Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Gift

Placed Upon the Horizon (Casting Shadows)

Marie-Claude Langevin — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:36:23 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Weiner, Lawrence

Artwork creator(s):

Weiner, Lawrence

Text author(s):

Weiner, Lawrence

Text author(s):

Weiner, Lawrence

Installation year:

1990

Remarks on location:

On the portico of the gallery, facing Robson Street

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Marc André Brouillette

Description:

A text written in yellow cedar is embedded on the Southern façade of the Vancouver Art Gallery, above the columns.

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Text of the artwork:

PLACED UPON THE HORIZON (CASTING SHADOWS)

Text theme:

Statement could refer to the non-existent sight-line that is obscured by the city, while casting shadows describes one of the work's physical properties.

Dimensions

Height:

0.35m

Width:

8.28m

Depth:

0.05 m

Other information

Note(s):

Weiner is a conceptual artist whose work is based on text and the resulting images that are evoked.

Artist's biography:

Community Services Group. Cultural Services - Public Art Registry. Artist : Lawrence Weiner

Author's biography:

Weiner, Lawrence

Source:

2. Vancouver Art Gallery Mailing Address: Vancouver Art Gallery 750 Hornby Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6Z 2H7 24-hour Info line: 604.662.4719 Administration: 604.662.4700

Document(s):

Lawrence Weiner: Placed Upon the Horizon (Casting Shadows)

Lawrence Weiner: Vancouver Art Gallery

Community Services. Cultural Services. Public Art Registry. Artwork: Placed Upon the Horizon

Vancouver Art Gallery. Public Art

New Currents, An Ancient Stream

Marie-Claude Langevin — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:28:22 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Boyle, Gwen

Artwork creator(s):

Boyle, Gwen

Text author(s):

Da Vinci, Leonardo

Text author(s):

Da Vinci, Leonardo

Collaborator(s):

Green, Anita

Installation year:

1994

Remarks on location:

At the southwest corner of Bute and Alberni Streets; runs alongside the ground floor of the Palisades Apartments.

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Marc André Brouillette

Description:

A series of connecting high and low pools, with a waterfall made of overlapping black slate. A large glacial boulder sits in the upper pool and an identical cast bronze replica sits in the lower pool. Inscription cast in concrete beside the waterfall.

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Text of the artwork:

In rivers, the water you touch is the last of what has passed, and the first of that which comes; so with time present.

Text theme:

Flow of time

Artwork theme:

Symbolic reclamation of the past and recognition of change

History

History:

The artwork took almost two years to complete.

Dimensions

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Note(s):

This work marks the site of one of 49 salmon rich streams that once flowed through Vancouver to the sea. Time is symbolized by an "erratic" - a boulder formed by magma and sea water - and its doppleganger cast in bronze.

Private development

Sponsoring organization: Westbank Projects (real estate developer)

Donor: Monterey Properties Ltd. / Pacific Palisades Hotel Ltd.

Artist's biography:

Gwen Boyle

Author's biography:

Leonardo da Vinci

Owner(s):

City of Vancouver

Document(s):

New current, an ancient stream: a water project at 1200 Alberni Street, Vancouver, BC

Community Services. Cultural Services. Public Art Registry. Artwork: New Currents, An Ancient Stream

Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide

Marie-Claude Langevin — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:47:09 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Vaughan, Don

Artwork creator(s):

Vaughan, Don

Text author(s):

Vaughan, Don

Text author(s):

Vaughan, Don

Installation year:

1996

Remarks on location:

Between the Burrard and Granville bridges and below the pump station

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Marc André Brouillette

Description:

Two sculptural elements are installed along the False Creek shoreline, between the Burrard and Granville bridges, and below the pump station: a circle of stones and a concrete ring resting on columns. Text is inscribed inside the concrete ring.

