Research in artworks: Thoroughfare

Civil Fugue

Ellen Moffat, Civil Fugue, 2004
Twelve metal panels with photographs and text mounted on bicycle racks [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Moffat, Ellen
Installation year: 
2004

Collection

Mark Lewis, Collection, 1994. © Marc André BrouilletteMark Lewis, Collection, 1994. © Marc André BrouilletteMark Lewis, Collection, 1994. © Marc André BrouilletteMark Lewis, Collection, 1994. © Marc André Brouillette
Six wedges on pedestals sit on the street. Three are enclosed time capsules with listed contents and the other three are open containers intended for refuse. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lewis, Mark
Installation year: 
1994

Concrete poetry

Simon Frank, Concrete poetry, 2002. © Liam DynesSimon Frank, CONCRETE POETRY, 2002
The poem is painted on the pavement, spread along downtown streets. Each line is headed by a blue arrows pointing to the next line. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Frank, Simon
Installation year: 
2002

Counting Crows

Evelyn Grant, Counting Crows, 2001Evelyn Grant, Counting Crows, 2001Evelyn Grant, Counting Crows, 2001
Several crows sit on a weather vane. A circle with a poem is installed under the structure. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Grant, Evelyn
Installation year: 
2001

C’est fini/The Break-Up Project

Collectif Taupe, C’est fini/The Break-Up Project, 2005Collectif Taupe, C’est fini/The Break-Up Project, 2005Collectif Taupe, C’est fini/The Break-Up Project, 2005Collectif Taupe, C’est fini/The Break-Up Project, 2005
Explores the end of a local couple's relationship. Intimate letters left here and there in restaurants, statements in newspapers, banners placed downtown and special requests on the radio made of Marc [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Collectif Taupe ( Boudreau, Jean-Denis; Bélanger, Jennifer; Cormier, Angele; Doucette, Mario)
Installation year: 
2005

Dean Beaver

Paul Butler, Dean Beaver, 1997Paul Butler, Dean Beaver, 1997
Artwork creator(s): 
Butler, Paul
Installation year: 
1997

Depressed

Shane Davis, Depressed, 2002Shane Davis, Depressed, 2002
Artwork creator(s): 
Davis, Shane (Mini)
Installation year: 
2002

Dyke House

Shaira Holman, Lizard Jones & River Sui, Dyke House, 1992Shaira Holman, Lizard Jones & River Sui, Dyke House, 1992
This installation was placed in the back of a truck and moved to 4 different locations during the summer of 1992 [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Holman, Shaira; Jones, Lizard; Sui, River
Installation year: 
1992

Essays

Jenny Holzer, Essays, 1982Jenny Holzer, Essays, 1982Jenny Holzer, Essays, 1982Jenny Holzer, Essays, 1982
Artwork creator(s): 
Holzer, Jenny
Installation year: 
1982

Finding the Center

Kay WalkingStick,  Finding the Center, 1993
Photography placed in a billboard [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
WalkingStick, Kay
Installation year: 
1993

Footnotes

Gwen Boyle, Footnotes, 1994. © Marc André BrouilletteGwen Boyle, Footnotes, 1994. © Marc André BrouilletteGwen Boyle, Footnotes, 1994. © Marc André BrouilletteGwen Boyle, Footnotes, 1994. © Marc André Brouillette
Ninety-nine unpolished black granite tiles are recessed randomly into the sidewalk. Handcarved into each granite block are words or texts chosen for their specific reference to the site. The shore is [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Boyle, Gwen
Installation year: 
1994

Fortune’s Folly

Holly Newman, Fortune’s Folly, 2008Holly Newman, Fortune’s Folly, 2008Holly Newman, Fortune’s Folly, 2008
Text and objects are hung around a tree. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Newman, Holly
Installation year: 
2008

Gateway

Warren Quigley & Millie Chen, Gateway,1997. © Marc André BrouilletteWarren Quigley & Millie Chen, Gateway,1997. © Marc André BrouilletteWarren Quigley & Millie Chen, Gateway,1997. © Marc André Brouillette
This pair of allegorical doors were created to identify the limits of Toronto’s Chinatown, the neighbourhood name for this now predominantly Asian community. Gateway is based on the ancient script for [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Chen, Millie; Quigley, Warren

Good For You

Christy Thompson, Good For You, 1998
Artwork creator(s): 
Thompson, Christy
Installation year: 
1998

Halifax Begs Your Pardon!

Tactical Art Coalition, Halifax Begs Your Pardons !, 2002Tactical Art Coalition, Halifax Begs Your Pardons !, 2002Tactical Art Coalition, Halifax Begs Your Pardons !, 2002
A series of friendly interventions designed to interact with the urban ladscape of Halifax in a manner that would elicit reflections, considerations, and ideas that would challenge or expand the usual [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Tactical Art Coalition
Installation year: 
2002