Research in artworks: Temporary

Palimpsest

Nicole Dextras, Palimpsest, 2006Nicole Dextras, Palimpsest, 2006
Block of ice with text, frozen onto trees [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year: 
2006

Parc de la langue française

Rober Racine, Parc de la langue française
Conceived in 1979, Parc de la langue française remains a work in progress, although various versions have been presented in Quebec, Germany and France. The project aims to create a permanent public pa [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Racine, Rober

Passage

Ivan Jurakic, Passage, 2004
Hand-cut directly in sheetrock and drawn into with graphite, the single line of text occupied a long, narrow corridor in an abandoned downtown bank. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jurakic, Ivan
Installation year: 
2004

Passages

Ivan Jurakic, Passages, 2005 Ivan Jurakic, Passages, 2005 Ivan Jurakic, Passages, 2005
Passages translates "Never work", a slogan attributed to the Situationist International, into 18 different languages. Original handwritten translations were solicited [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jurakic, Ivan
Installation year: 
2005

Passe-moi un sapin Rita

Rita , Passe-moi un sapin Rita, 2008Rita , Passe-moi un sapin Rita, 2008Rita , Passe-moi un sapin Rita, 2008
Rita’s contribution to the Reford Gardens' International Garden Festival is their zany take on reforestation, with the installation of a large scale ‘pine tree air freshener’ in a natural setting. Thi [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Rita (Halmaï-Voisard, Stéphane; Rollin, Francis; Corbeil, Karine)
Installation year: 
2008

Perfect Future / Ouverture

Dejan Atanackovic, Perfect future/ouverture, 2000Dejan Atanackovic, Perfect future/ouverture, 2000Dejan Atanackovic, Perfect future/ouverture, 2000
For this artwork, the artist used three different media: a medium poster format throughout Québec City, a large format poster placed at the front entrance outside the Musée de la civilisation, and the [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Atanackovic, Dejan
Installation year: 
2000

Perhaps She Was So Wicked...

Jill P. Weaving,  Perhaps She Was So Wicked…, 1988
Photography installed in a bus shelter [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Weaving, Jill P.
Installation year: 
1988

Personne aux commandes

Matthieu Bouland, Personne aux commandes, 2007Matthieu Bouland, Personne aux commandes, 2007
Flash animations were shown through a window onto a main downtown street. Visible to passersby at nightfall, a new work from the series was presented nightly. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bouland, Matthieu
Installation year: 
2007

Poetry in Motion

Poetry in Motion, 1999-Poetry in Motion, 1999-
Poems inside city buses, in the advertising spaces. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Various
Installation year: 
1999

Poetry in Motion

Poetry in Motion
Poems placed in city buses [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Various
Installation year: 
2008

Points de suspension

Murielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005. © Cloé Alain-Gendreau; Martin PoitrMurielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005. © Cloé Alain-Gendreau; Martin PoitrMurielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005Murielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005
The artist installed 11 swings for two people. Sentences were written on the swing seats. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dupuis Larose, Murielle
Installation year: 
2005

Poster!

Michael de Courcey, Poster!, 1988
Posters installed in illuminated signs. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Courcey, Michael de
Installation year: 
1988

Poubelles du Quartier Latin et du Village

Maryo Thomas,  PoubellesMaryo Thomas,  Poubelles
Green and orange posters (in the Quartier Latin et the Village, respectively) were installed on both sides of public garbage bins. The posters were installed at random. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Thomas, Maryo
Installation year: 
2006