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Text of the artwork:

AS THE MOON CIRCLES THE EARTH THE OCEAN RESPONDS WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE TIDES

Text theme:

Tide (high and low)

Artwork theme:

Tide (high and low)

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

The Firm

Owner(s):

City of Vancouver

Source:

1. Don Vaughan Vaughan Landscape Planning and Design 1406 Clyde Avenue, West Vancouver V7T 1G1 Tél : 604-922-1885 fax : 604-922-5485 Pour des renseignements contacter : Carolyn Crowther carolyn@vaughanplanning.com

Document(s):

Community Services. Cultural Services. Public Art Registry. Artwork: Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide

Interactive Maps of BC Landscape Architecture. Downtown Vancouver

White Reminder

Marie-Claude Langevin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:30:28 +0000

Artwork identification

Alternate title:

Spirit Bear; Spirit Bear Project

Artwork creator(s):

Morrison, Phil

Artwork creator(s):

Morrison, Phil

Text author(s):

Morrison, Phil

Text author(s):

Morrison, Phil

Installation year:

2007

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Phil Morrison

Description:

Sculpture in the shape of a bear. Text is carved into the structure.

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Text of the artwork:

snow drifts soundlessly across the frozen void
empty endless white
a porcelain landscape
pure barren ice
raven appears
jet black smooth descending
surveying
the silence is broken
voice of raven echoes
shifting ice floes crumble
glacial retreat
the earth uncovered steams
growth

abundance
warm green wonder
on return raven ponders
conjuring a white reminder
memorial to the frozen past
spirit bear is born

Text theme:

Spirit Bear legend

Artwork theme:

Spirit Bear legend

Dimensions

Height:

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Note(s):

• Sponsors: Two Rivers Gallery

• Current Custodian: Northland Chrysler Jeep Dodge

• Spirit Bears. In 2005-2006, the city partnered with the Two Rivers Gallery and the BC Lions Society to bring the Spirit Bear program to Prince George. Life size fiberglass Kermode bears were transformed into works of art by local artists. These were auctioned off for charity and a few are still displayed for public viewing.

Artist's biography:

Morrison, Phil

Owner(s):

Northland Chrysler Jeep Dodge

Source:

Phil Morrison Tél : 250 963 8893 morrisonphil@canoemail.com ; morrisonphil@hotmail.com

Document(s):

Spirit Bear Map

Frost Memorial Sculpture

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:51:50 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Huska, Karen

Artwork creator(s):

Huska, Karen

Text author(s):

Huska, Karen

Text author(s):

Huska, Karen

Installation year:

2004

Remarks on location:

North of the Biosciences Building

Artwork description

Source: Alberta, Museums (2009). University of Alberta Art Collection. (http://www.museums.ualberta.ca/art/publicart.aspx)

Description:

Table and chairs. Text is engraved in the table and, in the middle, a representation of the Earth is inserted.

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Text of the artwork:

(Incomplete text)

Falling off the face of the earth I wonder do I fall of ..

Artwork theme:

Tribute to Frances Frost.

Dimensions

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Author's biography:

Frances Frost

Owner(s):

University of Alberta

Document(s):

University of Alberta Art Collection

L’Île des Commencements

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:25:30 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Racine, Rober

Artwork creator(s):

Racine, Rober

Text author(s):

Racine, Rober

Text author(s):

Racine, Rober

Collaborator(s):

Société du Vieux-Port de Montréal and a dozen private consulting engineers

Installation year:

1995

Remarks on location:

Quai des Écluses or "Place du Génie", next to the Maison des Éclusiers, in Old Montreal

Artwork description

Source: Vieux-Montréal (2007). Vieux-Montréal. (http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inventaire/fiches/fiche_art.php?id=11)

Description:

The artwork consists of a granite bench, 26 slabs embedded in the ground and 4 small bronze pieces grafted to the Maison des Éclusiers. The bench reproduce the shape of Ilot Normandin, a small island which was located in the River at about 100 meters from Pointe à Callière, before a dirt jetty was built to link it to the island of Montreal in 1834. It then disappeared gradually over time, absorbed into the harbour developments. The tiles around the "island bench" each contain 2 words, creating a set of 52 words chosen to illustrate the various engineering fields. The words are etched in 9 languages, reflecting the international aspect of the Port of Montreal. Lastly, four small bronze islands, representing the evolution of the connection of Ilot Normandin to the Port of Montreal, are attached to the railing of the rotunda of the Maison des Éclusiers. An information panel, installed on the front of the building, accompanies this illustration.

