Research in artworks

The Commodification of Life

Ron Benner,The Commodification of Life, 1996Ron Benner,The Commodification of Life, 1996
Photographic posters installed in a mall. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Benner, Ron
Installation year: 
1996

The Feel of the Past

Susan Schelle, The Feel of the Past, 1987Susan Schelle, The Feel of the Past, 1987
The structure is a table with two benches. Quotations appear on the benches. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Schelle, Susan
Installation year: 
1987

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

The Great Canadian Equalizer

Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978
The concept of this demographic/historical mural grew out of the failure of the 1971 Victoria conference over constitutional reform and the ensuing discord between the provinces and federal governm [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Grey, Jerry
Installation year: 
1978

The Hall Of Names

Micah Lexier, The Hall Of Names,1997. © Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, The Hall Of Names,1997. © Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, The Hall Of Names,1997. © Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, The Hall Of Names,1997. © Marc André Brouillette
The Hall of Names - 1,000 first names submitted by people across the country, laser-cut from sheets of stainless steel and suspended from the arched roof of the 245-meter-long Galleria space. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1997

THE Illumination

Nicholas Wade, THE Illumination, 2005
Sculpture forming letters that fit together. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Wade, Nicholas
Installation year: 
2005

The Lethbridge Wind Gauge

James Henry, The Lethbridge Wind Gauge, 1985James Henry, The Lethbridge Wind Gauge, 1985
Giant wind gauge [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Henry, James
Installation year: 
1985

The Looking for Cognition

Michael Robison, The looking for cognition, 1993
Cement slabs were arranged around a central excavation surrounded by a rope and flanking the mound of earth removed to this end. Two gravel arches framed this "garden". Fragmented words were written o [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Robinson, Michael
Installation year: 
1993

The Metal Drummer and the Walldog

Hadley & Maxwell, The Metal Drummer and the Walldog, 2009
Artwork creator(s): 
Howes, Hadley; Stevens, Maxwell (Hadley+Maxwell)
Installation year: 
2009

The Name of the Tree

The Name of the Tree is a story written directly onto the leaves of a tree. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Frank, Simon
Installation year: 
2004

The People’s Plan

Adrian Göllner,The People’s Plan, 2001Adrian Göllner,The People’s Plan, 2001Adrian Göllner,The People’s Plan, 2001
The light box images at Carleton U. are designed to recall the government mega-projects of the 1970s. Symmetrical and non-monumental, the logos echo the egalitarian sensibility inherent to the modern- [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Göllner, Adrian
Installation year: 
2001

The Promise

Christopher McNamara, The Promise, 1991Christopher McNamara, The Promise, 1991
Photographic image on a billboard [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
McNamara, Christopher
Installation year: 
1991

The Raven

Germaine Koh, The Raven, 2003
The refrain from Edgar Allan Poe's poem applied to a wind-spun metal sign repeats an eerie mantra of perpetual loss. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Koh, Germaine
Installation year: 
2003

The River

Blake Williams, The River, 2005Blake Williams, The River, 2005Blake Williams, The River, 2005
The River is bench, it's a place to meet and it tells stories of the life-stream of Richmond. Through a sprinkling of text and photographs it paints a picture of the geographical origins of the Fraser [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Williams, Blake
Installation year: 
2005

The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home

Leah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008. ©Leah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008. © Marc André BrouLeah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008. © Marc André BrouLeah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008
The entire piece is composed of radiating circles. The inner circle of the compass consists of a planter component, which was devised by talking to Elders, botanists and local community members to sel [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Decter, Leah
Installation year: 
2008