Research in artworks: Exterior

Parvis et portail n°22

Yves Trudeau, Parvis et portail no22, 2000Yves Trudeau, Parvis et portail no22, 2000
Sculptural installation consisting of three elements referring to the advent of the new millennium and the rural past of Ville Saint-Laurent. A pyramidal aluminum structure sits on the right [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Trudeau, Yves
Installation year: 
2000

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-Goutte

Gilbert Poissant, Passe-goutte, 1997Gilbert Poissant, Passe-goutte, 1997
The shape of a drop of water is drawn on a circle made of black and white granite. The drop points North. Letters carved on the drop indicate the month of the year (first letter of each month). Lights [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Poissant, Gilbert
Installation year: 
1997

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

Password

Alan Storey, Password, 1994. © Marc André BrouilletteAlan Storey, Password, 1994. © Marc André BrouilletteAlan Storey, Password, 1994. © Marc André Brouillette
Four sets of four letters rotate to form random words. The stainless letters are installed on the three exhaust vents from the underground parkade and spin with the air flow coming out of the exhaust [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Storey, Alan
Installation year: 
1994

Perennial Love

Denise Oleksijczuk, Perennial Love, 2005Denise Oleksijczuk, Perennial Love, 2005
Artwork creator(s): 
(June Blake) Oleksijczuk, Denise
Installation year: 
2005

Perennials

Barbara Steinman, Perennials, 1997Barbara Steinman, Perennials, 1997Barbara Steinman, Perennials, 1997Barbara Steinman, Perennials, 1997
A semi-circle of shattered glass screens with etched leaves is visible from the street and lit at night. In the courtyard is a 4,500 sq. ft. leaf-shaped pool; situated around it are black granite seat [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Steinman, Barbara
Installation year: 
1997

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

Persiennes

Lisette Lemieux, Le mur archive, 1992Lisette Lemieux, Le mur archive, 1992Lisette Lemieux, Le mur archive, 1992
The artwork is embedded into the window of an ancient wall. The work is a transcription of the founding text of the Grey Nuns religious order. The text is written on engraved brass sheets and inserted [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lemieux, Lisette
Installation year: 
1991

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

Peter Pan

George Frampton, Peter Pan, 1925
Based on J.M. Barrie's immortal character, Peter Pan, this bronze statue features Peter standing on a tree stump playing a flute (supposedly a set of pan pipes) whilst a collection of fairies, ra [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Frampton, George
Installation year: 
1925

Pine Cones

Sarah Nind, Pine Cones, 1997. © Sarah NindSarah Nind, Pine Cones, 1997Sarah Nind, Pine Cones, 1997. © Sarah NindSarah Nind, Pine Cones, 1997. © Sarah Nind
Text embedded in a sidewalk [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Nind, Sarah
Installation year: 
1997