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Text of the artwork:

(Incomplete)

Île des Commencements

Oyster Island

Ilot Normandin

Market Gate Island

Fondation

Artwork theme:

The artwork speaks of the origins of the Port of Montreal. The four small bronze islands represent the Ilot Normandin from 1760 until it was integrated into the harbour. The bench-island recalls this ancient islet, but is surrounded by slabs that show the shape that it was given as it was linked to the river bank. The words that are written around this become a metaphor for the harbour-in-the-making. The multilingual slabs are both a symbol of the ships from various countries and a tribute to the achievements of engineers. Through the lexicon they present, they illustrate the various facets of the profession. This lexicon brings to mind multiple paths of reflection while marking the path between the Île des Commencements and the birth of the Port of Montreal. This multifunctinoal artwork can be considered in several ways: as a piece of furniture in the middle of an agora where several pedestrian paths converge; as a doubly commemorative reminder of both the Ilot Normandin and its transformations in relation to engineering works; lastly, as a work integrated to public space that interacts with pedestrians, delivering a vocabulary and ideas for reflection. Despite its commemorative aspect, the work remains discreet, devoid of reference to complex technologies, which does not alter its evocative power.

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Artist's biography:

Rober Racine

Owner(s):

Société du Vieux-Port de Montréal

Document(s):

L'Île des commencements

Vytaieno

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:45:55 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Mcnutt, Dawn

Artwork creator(s):

Mcnutt, Dawn

Text author(s):

Mcnutt, Dawn

Text author(s):

Mcnutt, Dawn

Installation year:

1992

Remarks on location:

Northeast corner of South and Hollis Streets

Artwork description

Source: Multicultural Trails (2008). Early Ukrainian Settlers Monument. (http://www.multiculturaltrails.ca/level_3/number134)

Description:

The statue displays the 1891 and 1991 Canadian flags as a display of past, present and future. The bread and the salt placed on an embroidered towel is a traditional Ukrainian welcome representing life, and the new life Canada had to offer.

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Text of the artwork:

Vytaiemo

Text theme:

The traditional Ukranian greeting of welcome.

Artwork theme:

It is dedicated to the centenary celebration of the Ukrainian immigrants who came to Canada in 1891-1892.

History

History:

This monument was sponsored by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

Dimensions

Other information

Owner(s):

City of Halifax

Document(s):

Early Ukrainian Settlers Monument

Public Art - Vytaiemo

Robert Burns

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:44:54 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Lawson, George A.

Artwork creator(s):

Lawson, George A.

Text author(s):

Burns, Robert

Text author(s):

Burns, Robert

Installation year:

1919

Artwork description

Source: Halifax (1998). Public Art- Burns Halifax Regional Municipality. (http://www.halifax.ca/Community/PublicArt/burns.html)

Description:

A bronze statue representing the standing figure of Robert Burns with his arms folded. The figure is mounted on a Nova Scotia granite pedestal with bronze plaques embedded on each side.

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Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Burns, a man's a man for a that.

Dimensions

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Note(s):

Robert Burns is a replica of a piece that stands in Ayr, Scotland.

Song by Robert Burns, 1795

Author's biography:

Robert Burns

Owner(s):

City of Halifax

Document(s):

Public Art- Burns Halifax Regional Municipality

Robert Burns Memorial

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:25:38 +0000

Artwork identification

Alternate title:

Monument commémoratif Robert Burns

Artwork creator(s):

Grant Stevenson, William

Artwork creator(s):

Stevenson, William Grant

Text author(s):

Burns, Robert

Text author(s):

Burns, Robert

Installation year:

1906

Remarks on location:

East of Beaverbrook Art Gallery

Artwork description

Source: New Brunswick Scottish Cultural Association (2008). Press. ( http://www.nbscots.com/press347.pdf)

Description:

Sculpture of Robert Burns on a pedestal

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

A poet peasant born
Who more of fames immortal dower
unto his country brings
than all her kings

Text theme:

Excerpt from the works of Robert Burns

Artwork theme:

Tribute to the Scottish poet

History

History:

In 1903, national pride spurred the Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew to seek subscription across New Brunswick for the erection of a suitable monument to Burns. In 1906, the Burns Memorial Monument was unveiled in front of an assembly of 5,000 people.

