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100 idées en l'air

Marie-Suzanne, 100 idées en l'air, 2000. © Guy L'Heureux
The artist climbed onto the rooftops from where she launched one hundred bags filled with helium, from which a text was suspended. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Désilets, Marie-Suzanne
Installation year: 
2000

A Mari Usque Ad Mare

Joe Chomistek, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, 1984
Rock carving depicting a map of Canada and the nation's Coat of Arms. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Chomistek, Joe
Installation year: 
1984

À paraître

Two projectors simultaneously projected images of book covers. The installation was accessible to viewers after the shop's opening hours. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Boyer, Gilbert
Installation year: 
1991

Anti Totem Pole

Phil Morrison, Anti Totem Pole, 2001
Totem made of washer-dryers [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Morrison, Phil
Installation year: 
2001

Bruce Eriksen Place

Blake Williams, Bruce Eriksen Place, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteBlake Williams, Bruce Eriksen Place, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteBlake Williams, Bruce Eriksen Place, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteBlake Williams, Bruce Eriksen Place, 1999. © Marc André Brouillette
Above the first floor of the building, 6 silkscreen-photo ceramic murals depict Bruce Eriksen and his activities. There are also 15 balcony text panels, each featuring one word: "share", "change" [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Williams, Blake
Installation year: 
1999

Crushed Vision

Lucy Pullen, Crushed Vision, 1998Lucy Pullen, Crushed Vision, 1998
Artwork creator(s): 
Pullen, Lucy
Installation year: 
1998

Domicile (Neighbourhood Series)

Kati Campbell, Domicile, 1988Kati Campbell, Domicile, 1988Kati Campbell, Domicile, 1988
Illuminated posters installed on billboards [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Campbell, Kati
Installation year: 
1988

DREAM.big

Donald Moar, DREAM.big, 2006
DREAM.big consists of six decorative screens spelling out the word ‘DREAM’ in giant letters. Modular in construction, these screens do not obscure the building’s face. The word ‘DREAM’ appears, [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Moar, Donald
Installation year: 
2006

Everything is going to be alright

Martin Creed, Everything is going to be alright, 2009.Martin Creed, Everything is going to be alright, 2009.
On a façade of the Wing Sang Building in Chinatown (the oldest building in the neighborhood), we can read the words "Everything is going to be alright." The neon letters are visible from the Georgi [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Creed, Martin
Installation year: 
2009

Freeze

Rebecca Belmore & Osvaldo Yero, Freeze, 2006Rebecca Belmore & Osvaldo Yero, Freeze, 2006
Rebecca Belmore and Osvaldo Yero used ice to make a new artwork melt during the long sleepless night of the Nuit Blanche festival. A large block of ice signified a life-size form, the absent [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Belmore, Rebecca; Yero, Osvaldo
Installation year: 
2006

Growth

Michael Alstad, Growth, 1997
Six 5-foot tall letters made of foam, felt and wheat grass spell out the word G*R*O*W*T*H. Grown in the bank for two weeks prior to opening, the water suppl [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Alstad, Michael
Installation year: 
1997

Historique des eaux usées

Les Ateliers Convertibles, Historique des eaux usées, 2002. © AC
The artist transformed sixty toilets into workshops. Throughout the period of the project, she left words written on pieces of paper floating on the water in the toilet bowl. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Les Ateliers Convertibles
Installation year: 
2002

Inhabited by a spirit...

Michael Fernandes, Inhabited by a spirit...., 1991Michael Fernandes, Inhabited by a spirit...., 1991
Photographic image on a billboard [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Fernandes, Michael
Installation year: 
1991

Je me souviens

Alfredo Jaar, Je me souviens, 1992Alfredo Jaar, Je me souviens, 1992
The photographic installation refers to the plight of the Vietnamese Boat People who were locked up in detention centres in Hong Kong while they were seeking asylum. Installed in three Montreal Vietna [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jaar, Alfredo
Installation year: 
1992

La Chute de mots

Florent Cousineau, La Chute de mots, 2001Florent Cousineau, La Chute de mots, 2001Florent Cousineau, La Chute de mots, 2001Florent Cousineau, La Chute de mots, 2001
Aluminum strips featuring words. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cousineau, Florent
Installation year: 
2001