detention centres in Hong Kong while they were seeking asylum. Installed in three Montreal Vietna [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jaar, Alfredo
Installation year: 
1992

Historique des eaux usées

Les Ateliers Convertibles, Historique des eaux usées, 2002. © AC
The artist transformed sixty toilets into workshops. Throughout the period of the project, she left words written on pieces of paper floating on the water in the toilet bowl. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Les Ateliers Convertibles
Installation year: 
2002

À demi-mot

Diane Gougeon, À demi-mot, 1997Diane Gougeon, À demi-mot, 1997Diane Gougeon, À demi-mot, 1997
Ten taxis roamed the streets of downtown Montreal for ten days with a light box attached to the roof. The boxes represented the "X" and the "O" of the popular tic tac toe game. "Bruit blanc" was inscr [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gougeon, Diane
Installation year: 
1997
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