Research in artworks: Temporary

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 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 WORDS DON'T FIT THE PICTURE

Ron Terada, THE WORDS DON'T FIT THE PICTURE, 2010Ron Terada, THE WORDS DON'T FIT THE PICTURE, 2010
The work takes the form of a large freestanding sign that sits in front of the library, just off the southern entrance of the building, by heavy pedestrian traffic. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Terada, Ron
Installation year: 
2010

The You Are Here Garden

Taco Iwashima & Christopher Bruce Mathews, You Are Here Garden, 2002
At the entrance to the trail, a huge curtain features the phrase "You Are Here" in white letters. In the wooded area, white ribbons are hanging on which the phrase "you are here" is repeated. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Iwashima, Taco; Mathews, Christopher Bruce
Installation year: 
2002

There is no place like home

Ken Lum, There is no place like home, 2001. © Mois de la photoKen Lum, There is no place like home, 2001. © Museum in progress
Giant banner featuring portraits of people from various backgrounds along with their personal thoughts. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lum, Ken
Installation year: 
2001

Think of England

Rachelle Viader Knowles, Think of England, 2008
The sun never sets refers both to Regina's status as "The Queen City", named after Queen Victoria Regina, and the brilliant prairie sunshine that bathes its streets and parks. The name of Victoria Par [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Knowles, Rachelle Viader
Installation year: 
2008

Tombez dans le panneau

Tombez dans le panneau, 1992Tombez dans le panneau, 1992Tombez dans le panneau, 1992
Mediacom-type displays (black writing on yellow background or yellow writing on black background). [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Audette; Berganga; Dubeau; Dutrisac; Musiol; Thibault; Vigneau, Jean-Yves
Installation year: 
1992

Tome

Phil Morrison, Tome, 2002Phil Morrison, Tome, 2002
Totem made of washer-dryers [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Morrison, Phil
Installation year: 
2002

Trading

Ross Miurhead, Trading, 1988
Photography in a bus shelter [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Muirhead, Ross
Installation year: 
1988