Research in artworks: Dismantled

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

Concrete poetry

Simon Frank, Concrete poetry, 2002. © Liam DynesSimon Frank, CONCRETE POETRY, 2002
The poem is painted on the pavement, spread along downtown streets. Each line is headed by a blue arrows pointing to the next line. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Frank, Simon
Installation year: 
2002

Duet

Eva Brandl, Duet, 1987Eva Brandl, Duet, 1987Eva Brandl, Duet, 1987
The billboard is set against the Art Gallery of Algoma façade and faces the meadow where 16 panels are installed by St. Mary River. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Brandl, Eva
Installation year: 
1987

Flashlight

Luis Jacob, Flashlight, 2005Luis Jacob, Flashlight, 2005
The message “EVERYBODY’S GOT A LITTLE LIGHT UNDER THE SUN” appeared at the Toronto Sculpture Garden in the spring of 2005. This message was written upon an LED sign that framed a climbing dome situate [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jacob, Luis
Installation year: 
2005

Garden Grow

Holly Newman, Garden Grow, 2001Holly Newman, Garden Grow, 2001
Veil with embroidery representing plants. The text is embroidered. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Newman, Holly
Installation year: 
2001

I looked for Sarah everywhere

Gilbert Boyer, I looked for Sarah everywhere,1992Gilbert Boyer, I looked for Sarah everywhere,1992. © Gilbert BoyerGilbert Boyer, I looked for Sarah everywhere,1992Gilbert Boyer, I looked for Sarah everywhere,1992
Installation of six paintings on the lawn. The paintings feature an image with text. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Boyer, Gilbert
Installation year: 
1992

Imperfection de la langue

Lucie Duval, Imperfection de la langue, 2004Lucie Duval, Imperfection de la langue, 2004Lucie Duval, Imperfection de la langue, 2004
The installation consists of three sentences hanging between trees. The letters are red. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Duval, Lucie
Installation year: 
2004

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

Just Do It!

Luis Jacob, Just Do It!, 2003Luis Jacob, Just Do It!, 2003
Installation of plastic adhesive tape on walls [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jacob, Luis
Installation year: 
2003

La Réserve

Clément de Gaulejac, La Réserve, 2007Clément de Gaulejac, La Réserve, 2007
La Réserve is an installation inspired by the specific history of a park that the city of Montreal left without any designation. At the park's entrance, a structure evokes the two squares - one red, t [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gaulejac, Clément de
Installation year: 
2007

Les Écritures d’eau

Pierre Bourgault, Les écritures d'eau, 1986Pierre Bourgault, Les écritures d'eau, 1986
The work consists of white painted wooden boards, linked end to end by two yellow polypropylene ropes and kept at the bottom of the river with boat anchors. The sculpture initially looked like a giant [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bourgault, Pierre
Installation year: 
1986

Literalists of the Imagination

Susan Schelle, Literalists of the Imagination, 1988
Three cast concrete Italian-style benches serve as a framing device for an image of a 16th century fountain projected onto a sheet of clear plexiglass. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Schelle, Susan
Installation year: 
1988

Native to the Americas

Ron Benner, Native to the Americas, 1991Ron Benner, Native to the Americas, 1991Ron Benner, Native to the Americas, 1991
Photographic image on a billboard [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Benner, Ron
Installation year: 
1991