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Owner(s):

City of Fredericton

Peter Pan

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:06:32 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Frampton, George

Artwork creator(s):

Frampton, George

Text author(s):

Frampton, George

Text author(s):

Frampton, George

Installation year:

1925

Artwork description

Source: Stjohnskios (2009). Bowring Park. (http://www.stjohnskiosk.com/stjohns-tour/Bowring-Park.php)

Description:

Based on J.M. Barrie's immortal character, Peter Pan, this bronze statue features Peter standing on a tree stump playing a flute (supposedly a set of pan pipes) whilst a collection of fairies, rabbits, squirrels and other little creatures adorn the base.

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Text of the artwork:

In memory of a little girl who loved the Park

History

History:

The artwork was commissioned by Sir Edgar Rennie Bowring in the memory of his daughter who died, drowing in the ocean.

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Note(s):

This work is a replica of the original at Kensington Gardens, England.

A Mari Usque Ad Mare

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:50:46 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Chomistek, Joe

Artwork creator(s):

Chomistek, Joe

Text author(s):

Canada's motto

Text author(s):

Devise du Canada / Canada's motto

Installation year:

1984

Artwork description

Source: Calgary Select (2008). Harry Hays Building. (http://www.calgaryselect.com/Landmarks/HarryHaysBuilding/tabid/471/Default)

Description:

Rock carving depicting a map of Canada and the nation's Coat of Arms.

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Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

A Mari Usque Ad Mare

Artwork theme:

Canada's motto

History

History:

A Mari usque ad Mare = From Sea to Sea (Canada's motto)

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

This rock carving was donated on August 25, 1986 by artist Joe Chomistek of Scandia, Alberta.

The Lethbridge Wind Gauge

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:32:59 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Henry, James

Artwork creator(s):

Henry, James

Text author(s):

Henry, James

Text author(s):

Henry, James

Installation year:

1985

Artwork description

Source: City of Lethbridge (2008). Sculpture. (http://www.bigthings.ca/alberta/lethbrid.html)

Description:

Giant wind gauge

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Text of the artwork:

When ball hangs at 22 degrees a Lethbridgian considers it "Calm"

When ball hangs at 45 degrees a Lethbridgian considers it "Fairly Calm"

When ball hangs at 90 degrees a Lethbridgian considers it "Little Windy"

When chain stretches a Lethbridgian considers it "Kind of Brisk"

When chain breaks a Lethbridgian considers it "Sure is Windy"

Artwork theme:

Weather

History

History:

A salute to Lethbridge's 100th anniversary in 1985.

Dimensions

Height:

5.2m

Diameter:

1.3m

Other information

Note(s):

It was erected by the General Stewart Branch No. 4 Royal Canadian Legion, in cooperation with the Lethbridge Centennial Society.

The ball was once used to float screens in the ocean to prevent submarines from coming closer inland. The chain is anchor chain.

Average wind speed at Lethbridge is 20.6 km/h or 12.7 mph.

When the wind gauge was originally built, it was located over by the high level bridge. Buried underneath it were three time capsules. These were done in conjunction with the wind gauge project. People were invited to purchase envelopes to place in these capsules to be opened in 25, 50 and 100 years. The 25-year time capsules are due to be opened in 2010; the 50-year, in 2035; and the 100-year, of course, in 2085. The time capsules remain at the original site at the top of the coulees on the East end of the high level bridge.

