Research in artworks: Linear

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

Le ciel et la terre

Agnès Riverin, Le ciel et la terre, 2003Agnès Riverin, Le ciel et la terre, 2003
The artwork is divided into three parts. At the entrance, a short poem tells us that writing is the main attraction of the library. On another wall, there is a tondo and the sihouette of a windbreak. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Riverin, Agnès
Installation year: 
2003

Le débarquement de Noé

Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007
The work is divided into two parts:This poetic fable is inspired by one of the greatest myths in the history of the world. The installation was set in a small green square with a tall tree, downtown G [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vigneau, Jean-Yves
Installation year: 
2007

Le fleuve se creuse un passage vers le ciel

Agnès Riverin, Le fleuve se creuse un passage vers le ciel, 2006Agnès Riverin, Le fleuve se creuse un passage vers le ciel, 2006Agnès Riverin, Le fleuve se creuse un passage vers le ciel, 2006
The artwork is divided into four distinct parts: two pictorial sections, a sculpted section and an engraved and oxidized steel section. In the first two sections, a bright and colorful sky g [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Riverin, Agnès
Installation year: 
2006

Le Jardin secret

Francine Larivée, Le jardin secret, 2000Francine Larivée, Le jardin secret, 2000
Sculptural installation looking like a huge filing cabinet with a cover and 64 drawers that can opened, based on the Yi-King. Divided into two numerically equivalent series and installed over eight ro [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Larivée, Francine
Installation year: 
2000

Le lieu de la présence

 Dominique Blain, Le lieu de la présence, 2005 Dominique Blain, Le lieu de la présence, 2005. © Nathalie Dion Dominique Blain, Le lieu de la présence, 2005. © Nathalie Dion
The artist created an installation incorporating three elements. The words "You are here,", which figure prominently on tourist maps, are engraved in the center of the window pane. On the hall's later [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Blain, Dominique

Le passé, le présent et le futur. La mort, l’espace, la liberté

Jordi Bonet, Le passé, le présent et le futur, 1969-1970. © Photothèque du JournJordi Bonet, Le passé, le présent et le futur, 1969-1970
Monumental mural triptych. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bonet, Jordi
Installation year: 
1969

Le poète dans l’univers

Georges Lauda & Paul Pannier, Poète dans l’univers,1968.Georges Lauda & Paul Pannier, Poète dans l’univers,1968.Georges Lauda & Paul Pannier, Poète dans l’univers,1968.
Three major Quebec poets - Émile Nelligan (1879-1941), Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau (1912-1943) and, of course, Octave Crémazie (1827-1879) for whom the metro station was named - are represented by i [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lauda, Georges; Pannier, Paul
Installation year: 
1968

Le souffle de l’île

Hélène Rochette, Le souffle de lîle, 1997Hélène Rochette, Le souffle de lîle, 1997Hélène Rochette, Le souffle de lîle, 1997
Brushed aluminum sculpture installed at the foot of a cliff. The work is inspired by Félix Leclerc, his beloved Île d'Orléans, its geese, its boats and its River. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Rochette, Hélène
Installation year: 
1997

Le Témoin

Lucienne Cornet, Le Témoin, 2003
The work consists of a concrete column, at the top of which two bronze shapes are attached. A little house placed inside a stainless steel boat sit on the very top of the column. An integrated lamp li [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cornet, Lucienne
Installation year: 
2003

Le temps du verbe

Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz, Le temps du verbe,1997Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz, Le temps du verbe,1997
A concrete wall features a series of drawers like those used in archival filing. A square plate seems to jump out of one of the drawers. Numbers 1 to 16 appear on it. A grille is superimposed onto thi [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jarnuszkiewicz, Jacek
Installation year: 
1997

Legacy

Nicole Dextras, Legacy, 2009Nicole Dextras, Legacy, 2009
Outdoor installation on the Yukon river in 2009. Moulds were made out of wood and set out on the river. Water was pumped into the moulds from holes made in the icy river's surface. They were left to f [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year: 
2009

Les Allusifs

Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz, Les Allusifs, 2002Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz, Les Allusifs, 2002Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz, Les Allusifs, 2002
The work is composed of eight stainless steel sculptures on a platform with embedded steel strips. The sculptural elements refer to the history of the districts of Saint-Henri and Sainte-Cunégonde - m [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jarnuszkiewicz, Jacek
Installation year: 
2002

Les beaux rêves

A text for children, translated into Braille, is integrated into a mural. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.; Guy, Suzanne; Asselin, Francine
Installation year: 
1978

Les mots bleus

Guy Bourassa, Les mots bleus,1995
Two large painted surfaces. Two aluminum shapes: a face outlined in letters and a panel featuring a cutout hand writing a few letters. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bourassa, Guy
Installation year: 
1995