Research in artworks: Temporary

Good For You

Christy Thompson, Good For You, 1998
Artwork creator(s): 
Thompson, Christy
Installation year: 
1998

Graymatter

 Alan Brandoli, Graymatter, 1989
Artwork creator(s): 
Brandoli, Alan
Installation year: 
1989

Growth

Michael Alstad, Growth, 1997
Six 5-foot tall letters made of foam, felt and wheat grass spell out the word G*R*O*W*T*H. Grown in the bank for two weeks prior to opening, the water suppl [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Alstad, Michael
Installation year: 
1997

Halifax Begs Your Pardon!

Tactical Art Coalition, Halifax Begs Your Pardons !, 2002Tactical Art Coalition, Halifax Begs Your Pardons !, 2002Tactical Art Coalition, Halifax Begs Your Pardons !, 2002
A series of friendly interventions designed to interact with the urban ladscape of Halifax in a manner that would elicit reflections, considerations, and ideas that would challenge or expand the usual [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Tactical Art Coalition
Installation year: 
2002

Historique des eaux usées

Les Ateliers Convertibles, Historique des eaux usées, 2002. © AC
The artist transformed sixty toilets into workshops. Throughout the period of the project, she left words written on pieces of paper floating on the water in the toilet bowl. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Les Ateliers Convertibles
Installation year: 
2002

Hold That Thought

Kelly Mark, Hold That Thought, 2006Kelly Mark, Hold That Thought, 2006
Site specific installation. Several of the letters were programmed to fail or sputter (flicker on and off) at random intervals [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mark, Kelly
Installation year: 
2006

Homage to Parenthood

Toni Latour, Homage to Parenthood, 2010. © Toni LatourToni Latour, Homage to Parenthood, 2010. © Toni LatourToni Latour, Homage to Parenthood, 2010. © Toni LatourToni Latour, Homage to Parenthood, 2010. © Toni Latour
Homage to Parenthood is a six-panel public art installation on display at the Canada Line Brighouse Station. On the panels are 100 clichés, idioms and sayings written in colours that mirror those of&n [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Latour, Toni
Installation year: 
2010

Home Is Here

Jin-Me Yoon, Home Is Here, 1992
Photographic image placed in a billboard [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Yoon, Jin-Me
Installation year: 
1992

Hommage à Gaétan Beaudin

On the ground, a square cement slab incorporates fragments of various pottery pieces. In the center, a plaque shows a quote from Gaétan Beaudin (1924-2002). [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Unknown Creator
Installation year: 
2002

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

I Said No

Ken Lum, I Said No, 2010Ken Lum, I Said No, 2010Ken Lum, I Said No, 2010
Bay window displaying different ways of saying "no". [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lum, Ken
Installation year: 
2010

ICONOCLASH : NIGHT of AWE DANCE PARTY

Melissa Shiff,  ICONOCLASH : NIGHT OF AWE DANCE PARTY, 2007
This installation pairs iconic movie scenes with a multicultural music mix to create an interactive dance party. The audience is superimposed onto these scenes via te [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Shiff, Melissa
Installation year: 
2007