Research in artworks: Exterior

Visite du Pape Jean-Paul II à Hull

Marc St-Martin, Visite du Pape Jean-Paul II à Hull, 1991
Sculpture in the shape of a cylinder, resting on a cylindrical base and featuring an engraving of Pope John Paul II. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
St-Martin, Marc
Installation year: 
1991

Vytaieno

Dawn Mcnutt, Vytaieno, 1992Dawn Mcnutt, Vytaieno, 1992
The statue displays the 1891 and 1991 Canadian flags as a display of past, present and future. The bread and the salt placed on an embroidered towel is a traditional Ukrainian welcome representing lif [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mcnutt, Dawn
Installation year: 
1992

War Is Over!

Yoko Ono, War Is Over!, 1999 Yoko Ono, War Is Over!, 1999
Text on a billboard [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Ono, Yoko; Lennon, John
Installation year: 
1999

We Are the World

Mark Lewis, We Are The World, 1988
Photographic image in a bus shelter [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lewis, Mark
Installation year: 
1988

We, 2008

Jaume Plensa, We 2008, 2009Jaume Plensa, We 2008, 2009Jaume Plensa, We 2008, 2009Jaume Plensa, We 2008, 2009
Sitting proud and peaceful, this 16-foot-tall human figure is made up of characters from eight alphabets: Latin, Greek, Russian Cyrillic, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Arabic and Chinese. The sculpture is [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Plensa, Jaume
Installation year: 
2009

Weave

Douglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteDouglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteDouglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteDouglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André Brouillette
The work addresses the history of Coal Harbour and is comprised of four parts. 1) Three bronze rings (8' diameter) and one bronze half-ring (15' in diameter) are cast into the paving stones that [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Senft, Douglas
Installation year: 
2002

Welcome to the Land of Light

Henry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteHenry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteHenry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteHenry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André Brouillette
Aluminum letters spelling out phrases in Chinook (an early coastal trading language) and English are placed along the railing of the sea wall, in two parallel lines. Coloured light pulses through an i [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Tsang, Henry
Installation year: 
1997

Western Spirit

Robert Dow Reid, Western Spirit, 1985
The sculpture consists of four Canadian Geese soaring in the air and is appropriately titled Western Spirit. The sculpture is dedicated to George C. Solomon.  [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Reid, Robert Dow
Installation year: 
1985

What Will You Do?

What Will You Do?, 2007What Will You Do?, 2007What Will You Do?, 2007
A projected interactive installation displays the question "What will you do (to stop climate change)?" and invites the general public to respond with an SMS text message [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Czegledy, Nina; Judelman, Greg; Hession, Deborah; Barber, Daniel
Installation year: 
2007

When The Forest Moves

Warren Quigley,  When The Forest Moves, 1995Warren Quigley,  When The Forest Moves, 1995Warren Quigley,  When The Forest Moves, 1995
The installation takes the form of three maple trees, with their burlap-wrapped root bags intact, situated at the end of a sculpted earth furrow which seems to have been dug out by the Northbound sc [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Quigley, Warren
Installation year: 
1995

White Reminder

Phil Morrison, White Reminder, 1995Phil Morrison, White Reminder, 1995
Sculpture in the shape of a bear. Text is carved into the structure. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Morrison, Phil
Installation year: 
2007

Will Is Was

Carl Skelton, Will Is Was, 2002
Will Is Was was an outdoor projection/installation at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. The spherical object in the foreground was a modified lamppost containing a still image projector, which used th [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Skelton, Carl
Installation year: 
2002

Wins/Losses/Ties

Micah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999Micah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999. ©  Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999Micah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999. ©  Marc André Brouillette
Each of the 67 seasons played by the Maple Leafs at the Gardens is represented by three stainless steel columns depicting wins, losses and ties. These 201 columns are grouped by decade and extend down [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1999

Wish you were here

Laurel Woodcock, Wish you were here, 2007
Light projected on the ground [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Woodcock, Laurel
Installation year: 
2007