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Pure metallic element having the symbol Cu and atomic number 29; a reddish metal that is very malleable and ductile.

Change

Germaine Koh, Change, 1999
A quantity of coin-like metal slugs, each engraved with the single word "bon" or "bien", are sent into circulation as an alternative form of currency. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Koh, Germaine
Installation year: 
1999

Oeillée vers le large

Gérard Thériault, Oeillée vers le large, 2002Gérard Thériault, Oeillée vers le large, 2002
Large sculpture representing an Amerindian looking in the distance. The work is made of wire that has been rolled into voluminous shapes to create the character. A poem by the artist and an explanator [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Thériault, Gérard
Installation year: 
2002

Lettres ès Sens

Normand Forget, Lettres ès Sens, 1993. © Centre d'Exposition Lanaudière
Hanging sculpture and four low reliefs. The hanging sculpture is an empty obelisk whose sides are pierced with an arcade. The low reliefs consist of four tilted panels featuring Braille letters, Morse [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Forget, Normand
Installation year: 
1993

Untitled

Lucienne Cornet, Sans Titre, 1983. © Renée Larochelle
The sculpture consists of two panels mounted onto two brick walls. The first panel is a long horizontal rectangle and presents different types of representations subject to the morphology of the first [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cornet, Lucienne
Installation year: 
1983

Scriptura

Carole Baillargeon, Scriptura, 1994
Two sculptures representing scenes costumes for women and men are installed inside niches that face. The costumes, first cast in concrete, then covered with a woven copper strips. Splashes of concrete [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Baillargeon, Carole
Installation year: 
1994

Et, ils vécurent heureux

Carole Baillargeon, Et, ils vécurent heureux, 1995
Inspired by the "paper doll", a high-relief represents a dress. The back and front are juxtaposed so reversed, one above the other. The lower part (the front) shows a pattern of "root" or "branch". An [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Baillargeon, Carole
Installation year: 
1995
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