Babylon (and the Tower of Babel)

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:51:10 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

McEwen, John

Artwork creator(s):

McEwen, John

Text author(s):

The Melodians

Text author(s):

The Melodians

Installation year:

2003

Remarks on location:

Rotary’s Kempenfelt Habitat Lagoon, South shore

Artwork description

Source : Moore, William (ed.) (2003). Shore/lines : Responding to Place, Barrie : MacLaren Art Centre, p. 64

Description:

A series of seven rusted metal pedestals in which the letters of the word “Babylon” are formed as interior voids. Mounted atop one pedestal is a large urn set at a tilt, and atop another is one of McEwen’s trademark images: a steel silhouette of a wolf seen in profile. Just offshore on the rocky islands is another wolf silhouette and a small sculpture of a satellite dish.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

BABYLON

Text theme:

Origins, freedom

Artwork theme:

"Inner and outer landscapes […] outside and inside […] mind and nature." (Moore 2003, p. 29-34 passim): the human relationship to nature, civilization's mark on the landscape, back to the origins of a landscape untouched by civilization.

History

History:

• 1991: Installing the first part of the work, McMichael Gallery (McMichael Canadian Art collection in Kleinburg, Ontario).

• Fall 1993: Purchased and donated to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, from a collector in Montreal.

• Fall 1993: Exhibition: Art, Architecture and the Environment, an event in which the work was to be presented, is canceled.

• Summer 1994: Development of the work (creation of Tower of Babel).

• Spring 1996: Tower of Babel is added to the installed work.

• Walks, art in the city, from September 1 to November 24, 1996: A variant of the work entitled After Babel / A Civic Square, conducted in collaboration with Marlene Hilton-Moore, is on display at the 350th anniversary of the city Montreal. It stood at the corner of de Maisonneuve Boulevard and Saint-Urbain Street.

• 1996: Prosecution about the donation of the work (Robert and Signy McMichael sue the Ontario government).

• 2003: Shore / lines: Responding to Place, Barrie.

• A brief chronology of legal and political debate around this work is available in the exhibition catalog Shore / lines: Responding to Place.

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Note(s):

The text refers to Rivers of Babylon, a song by The Melodians (from the soundtrack of The Harder They Come, directed by Perry Henzell, International Films, Jamaica, 1972, 110 min.)

Artist's biography:

John Alan McEwen

Author's biography:

The Melodians Official Website

Source:

Moore, William (éd.), Shore/lines : Responding to Place, Barrie : MacLaren Art Centre, 2003, 64 p.

Document(s):

Shore/lines : Responding to Place

Promenades les arts dans la ville.

Shore-lines

Shore/Lines. Responding to Place

Tapisserie (McGill)

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:56:55 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

McAvoy, Kelvin

Artwork creator(s):

McAvoy, Kelvin

Text author(s):

McAvoy, Kelvin

Text author(s):

McAvoy, Kelvin

Installation year:

1969

Remarks on location:

In the lobby of the McGill University Library

Artwork description

Source: STM (2007). Les artiste du métro de Montréal Kelvin McAvoy.(http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/mcavoy/mcgillmain-f.html)

Description:

Tapestry featuring the portrait of James McGill, a short biography in the centre and three images related to significant periods of his life on the right.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

James
McGill Born 1744
Glasgow
Began
Furtra
Ping
1767
Fought in war of
1812
Married
Madame des Rivières
1776 Bought

Burnside
Farm 1778, 46 acres
Died
1813

Text theme:

History

History:

In the summer of 1969, just months after it was installed at McGill Metro Station, the work was targeted by vandals. The tapestry was removed from the station to be cleaned but, because there was a dispute between the donor of the work and the Montreal Metro organization, it was never returned. The City of Montreal finally surrendered it to McGill University in 1972.

