Research in artworks: Permanent

L'îlot

Andrew, Dutkewych, L’Îlot, 2002Andrew, Dutkewych, L’Îlot, 2002
A promontory features a cylindrical tower with an open sphere and a sculpture in the shape of a dog. Three reflexive, black granite slabs are also included, featuring the nomenclature of indigenous aq [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dutkewych, Andrew
Installation year: 
2002

La Chute de mots

Florent Cousineau, La Chute de mots, 2001Florent Cousineau, La Chute de mots, 2001Florent Cousineau, La Chute de mots, 2001Florent Cousineau, La Chute de mots, 2001
Aluminum strips featuring words. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cousineau, Florent
Installation year: 
2001

La Couleur des lieux

The work consists of a painting, cut into five separate pieces. Five round, monochrome panels are fixed to the wall with a metal tube. The surface of each panel is painted in a light pastel colour: gr [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Pellerin, Guy
Installation year: 
2003

La culture est comme une rivière souterraine : elle ne paraît pas toujours, mais elle donne source à l’esprit

Daniel-Jean Primeau, La culture est comme une rivière souterraine.., 1998. Daniel-Jean Primeau, La culture est comme une rivière souterraine.., 1998.
The work is composed of rectangular red clay plates, which are arranged to form a wavy relief on a blue-painted wall. Seen from afar, the art work as a whole evokes a bird taking flight. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Primeau, Daniel-Jean
Installation year: 
1998

La Montagne des jours

Gilbert Boyer, La Montagne des jours, 1991. © Gilbert BoyerGilbert Boyer, La Montagne des jours, 1991Gilbert Boyer, La Montagne des jours, 1991. © Gilbert Boyer
These five discs lying on the ground along the trails of Mount-Royal. These discs are hardly visible from afar, they are based sometimes with soil and leaves. In winter, they are imperceptible as cove [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Boyer, Gilbert
Installation year: 
1991

La preuve

Élisabeth Mathieu, La preuve, 2004
Sculpture consisting of two structures hanging from six cables. Placed one in front of the other, the structures are vertically intertwined, forming a spiral. Each is made of eight parallelograms, six [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Élisabeth
Installation year: 
2004

La Traversée

Jean-Pierre Gaudreau, La traversée, 2000Jean-Pierre Gaudreau, La traversée, 2000
The work consists of three panels. The central panel represents an arched bridge with three turtles crossing it. Under it, the tail of a fish or sea mammal can be seen. This tail rises out of an oval [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gaudreau, Jean-Pierre
Installation year: 
2000

La traversée du territoire

René Derouin, La traversé du territoire, 1999René Derouin, La traversé du territoire, 1999René Derouin, La traversé du territoire, 1999
The work consists of three rectangular bases and a square base laid out on the ground. The bases are aligned at the bottom of the staircase so that they can be seen as soon as one arrives at the site. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Derouin, René
Installation year: 
1999

La vie à Montréal au XIXe siècle

Nicolas Sollogoub, La vie à Montréal au XIVe siècle,1974Nicolas Sollogoub, La vie à Montréal au XIVe siècle,1974Nicolas Sollogoub, La vie à Montréal au XIVe siècle,1974Nicolas Sollogoub, La vie à Montréal au XIVe siècle,1974
This massive cycle of five stained-glass works is composed of more than 1,200 pieces of glass. The first panel depicts the river and the island's forest, along with an inhabitant of the village of Hoc [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Sollogoub, Nicolas
Installation year: 
1974

Laissez-moi travailler je me décompose (A. Breton)

Marie-France Brière, Laissez-moi travailler je me décompose (A. Breton), 1992
The work is integrated into the floor of the great hall, which opens up onto five floors topped by a sky dome. The ensemble features a cross made of freshwater limestone, which recalls the cross on th [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Brière, Marie-France
Installation year: 
1992

Le bateau ivre

Francine Simonin, Le bateau ivre, 1996Francine Simonin, Le bateau ivre, 1996
The structure of the floors lean against a huge slanted wall. Three steel shapes run the length of the four-floor high slanted wall, forming ledges and peaks. These shapes have been cut and assembled, [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Simonin, Francine
Installation year: 
1996

Le bruit du monde

Gilbert Boyer, Le bruit du monde, 2002
The artwork consists of a long glass wall installed under a light shaft. Messages, sentences, words, handwritten or typographical signs as well as declarations collected from the institution's student [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Boyer, Gilbert
Installation year: 
2002

Le chants des mots, l'image des sons

Normand Forget, Le chant des mots, l'image des sons, 1998. © Chantal LemieuxNormand Forget, Le chant des mots, l'image des sons, 1998. © Chantal Lemieux
Work consists of a hanging sculptural element and a series of low reliefs. Words are cut out in a steel sheet using a wet cutting technique. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Forget, Normand
Installation year: 
1998

Le ciel et la terre

Agnès Riverin, Le ciel et la terre, 2003Agnès Riverin, Le ciel et la terre, 2003
The artwork is divided into three parts. At the entrance, a short poem tells us that writing is the main attraction of the library. On another wall, there is a tondo and the sihouette of a windbreak. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Riverin, Agnès
Installation year: 
2003

Le feu du dedans

Manon Fafard, Le feu du dedans, 1998. © Pascale Beaudet
The artwork consists of 24 mini houses attached to the walls of a room. They are all painted red and in different sizes. The houses are inspired from houses neighboring the school and offer a silhouet [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Fafard, Manon
Installation year: 
1998