Research in artworks: Installation and intervention

As You Were

Micah Lexier, As You Were, 1991Micah Lexier, As You Were, 1991Micah Lexier, As You Were, 1991
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1991

Asphalt Garden

Michèle Adrian & Paula Meijerink, Asphalt Garden, 2003
Flooded paved courtyard. The artist played with the black opacity of asphalt vs the clear transparency of water, with their capacity to absorb or reflect light, with the constant immobility of the fir [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Adrian, Michèle; Meijerink, Paula (SE BUSCA)
Installation year: 
2003

Au fil de ta promenade

Agnès Riverin, Au fil de ta promenade, 2003Agnès Riverin, Au fil de ta promenade, 2003Agnès Riverin, Au fil de ta promenade, 2003Agnès Riverin, Au fil de ta promenade, 2003
The Wreck:Fascinated by the mysterious wreck of the Lady Era, which washed up on the shores of Port-Cartier over 20 years ago, the artist made it the focal point of this work. Thus, a steel silhouette [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Riverin, Agnès
Installation year: 
2003

Aurora Readiness Centre

Annie MacDonell, Aurora Readiness Centre, 2007Annie MacDonell, Aurora Readiness Centre, 2007
A precise recreation of Toronto’s official nuclear fallout shelter, built in 1962 at the height of Cold War tension, allowed Torontonians to explore the interior of the shelter as it was before it was [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
MacDonell, Annie
Installation year: 
2007

Autres lieux de passage et lieux d'arrêt

Caroline Gagné, Autres lieux de passage et lieux d'arrêt, 2003Caroline Gagné, Autres lieux de passage et lieux d'arrêt, 2003Caroline Gagné, Autres lieux de passage et lieux d'arrêt, 2003Caroline Gagné, Autres lieux de passage et lieux d'arrêt, 2003
24 plates have been moulded into the gullies that are created by ground erosion (through the movements of pedestrians). The sentences on the plates are taken from conversations with the pedestrians. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gagné, Caroline
Installation year: 
2003

Babylon (and the Tower of Babel)

John McEwen, Babylon (and the Tower of Babel),1991John McEwen, Babylon (and the Tower of Babel),1991John McEwen, Babylon (and the Tower of Babel),1991
A series of seven rusted metal pedestals in which the letters of the word “Babylon” are formed as interior voids. Mounted atop one pedestal is a large urn set at a tilt, and atop another is one of McE [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
McEwen, John
Installation year: 
2003

Bancs de pierre.. .et de paroles/ Bancos de pedra... e de palabras

Bancs de pierre...et de paroles/ Bancos de pedra... e de palabras, 2009Bancs de pierre...et de paroles/ Bancos de pedra... e de palabras, 2009Bancs de pierre...et de paroles/ Bancos de pedra... e de palabras, 2009
Twelve granite benches installed along Saint-Laurent Blvd. Portuguese and French literary quotes are engraved onto them. Each bench is decorated with ceramics created by four Montreal artists of Portu [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lima, Joe; Branco, Joseph; Rebelo, Miguel; Calado, Carlos
Installation year: 
2009

Because there was and there wasn't a city of Baghdad

Jamelie Hassan, Because there was and there wasn't a city of Baghdad, 1990Jamelie Hassan, Because there was and there wasn't a city of Baghdad, 1990. © JA
This work features a photograph Hassan took on her first visit to Baghdad, Iraq, in the late 1970s, when she studied Arabic at the University of Mustansyria. The photo shows the colourfully tiled dome [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Hassan, Jamelie
Installation year: 
1990

Belonging

Nicole Dextras, Belonging, 2007Nicole Dextras, Belonging, 2007Nicole Dextras, Belonging, 2007Nicole Dextras, Belonging, 2007
Artwork creator(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year: 
2007

Bleu… et toutes les couleurs

Michel Goulet, Bleu… et toutes les couleurs, 1995Michel Goulet, Bleu… et toutes les couleurs, 1995Michel Goulet, Bleu… et toutes les couleurs, 1995
A bronze table is installed in the indoor garden. Small amounts of colours have been sprinkled onto it. Under each colour, a verb in the infinitive is engraved directly into the tabletop. A wall near [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Michel
Installation year: 
1995

Book Tower

 Byron Johnston, Book Tower, 2003
Column made of books [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Johnston, Byron
Installation year: 
2003

Bridge, Abridged

Adam Kuby, Bridge, Abridged, 2007Adam Kuby, Bridge, Abridged, 2007Adam Kuby, Bridge, Abridged, 2007Adam Kuby, Bridge, Abridged, 2007
Bridge, Abridged consists of several components which focus attention on the cutting-edge engineering and materials used in the pedestrian overpass structure. Adam Kuby integrates words and manipulate [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Kuby, Adam
Installation year: 
2007

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

Bus Power Series

Adrian Göllner, Bus Power Series, 2002Adrian Göllner, Bus Power Series, 2002Adrian Göllner, Bus Power Series, 2002
Posters produced for the ad-slots in the buses of the local transit system. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Göllner, Adrian
Installation year: 
2002