Dimensions

Height:

3.9m

Width:

3.5m

Other information

Owner(s):

Compagnie d’assurance canadienne universelle; STM

Le poète dans l’univers

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:54:36 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Lauda, Georges; Pannier, Paul

Artwork creator(s):

Lauda, Georges

Pannier, Paul

Text author(s):

Crémazie, Octave; de Saint-Denys Garneau, Hector; Nelligan, Émile

Text author(s):

Crémazie, Octave

Saint-Denys Garneau, Hector de

Nelligan, Émile

Installation year:

1968

Artwork description

Source: L'art dans le métro de Montréal (2008) Station Crémazie. (http://www.stcum.qc.ca/metro/art/)

Description:

Three major Quebec poets - Émile Nelligan (1879-1941), Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau (1912-1943) and, of course, Octave Crémazie (1827-1879) for whom the metro station was named - are represented by iron masks and excerpts of their poetry. The dominant colours of this mural (blue, black and white) evoke the night sky, with curves reminiscent of the trajectories of celestial bodies. Signs of the planets are represented - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto - as well as signs of the Zodiac - Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn. With their unusual presence, all these symbols evoke the freedom of poetic inspiration and lyricism. Three excerpts from poems by Saint-Denys Garneau, Émile Nelligan and Octave Crémazie are engraved into the mural. Sculpted in metal, the faces of the poets stand out against the ceramic background.

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Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Tous ceux dont le coeur pur n'écoute
sur la terre
Que les échos du ciel, qui rendent
moins amère
La douloureuse voie où l'homme doit
marcher...
- Octave Crémazie
- « Les morts »

Ma pensée est couleur de lumières
lointaines,
Du fond de quelque crypte aux
vagues profondeurs...

- Émile Nelligan- « Clair de lune intellectuel »

A-t-on le droit de faire la nuit
Nuit sur le monde et sur notre
coeur
Pour une étincelle - Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau - « Faction »

Text theme:

Poetry

Artwork theme:

The Presence of the poetic spirit in the cosmos, represented by celestial colours and the astrological signs of the planets and the constellations of the Zodiac.

Dimensions

Diameter:

9.8m

Other information

Note(s):

Gift of the Caisse Populaire Saint-Alphonse-d'Youville on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of its foundation.

Debout

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:54:16 +0000

Artwork identification

Alternate title:

Monument à Félix Leclerc

Artwork creator(s):

Langevin, Roger

Artwork creator(s):

Langevin, Roger

Text author(s):

Leclerc, Félix

Text author(s):

Leclerc, Félix

Collaborator(s):

La Fonderie d’art d’Inverness inc.; Inverness, Québec

Installation year:

1989

Artwork description

Source: UQAR (2008). Roger Langevin: Professeur : Arts. (http://www.uqar.uquebec.ca/arts/departement/langevin_roger.asp)

Description:

30 bronze plaques placed in a circle around a statue of the poet Félix Leclerc.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

« NOUS SOMMES QUÉBÉCOIS ISSUS DE LA
VIEILLE FRANCE MAÎTRES CHEZ NOUS ET
LOIN DES ROIS APRÈS TROIS SIÈCLES DE
PATIENCE NOUS SOMMES QUÉBÉCOIS
DEPUIS ET POUR DES SIÈCLES. »

(FÉLIX LECLERC) MOUVEMENT NATIONAL DES QUÉBÉCOIS.

Text theme:

Poetry

Artwork theme:

Tribute to Félix Leclerc

History

History:

Inauguration: October 21, 1990.

Acquisition method: Donation from the Mouvement des Québécois and Roger Langevin, by public fund-raising. Acquisition by the City of Montreal in 1990.

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

Quote from the artist: "Le personnage est sculptural. Il a la stature physique et mentale d’un Moïse. Il représente le Père (…) Il est 'debout', ses jambes texturées comme l'écorce soutiennent un corps puissant, torse bombé, main sur la hache, manteau sur l’épaule pour accentuer la masse supérieure du corps comme le volume généreux d’un feuillage en plein soleil." Roger Langevin

Source: Plate, near the work.

Author's biography:

Félix Leclerc

Owner(s):

City of Montréal

Hommage à Mihai Eminescu 1850-1889, poète national roumain

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:58:16 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Gorduz, Vasile

Artwork creator(s):

Gorduz, Vasile

Text author(s):

Eminescu, Mihai

Text author(s):

Eminescu, Mihai

Installation year:

2004

Artwork description

Source: Ville de Montréal (2008). Art public. (www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/artpublic)

Description:

Statue of the poet Mihai Eminescu with a plaque on the ground featuring a quote.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

« Si éternellement jeune, enveloppé dans ma cape… »

Text theme:

The poet Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), Romanian national poet

Artwork theme:

Tribute to a Romanian poet

History

History:

The work was inaugurated on September 18, 2004.

