Research in artworks: Permanent

Street Light

Bernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André Brouillette
Each of six twelve-meter high, bronze I-beam towers hold an image cut into a metal plate that illustrate the history of the area. The plates cast the shadow of the image onto the street. Texts etched [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Miller, Bernie; Tregebov, Alan
Installation year: 
1997

Stroll

Derek Besant, Stroll, 2005
Text fragments in stainless steel are wrapped around poles at eye level. Each describes an ordinary moment, such as waiting for a train. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Besant, Derek
Installation year: 
2005

Suivre son étoile

Michel Bois, Suivre son étoile, 1992. © Josianne Gervais
Relief-painting on a rectangular wooden support. Wooden cutout figures are painted in bright colours, standing out against a black background. They represent, among others, an acrobat, a hand-balancer [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bois, Michel
Installation year: 
1992

Symbols of the Cuneiforms

Patricia & Lionel Thomas, F. Lachnit, Symbols of the Cuneiforms, 1960Patricia & Lionel Thomas, F. Lachnit, Symbols of the Cuneiforms, 1960Patricia & Lionel Thomas, F. Lachnit, Symbols of the Cuneiforms, 1960
This artwork is a delicate metal bas-relief with plexiglas inserts. The white sections light up at night. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Thomas, Lionel; Thomas, Patricia; Lachnit, F.
Installation year: 
1960

Table of Contents

spmb_projects, Table of Contents, 2006spmb_projects, Table of Contents, 2006spmb_projects, Table of Contents, 2006spmb_projects, Table of Contents, 2006. © Marc André Brouillette
Area residents were invited by the artists to submit phrases which were then inscribed into the sculpture. Each household was asked to provide 5-word phrases that represented a sentiment about th [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Aquino, Eduardo; Shanski, Karen (spmb_projects)
Installation year: 
2006

Tango de Montréal

Les industries perdues, Tango de Montréal, 2000Les industries perdues, Tango de Montréal, 2000Les industries perdues, Tango de Montréal, 2000
This bas-relief reproduced the poem Tango de Montreal by Gérald Godin. The work is integrated into the north side of a house. The bricks are colored terracotta pink. The letters are carved into the br [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Les industries perdues (Hébert, François; Purdy, Richard)
Installation year: 
2000

Tapisserie (McGill)

Kelvin McAvoy, Tapisserie (McGill), 1969
Tapestry featuring the portrait of James McGill, a short biography in the centre and three images related to significant periods of his life on the right. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
McAvoy, Kelvin
Installation year: 
1969

Terra Incognita

Gwen Curry, Terra Incognita, 2001. © City of SurreyGwen Curry, Terra Incognita, 2001. © City of SurreyGwen Curry, Terra Incognita, 2001. © City of Surrey
Terra Incognita links the Ocean Park Library with its garden, bringing the garden inside and the library outside. The classical interior architecture of the building lends itself well to the large, cl [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Curry, Gwen
Installation year: 
2001

The Book

Ilan Sandler,The Book, 2006Ilan Sandler,The Book, 2006Ilan Sandler,The Book, 2006
The Book is a steel sculpture representing a book with two pages torn away from its spine. The spine is perpendicular to the ground, the covers are open, and the pages appear to blow in the wind. Fr [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Sandler, Ilan
Installation year: 
2006

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 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