Research in artworks: Culture

Glimmer

Jocelyne Belcourt Salem, Glimmer, 2000Jocelyne Belcourt Salem, Glimmer, 2000
80 stainless steel plates, screwed onto the trees [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Belcourt Salem, Jocelyne
Installation year: 
2000

Hygiene series

Adrian Göllner,  Hygiene series, 2000Adrian Göllner,  Hygiene series, 2000
Images installed in the bunker's toilets. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Göllner, Adrian
Installation year: 
2000

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

Immobile sur les routes

Nathalie Caron, Immobile sur les routes, 1994Nathalie Caron, Immobile sur les routes, 1994
Cube located on the sidewalk and framed photograph on the ground, inside the gallery. The cube is made of steel sheets featuring engraved texts. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Caron, Nathalie
Installation year: 
1994

In Flux

Nicole Dextras, In flux, 2006Nicole Dextras, In flux, 2006
Block of ice with text [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year: 
2006

Incantation: The Senses

Jane Kidd, Incantation: The Senses, 2006Jane Kidd, Incantation: The Senses, 2006Jane Kidd, Incantation: The Senses, 2006
The tapestry is conceived in two sections. The smaller panel functions as an introduction, somewhat like a decorative title page. The outer border pattern is ornate and lyrical, surrounding an interio [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Kidd, Jane
Installation year: 
2006

Jeu d’ailes et d’échelles

Claudine Cotton, Jeu d'ailes et d'échelles, 1996. © Véronique Villeneuve
Inspired by the former function of the building, a fire station, the artist created a system of ladders that unfold into a spiral, evoking the fenestration. Wings are added to these, flight devices as [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cotton, Claudine

Just Do It!

Luis Jacob, Just Do It!, 2003Luis Jacob, Just Do It!, 2003
Installation of plastic adhesive tape on walls [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jacob, Luis
Installation year: 
2003

Kristallnacht (Nuit de cristal)

Lisette Lemieux, Kristallnacht, 2003Lisette Lemieux, Kristallnacht, 2003
The artwork is shaped as a frieze panel and installed along three of the lobby's walls. The black frieze panel is pierced with words in French, English, Hebrew and Yiddish. The cut-out first layer ope [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lemieux, Lisette
Installation year: 
2003

L'Île au trésor

Manon Fafard, L'Île au trésor, 1996. © Pascale Beaudet
The pierced column in which the art work is installed represents a view of the Lavaltrie river bank with a view of the "treasure" island. Both receptacle and circumscribed sight, the island features c [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Fafard, Manon
Installation year: 
1996

La Couleur des lieux

The work consists of a painting, cut into five separate pieces. Five round, monochrome panels are fixed to the wall with a metal tube. The surface of each panel is painted in a light pastel colour: gr [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Pellerin, Guy
Installation year: 
2003

La forêt

Atelier Pierre Thibault, La forêt, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinAtelier Pierre Thibault, La forêt, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinAtelier Pierre Thibault, La forêt, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinAtelier Pierre Thibault, La forêt, 2010. © Marie-Claude Langevin
Group of five wooden beams with glass panels. Inside the toppled beams, text is written on the glass panels. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Atelier Pierre Thibault
Installation year: 
2010

Laissez-moi travailler je me décompose (A. Breton)

Marie-France Brière, Laissez-moi travailler je me décompose (A. Breton), 1992
The work is integrated into the floor of the great hall, which opens up onto five floors topped by a sky dome. The ensemble features a cross made of freshwater limestone, which recalls the cross on th [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Brière, Marie-France
Installation year: 
1992