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Author's biography:

Mihai Eminescu

Owner(s):

Ville de Montréal

Fontaine de Tourny

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:20:30 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Moreau, Mathurin

Artwork creator(s):

Moreau, Mathurin

Text author(s):

Laberge, Marie

Text author(s):

Laberge, Marie

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Marie-Claude Langevin

Description:

Fontain with a poem by Marie Laberge on one side. The base of the fountain lies in a circular granite basin. The fountain features sixteen frogs and four statues around the octogonal pedestal holding the bowl, which is decorated with fishes each of its eight sides. The water is projected upwards by the frogs.

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Text of the artwork:

WATER FROM THE BIRTH OF TIME
WATER FROM THE DEEPEST DEPTHS OF EARTH
FROM THE CRESTS OF AGE-OLD GLACIERS,
THE WATERS OF OUR RIVERS, GREAT AND SMALL
HAVE CARVED OUT OUR COUNTRY.
WE ARE OF THIS PLACE, WE ARE HURON-WENDAT, INNU, CREE, ABENAKI AND ALL OUR BROTHERS
WE ARE FROM FRANCE, FROM SCOTLAND, IRELAND, <1>ENGLAND AND FROM FARTHER STILL.
FOR 400 YEARS,
WATER HAS FLOWED INTO OUR OPEN HANDS
HANDS THAT WILL CARRY QUEBEC
FROM NOW TO TOMORROW.
HERE, PAST MEETS FUTURE,
HERE, THE PRESENT SURGES MIGHTILY.
HERE, QUEBEC ASSERTS ITSELF
LOYAL AND PROUD
STRENGTHENED BY OUR PAST
FOREVER COURAGEOUS
AND DETERMINED NEVER TO DIE.

MARIE LABERGE, 2008

L'eau venue du fond des temps
Du tréfonds de la terre du sommet des glaciers millénaires L’eau du fleuve et des rivières Forge notre pays
Nous sommes d’ici, Hurons-Wendat, Innus, Cris, Abénaquis et tous nos frères,
Nous sommes en France, d’Écosse, d’Irlande, d’Angleterre et de plus loin encore
Depuis 400 ans,
L’eau coule dans nos mains ouvertes
Ces mains qui porteront le Québec
D’aujourd’hui à demain.
Ici, le passé croise l’avenir,
Ici, le présent jaillit puissament
Ici, le Québec s’affirme
Loyal et fier Fort d’hier
Courageux pour toujours
Et déterminé à ne pas mourir.

Marie Laberge, 2008

Text theme:

Quebec, Nation

Artwork theme:

Commemoration, Pride

Text reference:

Comme Une Bouteille à La Mer. Marie Laberge a Composé Le Texte Inscrit Sur La Fontaine De Tourny

History

History:

The fountain dates back to the mid-19thcentury. Commissioned by the mayor of Bordeaux, France, to celebrate the arrival of running water in the city, the fountain and five others like it would stand at both ends of the Allée de Tourney up until the 1960s. Produced in the famous Barbezat art foundry, the Fontaine de Tourny was designed by sculptor Mathurin Moreau, who won gold for his work at the Paris World Fair in 1855. The ornaments evoke the imaginary world of the sea. The fountain is being presented by La Maison Simons as a gift to Quebec City for its 400th anniversary.

Dimensions

Height:

6.7m

Other information

Note(s):

Five similar fountains can be found in Europe, in the cities of Porto, Angers, Soulac, Saint-Quentin and Geneva. The mechanical room is located below ground level and contains the control panels. Five pumps feed the fountain with a flow of 100 litres per second (1,600 gallons per minute). The fountain works with a continuous flow of water; additional water is pumped only to compensate evaporated losses. An anemometer (a camera hooked to a pole located near the fountain) measures the speed of time and allows for the adjustment of the jets according to wind forces in order to avoid splashing passers-by and the formation of ice on the pavement. The fountain is active from May to October.

