Research in artworks: Tribute

Monument to Alphonse Desjardins

Yves Trudeau, Monument to Alphonse Desjardins, 1975Yves Trudeau, Monument to Alphonse Desjardins, 1975Yves Trudeau, Monument to Alphonse Desjardins, 1975
Memorial to Alphonse Desjardins (1854-1920), founder of the first credit union in North America. The abstract work is composed of different surfaces, some open, others closed, showing a silhouette of [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Trudeau, Yves
Installation year: 
1975

Murmures dans la main du temps

Collectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinCollectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinCollectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinCollectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude Langevin
Murmures dans la main du temps  is a spiral sculpture. Its labyrinthine structure of woven raw material evokes movement, inviting the viewer to stroll along, carried by the words of the poet from [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Collectif C-M-R
Installation year: 
2010

My Hall of Fame

Mitch Robertson, My Hall of Fame, 2001
Mitch Robertson's installation comments on the practices of commemoration and merchandising that produce stars and celebrities – in both the hockey and aesthetic realms. He activates the museum’s s [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Robertson, Mitch
Installation year: 
2001

Obélisque en hommage à Charles de Gaulle

Olivier Debré, Obélisque en hommage à Charles de Gaulle, 1992
Sculpture in the shape of an obelisk, consisting of seven superimposed elements. Depending on the point of view, it offers either uniform or fragmented surfaces. A vertical blue crack runs through the [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Debré, Olivier
Installation year: 
1992

Quelques pages d'histoire...

Élisabeth Mathieu, Quelques pages d'histoire, 2009Élisabeth Mathieu, Quelques pages d'histoire, 2009Élisabeth Mathieu, Quelques pages d'histoire, 2009
The artwork represents a large, open book about nature and art. It marks the importance of remembering artists and offers an overview of different types of art. An excerpt of a poem by Gérald Godin, C [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Élisabeth
Installation year: 
2009

Relic of Memory I and II

Anne O’Callaghan, Relic of Memory,1998Anne O’Callaghan, Relic of Memory,1998
In Relic of Memory, domestic and architectural structures fabricated from contemporary industrial materials are introduced into the environment. An eight-foot long steel table squarely placed in a mos [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
O’Callaghan, Anne
Installation year: 
1989

Rencontre au confluent

Suzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinSuzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinSuzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude Langevin
Group of glass panels with a concrete block. On the vertical panel, we can see the text and a path created with 1 ¢ coins. On the horizontal panel, the artist has inlaid wooden wafers and a recycled c [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bergeron, Suzanne
Installation year: 
2010

Rick Hansen

Blake Williams, Rick Hansen Mural, 1997Blake Williams, Rick Hansen Mural, 1997Blake Williams, Rick Hansen Mural, 1997
Artwork creator(s): 
Williams, Blake; Koochin, Bill
Installation year: 
1997

Royal Canadian Legion Mural

Maurice Butler, Royal Canadian Legion Mural, 2008
This mural recognizes and perpetuates the Act of Rememberance for all of our Veterans. It is a transitional collage of images that recognizes the different theatres of war. The choice of sepia colour [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Butler, Maurice
Installation year: 
2008

Them Us Now

Deeter Hastenteufel, Them Us Now, 2000
This artwork consists of three parts: a pile of stones, a pyramid and a boat made of wooden sticks. The words "Us" is located inside the pyramid, "Now" appears on a bed of rocks at the bottom of the [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Hastenteufel, Deeter
Installation year: 
2000

Untitled (Totem)

Myung Ji Kim, Untitled (Totem)
Totem with Korean writing. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Ji Kim, Myung