Research in artworks: Park, square and garden

Feminists ought to get a good whipping

Rachelle Viader-Knowles, Feminists ought to get a good whipping, 2000Rachelle Viader-Knowles, Feminists ought to get a good whipping, 2000
Work consists of text cut into grass on a sloping hillside in a park. The text selected for this public artwork, refers to a quote by Queen Victoria where she expresses her disdain for the fledgling W [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Knowles, Rachelle Viader
Installation year: 
2000

Five Monument

Barbara Paterson, Five Monument, 1999Barbara Paterson, Five Monument, 1999Barbara Paterson, Five Monument, 1999
The sculpture shows five key women in Canadian history, celebrating an important legal victory in characteristic poses. An empty chair adds an interactive feature to the monument, inviting passers-b [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Paterson, Barbara
Installation year: 
1999

Flashlight

Luis Jacob, Flashlight, 2005Luis Jacob, Flashlight, 2005
The message “EVERYBODY’S GOT A LITTLE LIGHT UNDER THE SUN” appeared at the Toronto Sculpture Garden in the spring of 2005. This message was written upon an LED sign that framed a climbing dome situate [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jacob, Luis
Installation year: 
2005

Fontaine de Tourny

Mathurin Moreau, Fontaine de TournyMathurin Moreau, Fontaine de TournyMathurin Moreau, Fontaine de Tourny
Fontain with a poem by Marie Laberge on one side. The base of the fountain lies in a circular granite basin. The fountain features sixteen frogs and four statues around the octogonal pedestal holding [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Moreau, Mathurin

Garden Grow

Holly Newman, Garden Grow, 2001Holly Newman, Garden Grow, 2001
Veil with embroidery representing plants. The text is embroidered. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Newman, Holly
Installation year: 
2001

Give Peace a Chance

Linda Covit, Give Peace a Chance, 2009Linda Covit, Give Peace a Chance, 2009Linda Covit, Give Peace a Chance, 2009Linda Covit, Give Peace a Chance, 2009
Several slats featuring the engraved phrase "Give Peace a Chance", translated into 40 languages spoken in Montreal. The work commemorates John Lennon and Yoko Ono's bed-in Montreal in 1969. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Covit, Linda; Séguin, Marie-Claude
Installation year: 
2009

Grand Parade, Halifax

William Johnson & Matt Robinson, Grand Parade, Halifax, 2009
A traffic control box is painted in muted, watery colours, like age-old slate, with faded images of ships and skylines. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Johnson, William; Robinson, Matt
Installation year: 
2009

Hommage à Claude Jutra

Charles Daudelin, Hommage à Claude Jutra, 1997Charles Daudelin, Hommage à Claude Jutra, 1997
The upper part of the sculpture is occupied by a complex cylindrical composition with an orange sphere in the middle. A circular brass plate featuring a cut out inscription sits at the center of the s [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Daudelin, Charles
Installation year: 
1997

Hommage à Mihai Eminescu 1850-1889, poète national roumain

Vasile Gorduz, Hommage à Mihai Eminescu, 2004Vasile Gorduz, Hommage à Mihai Eminescu, 2004
Statue of the poet Mihai Eminescu with a plaque on the ground featuring a quote. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gorduz, Vasile
Installation year: 
2004

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

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

Imagine Peace

Yoko Ono, Imagine Peace, 2008Yoko Ono, Imagine Peace, 2008
Yoko Ono has often remarked that all of her work is a form of wishing. For Wish Tree, participants were invited to write a wish on a piece of paper and tie it to the branches of a tree, as a form of c [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Ono, Yoko
Installation year: 
2008

Imperfection de la langue

Lucie Duval, Imperfection de la langue, 2004Lucie Duval, Imperfection de la langue, 2004Lucie Duval, Imperfection de la langue, 2004
The installation consists of three sentences hanging between trees. The letters are red. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Duval, Lucie
Installation year: 
2004

In extremis

Derek Besant, In extremis, 2005Derek Besant, In extremis, 2005Derek Besant, In extremis, 2005
Installation of words in the forest. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Besant, Derek
Installation year: 
2005