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signs series

Germaine Koh, signs series, 2002Germaine Koh, signs series, 2002
A series of artworks made by blocking out words from pre-printed signs, using pieces of self-adhesive vinyl, in order perhaps to isolate the underlying sentiments behind these stan [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Koh, Germaine
Installation year: 
2002

Spell

Ivan Jurakic, Spell, 2004
Spell marks the shared entrance to the Grimsby Public Library and Art Gallery with a selection of one-of-a-kind magnetic poetry, featuring a text that was digitally processed from the handwriting of t [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jurakic, Ivan
Installation year: 
2004

Stay Away From Lonely Places

Ron Terada, Stay Away From Lonely Places, 2005
Installation of words on the façade of a building [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Terada, Ron
Installation year: 
2005

Symbols of the Cuneiforms

Patricia & Lionel Thomas, F. Lachnit, Symbols of the Cuneiforms, 1960Patricia & Lionel Thomas, F. Lachnit, Symbols of the Cuneiforms, 1960Patricia & Lionel Thomas, F. Lachnit, Symbols of the Cuneiforms, 1960
This artwork is a delicate metal bas-relief with plexiglas inserts. The white sections light up at night. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Thomas, Lionel; Thomas, Patricia; Lachnit, F.
Installation year: 
1960

Take the Poetry Route

Take the Poetry Route, 1999Take the Poetry Route, 1999Take the Poetry Route, 1999
Poems selected for publication on interior advertising panels on ETS buses and LRT [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Various
Installation year: 
1999

Templates for Walking Theatre

Luis Jacob, Templates for Walking Theatre, 2003Luis Jacob, Templates for Walking Theatre, 2003
Similar both to public signage and graffiti, Templates for Walking Theatre link language to municipal authority –and to our personal capacities as citizens for creating new meaning. These graphic and [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jacob, Luis
Installation year: 
2000

The Five Word Phrase Calendar

Micah Lexier, The Five Word Phrase Calendar, 2001
This work changes daily according to the corresponding calendar of five-word phrases created by the artist. For example, rather than identifying the first day of the month with a number, it would alwa [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
2001

Two Equal Texts

Micah Lexier & Christian Bök, Two Equal Texts, 2007Micah Lexier & Christian Bök, Two Equal Texts, 2007
Text posted in the show windows of an art gallery [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah; Bök, Christian
Installation year: 
2007

Un Jeudi soir à 5 h

Josée Fafard, Un jeudi soir à 15h, 2001Josée Fafard, Un jeudi soir à 15h, 2001
The work consists of nine suspended sculptures, approximately eight hundred small, colourful isosceles triangles and nine sentences or words, all attached to the ceiling. Each sculpture is associated [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Fafard, Josée
Installation year: 
2001

Une odeur de luxe

Mark Lewis, Une odeur de luxe, 1990Mark Lewis, Une odeur de luxe, 1990
"Odour-spraying" devices were installed in the airport toilets. In the men's room, the devices offered fragrances for women; in the women's room, fragrances for men. Text written in vinyl letters had [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lewis, Mark
Installation year: 
1990

Used cars

Corinne Carlson, Used cars, 1995Corinne Carlson, Used cars, 1995Corinne Carlson, Used cars, 1995Corinne Carlson, Used cars, 1995
Bright orange words spell out love song lyrics and are suspended above car lots [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Carlson, Corinne
Installation year: 
1995

Vacancy

Carl Cesta, Vacancy, 2007
Artwork creator(s): 
Cesta, Carl (Persona Volare Collective)
Installation year: 
2007

Walkthrough

Laurel Woodcock, Walkthrough, 2006Laurel Woodcock, Walkthrough, 2006Laurel Woodcock, Walkthrough, 2006Laurel Woodcock, Walkthrough, 2006
Text written in vinyl letters on the walls. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Woodcock, Laurel
Installation year: 
2006