Artist's biography:

Fontaine de Tourny

Document(s):

La Fontaine de Tourny attire l'attention

Québec Inaugure La Fontaine De Tourny, Don De La Famille Simons.

... Je suis fier d'offir la Fontaine de Tourny aux citoyens de la Ville de Québec

La Fontaine De Tourny Arrive

L’histoire de la musique à Montréal

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:01:32 +0000

Artwork identification

Alternate title:

Les Arts lyriques

Artwork creator(s):

Back, Frédéric

Artwork creator(s):

Back, Frédéric

Text author(s):

Back, Frédéric

Text author(s):

Back, Frédéric

Installation year:

1967

Remarks on location:

West mezzanine

Artwork description

Source: Métro de Montréal (2008). Frédéric Back- Histoire de la musique. (http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/back/metro-f.html)

Description:

The huge artwork consists of thousands of superimposed glass slats, lit by 105 tubes and supported by one tonne of steel.

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Text of the artwork:

Hochelaga, 20 Octobre M.D.XXXV. Ledict Cappitaine Iacques
Cartier comanda sonner les trompettes & aultres inſtrumens de
musisque, deſquelz ledict peuple ſut fort reſiouy. Pluſieurs hommes
& femmes nous vinrent cõduyre ſur la montaigne qui eſt par nous
nommée Mont Royal.

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Histoire de l'art musical à Montréal depuis le premier concert, le 20 octobre 1535, jusqu'aux recherches les plus audacieuses de ses musiciens contemporains.

Artwork theme:

It tells the history of music in Montreal, starting with the first concert on the island, in 1535, at the request of Jacques Cartier, and including famous figures as Guillaume Couture, Dame Emma Albani and Calixa Lavallée, until today.

History

History:

This artwork was the first to be sponsored and installed in the metro. It is one of the historical works commissioned under artistic director Robert La Palme. It was offered by former supermarket chain Steinberg. Its inauguration took place on December 20, 1967.

Dimensions

Height:

2.7m

Width:

13.7m

Other information

Artist's biography:

Frédéric Back

Owner(s):

Société de Transport de Montréal

Monument to Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:29:09 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Hébert, Henri

Artwork creator(s):

Hébert, Henri

Text author(s):

La Fontaine, Louis-Hippolyte

Text author(s):

La Fontaine, Louis-Hippolyte

Installation year:

1921

Remarks on location:

The monument is located near Grande-Allée East.

Artwork description

Source: Commission de la capitale nationale (2008). Monuments. (http://www.capitale.gouv.qc.ca/realisations)

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Text of the artwork:

« OUTRE L'ÉGALITÉ SOCIALE,
IL NOUS FAUT LA LIBERTÉ POLITIQUE.[...]
LE MOYEN D'OBTENIR CETTE LIBERTÉ POLITIQUE,
SI ESSENTIELLE À LA PAIX ET AU
BONHEUR
DE CES COLONIES, ET AU
DÉVELOPPEMENT
DE LEURS VASTES RESSOURCES [...]
C'EST, EN UN MOT, [...]
LE GOUVERNEMENT RESPONSABLE[...]. »

ADRESSE AUX ÉLECTEURS DE
TERREBONNE, 25 AOÛT 1840

LOUIS-HIPPOLYTE LA FONTAINE
1807-1864
CHEF DU GOUVERNEMENT
DE LA PROVINCE DU CANADA
DE 1848 À 1851

Artwork theme:

Tribute

History

History:

Unveiled on November 4, 2003, this Québec City monument was installed a first time on the façade of the Hôtel du Parlement in 1921. It is the work of sculptor Henri Hébert, the son of the illustrious Louis-Philippe Hébert. Following an important reorganization of the façade and the failure of the first monument project, the statue was moved to Boucherville, La Fontaine's birthplace, in 1982.

In order to commemorate the memory of Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine in his native region, a copy of the work was donated by the Commission de la capitale nationale de Québec to the City of Longueuil. It was installed in summer 2003, in Parc De La Broquerie, near the house of the famous reform leader of the 19th century.

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