Good For You

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:27:29 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Thompson, Christy

Artwork creator(s):

Thompson, Christy

Text author(s):

Thompson, Christy

Text author(s):

Thompson, Christy

Installation year:

1998

Remarks on location:

Several locations: along Spadina Avenue, heading South of College Street to King Street; along Queen Street West, from Bathurst Street to Yonge Street; along King Street West, from Bathurst Street to Yonge Street; along Front Street West, from John Street to Jarvis; along Bloor Street West, from St.George Street to Yonge Street; in the Financial District, along Bay Street and York Street; along Dundas Street West, from Beverly Street to University Avenue.

Artwork description

Source: Pruesse, Kym (1999). Accidental Audience : Urban Interventions by Artists. Toronto: Off\Site Collective

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Remarks on image:

Collage: details of the various public locations where the object has been installed

Text of the artwork:

GOOD FOR YOU

History

History:

Exhibition: off\site@toronto, Toronto, ON, 1998. (Organized by Mercer Union. Commissioner: Kim Pruesse)

Event date(s):

1998

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

"By placing these trophies in seemingly unimportant sites, attention is drawn to both space and object, perhaps interrupting the monotony of our familiar paths."

Pruesse, Kym, ed. (1999). Accidental Audience: Urban Interventions by Artists, Toronto : Off\Site Collective

Artist's biography:

Thompson, Christy

Document(s):

Accidental Audience : Urban Interventions by Artists

Crushed Vision

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:30:37 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Pullen, Lucy

Artwork creator(s):

Pullen, Lucy

Text author(s):

Pullen, Lucy

Text author(s):

Pullen, Lucy

Installation year:

1998

Artwork description

Source: Pruesse, Kym, éd. (1999), Accidental Audience : Urban Interventions by Artists, Toronto : Off\Site Collective, p.80

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

When the eye can no longer focus sharply on near objects, an optical lens is required to assist in reading and near work. Three basic lens designs can provide this assistance. Bifocal lenses are convenient, as they offer the wearer two fields of correction, distance, and near. Trifocals go a step further, with an additional zone for intermediate, arms length vision. The third and most recent optical lens design is the progressive addition lens. Progressive addition lenses are a technically advanced design which allows continuous vision from infinity to near. Because of the absence of lines, the visual path is smooth and uninterrupted. In addition to improved visual comfort, esthetic appearance is enhanced. By trying the various styles, individuals can determine which types of design can best suit their needs.

Artwork theme:

Optometry

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

Pullen, Lucy

Source:

1. Lucy Pullen, artiste G- 587 Bay Street, Harbourview Industrial Park Victoria BC Canada V8t 1P5 T : (250) 483--5495 lucypullen@gmail.com 2. Mercer Union Organisateur de l’événement off\site@toronto 37 Lisgar Street Toronto ON M6J 3T3 T: 416 536 1519 F: 416 536 2955 info@mercerunion.org www.mercerunion.org

Document(s):

Accidental Audience : Urban Interventions by Artists

Taking it to the Streets

Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Off\site@toronto

Good For You

Crushed Vision