Research in artworks: Permanent

Les oiseaux

Ceramics art work produced with the contribution of the public. Texts by Hélène Dorion appear with the art work. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Derouin, René
Installation year: 
2003

Les oiseaux-poèmes

Nicole Vigneault, Parc oiseaux-poèmes, 2005Nicole Vigneault, Parc oiseaux-poèmes, 2005Nicole Vigneault, Parc oiseaux-poèmes, 2005
In L’oiseau-poème, a seagull and a bridge remember the proximity of the River and the existence of various bridges, from covered bridges to Laviolette Bridge. With its up-swing, the latter is a s [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vigneault, Nicole
Installation year: 
2005

Les pieds dans la boue

Jocelyne Belcourt Salem, Les pieds dans la boue, 1999Jocelyne Belcourt Salem, Les pieds dans la boue, 1999Jocelyne Belcourt Salem, Les pieds dans la boue, 1999
Text written on a fence in a field [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Belcourt Salem, Jocelyne
Installation year: 
1999

Les quatre éléments

Dominique Laquerre, Les quatre éléments, 1991. © Dominique LaquerreDominique Laquerre, Les quatre éléments, 1991. © Dominique Laquerre
The installation consists of paintings on wooden panels and a metallic structure. The paintings cover the upper part of four of the library's columns. They evoke the elements of nature - water, air, e [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Laquerre, Dominique
Installation year: 
1991

Les sentiers d’un flâneur, Espace Félix Leclerc

Located outdoors, trails let visitors discover the island's interior, its woodlands and cropland, in a journey sprinkled with poetry. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Fondation Félix-Leclerc

Les sept étapes de la médecine

André Garant, Les sept étapes de la médecine, 1957André Garant, Les sept étapes de la médecine, 1957André Garant, Les sept étapes de la médecine, 1957
The mosaic represents the evolution of medicine, from the origins to modern times, as an extension of its pursuit and application in hospitals, with reference to the theoretical and practical activiti [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Garant, André
Installation year: 
1957

Les voyelles. « Salut Rimbaud »

Pierre Leblanc, Les voyelles, 1990
A different sculpture tops each of the columns in a colonnade. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
1990

Lest we Forget

Teresa Posyniak, Lest we Forget, 1994Teresa Posyniak, Lest we Forget, 1994Teresa Posyniak, Lest we Forget, 1994
The names of 135 Canadian women murdered since 1989 are written, interspersed with the phrase "lest we forget" throughout the list. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Posyniak, Teresa
Installation year: 
1994

Lettres ès Sens

Normand Forget, Lettres ès Sens, 1993. © Centre d'Exposition Lanaudière
Hanging sculpture and four low reliefs. The hanging sculpture is an empty obelisk whose sides are pierced with an arcade. The low reliefs consist of four tilted panels featuring Braille letters, Morse [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Forget, Normand
Installation year: 
1993

Lieu de force

Pierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQPierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQPierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQ
Sculptural grouping consisting in four small components on which architectural motifs appear - volutes, banister, railing. Two larger components are also installed. A leafy tree and a samara are embed [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
2002

Lingua Aqua

Michael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua AquaMichael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua AquaMichael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua AquaMichael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua Aqua
The structure is a self-enclosed fountain, with rain curtains and a reflective pool that contains a video monitor. The video shows a variety of community members speaking their native languages and em [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cassidy, Melanie; Filimowicz, Michael; Marks, Brady; Pasquier, Philippe
Installation year: 
2009

Lookout

Noel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André Brouillette
A sculptural installation consisting of two glass-roofed pavilions separated by approximately 120 metres. The elliptical roof of each pavilion is supported by two walls made of stainless steel with cu [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Best, Noel (architect by profession); Dikeakos, Christos (artist by profession)
Installation year: 
1999

Lost Streams of Kitsilano

Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994
Sixteen in-ground markers and four above-ground markers are installed along the paths of four historical streams that once existed in Kitsilano. Each of the in-ground markers has the words LOST STREAM [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Penner Bancroft, Marion
Installation year: 
1994

Louis J. Robichaud Monument

Luc Charette, Monument Louis J. Robichaud, 2007
The structure is made up of two main masses, erected side by side and supporting each other: it illustrates duality and equality, and is a reminder of Louis Robichaud’s fight against inequality and in [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Charette, Luc
Installation year: 
2007

Lulu, A Memory Garden

Jacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Lulu, A Memory Garden, 2009.Jacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Lulu, A Memory Garden, 2009.Jacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Lulu, A Memory Garden, 2009.
The art project consists of two parts: large pavers cut from pillars featuring text and placed at various locations throughout the park; a centre piece of large etched black stone paver slabs placed i [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Metz, Jacqueline; Chew, Nancy
Installation year: 
2009