Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Woven fabric

A Thousand Kisses Deep

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:23:35 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Pelletier, Éric

Artwork creator(s):

Pelletier, Éric

Text author(s):

Cohen, Leonard

Text author(s):

Cohen, Leonard

Collaborator(s):

Bourgeois, Olivier; Martineau, Annie; Turgeon, Amélie

Installation year:

2010

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Marie-Claude Langevin

Description:

The installation consists of a gigantic glass prism with a rectangular base, which is split in the middle to disclose a silky texture that longs to be touched. The rectangle is covered with letters through which we distinguish the excerpt of a text.

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Text of the artwork:

You the live I’m
Turning you tricks
Odds your ditch are
I’m getting it fixed
Lefethereas toifallit’s
To real stay beat alive

Text theme:

Poetry, Sensual

Artwork theme:

The team from Éric Pelletier, architectes has designed a work of art that is masculine, strong, dark and subtly sensual, a reflection of the poet who inspired it. Leonard Cohen's A Thousand Kisses Deep / Dans les profondeurs de mille baisers evokes thoughts about the man and his poetry, but especially on the depth and mystery of rich artistic production.

History

History:

From May 18 to October 31, 2010, in the entrance hall of the Grande Bibliothèque, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) will be hosting the exhibition Architectures en vers, which consists of five architectural installations inspired by poetry. These installations were created by collectives of well-known and up-and-coming architects working with glass artists. The exhibition is presented as part of the “Montréal, 2010 City of Glass” program, under the direction of the Board of Montreal Museum Directors.

Event date(s):

2010

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Note(s):

A Thousand Kisses Deep
The ponies run, the girls are young,
The odds are there to beat.
You win a while, and then it’s done –
Your little winning streak.
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat,
You live your life as if it’s real,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
I’m turning tricks, I’m getting fixed,
I’m back on Boogie Street.
You lose your grip, and then you slip
Into the Masterpiece.
And maybe I had miles to drive,
And promises to keep:
You ditch it all to stay alive,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
And sometimes when the night is slow,
The wretched and the meek,
We gather up our hearts and go,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
Confined to sex, we pressed against
The limits of the sea:
I saw there were no oceans left
For scavengers like me.
I made it to the forward deck.
I blessed our remnant fleet –
And then consented to be wrecked,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
I’m turning tricks, I’m getting fixed,
I’m back on Boogie Street.
I guess they won’t exchange the gifts
That you were meant to keep.
And quiet is the thought of you,
The file on you complete,
Except what we forgot to do,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
And sometimes when the night is slow,
The wretched and the meek,
We gather up our hearts and go,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
The ponies run, the girls are young,
The odds are there to beat…

Artist's biography:

Éric Pelletier

Author's biography:

Leonard Cohen

Document(s):

Architecture en vers exhibition at Montreal's Grande Bibliothèque

Architectures en vers, présentée dans le cadre de Montréal, ville de verre 2010

Table-ronde - Exposition “Architectures en vers” à la Grande Bibliothèque

Garden Grow

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:38:32 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Newman, Holly

Artwork creator(s):

Newman, Holly

Text author(s):

Newman, Holly

Text author(s):

Newman, Holly

Installation year:

2001

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Holly Newman

Description:

Veil with embroidery representing plants. The text is embroidered.

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Text of the artwork:

How does your garden grow?

Artwork theme:

Communication, horticulture

History

History:

The artwork was created on the occasion of a neighborhood feast. People were asked to answer a questionnaire about their gardening practices.

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Note(s):

"I was hoping that this piece would encourage observation and dialogue about the unique gardens that are an important part of my community. The text functioned as an invitation for the viewer to become a participant, another point of entry into the project."

- From a conservation with the artist, April 2009

Artist's biography:

Holly Newman

Source:

Holly Newman (780) 474-8034 11215-96 StreetEdmonton, ABT5G 1T1hknewman@telus.net

Document(s):

Garden Grow, 2001

Sewing

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:15:49 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Oades, Lorraine

Artwork creator(s):

Oades, Lorraine

Text author(s):

Roy, Gabrielle

Text author(s):

Roy, Gabrielle

Installation year:

1997

Remarks on location:

The performance took place in the window of unoccupied commercial premises.

Artwork description

Source: Optica (2007) Sur l'expérience de la ville. (http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/k31320/oade01.htm)

Description:

Every day, the artist embroidered on a piece of cloth a significant sentence from one of the 32 chapters of the French and English versions of the novel Bonheur d'occasion by Gabrielle Roy. After, the colored strips of cloth were hung to the wall. An audiotape of the novel being read was played in a loop.

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Text of the artwork:

Bonheur d'occasion

Text theme:

Quebec literature

Artwork theme:

Literature

Text reference:

Bonheur d'occasion

History

History:

The performance took place from August 29 to October 5, 1997, Monday to Saturday, between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Event: Sur l’expérience de la ville : intervention en milieu urbain

Event date(s):

1997

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Note(s):

The event was organized by the Centre d'art contemporain Optica. The commissioners were Marie Fraser, Diane Gougeon and Marie Perrault.

Artist's biography:

Lorraine Oades

Document(s):

Le cas Optica

Sur l’expérience de la ville : interventions en milieu urbain