Research in artworks: Linear

Les mots croisés

Lucie Duval, Les mots croisés, 1990Lucie Duval, Les mots croisés, 1990
On a railway track, a pole features two pieces of wood in the shape of an "X" (such as the ones we often see near railway tracks). [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Duval, Lucie
Installation year: 
1990

Les mots nous regardent. J’avance en poésie comme un cheval de trait.

Pierre Leblanc, Les mots qui nous regardent. J’avance en poésie comme un cheval Pierre Leblanc, Les mots qui nous regardent. J’avance en poésie comme un cheval Pierre Leblanc, Les mots qui nous regardent. J’avance en poésie comme un cheval Pierre Leblanc, Les mots qui nous regardent. J’avance en poésie comme un cheval
Six sculptures sit atop long stems. The sculptures represent a canoe, a horse, an armchair, a leaf, a house and a plane. Fragments from Gaston Miron's L’Homme rapaillé are engraved in stone [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
1999

Les oiseaux-poèmes

Nicole Vigneault, Parc oiseaux-poèmes, 2005Nicole Vigneault, Parc oiseaux-poèmes, 2005Nicole Vigneault, Parc oiseaux-poèmes, 2005
In L’oiseau-poème, a seagull and a bridge remember the proximity of the River and the existence of various bridges, from covered bridges to Laviolette Bridge. With its up-swing, the latter is a s [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vigneault, Nicole
Installation year: 
2005

Les sentiers d’un flâneur, Espace Félix Leclerc

Located outdoors, trails let visitors discover the island's interior, its woodlands and cropland, in a journey sprinkled with poetry. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Fondation Félix-Leclerc

Les sept étapes de la médecine

André Garant, Les sept étapes de la médecine, 1957André Garant, Les sept étapes de la médecine, 1957André Garant, Les sept étapes de la médecine, 1957
The mosaic represents the evolution of medicine, from the origins to modern times, as an extension of its pursuit and application in hospitals, with reference to the theoretical and practical activiti [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Garant, André
Installation year: 
1957

Letters From Home

Letters From Home, 1993Letters From Home, 1993Letters From Home, 1993Letters From Home, 1993
Flyers placed in various displays [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jones, Amy; Naylor, Margaret; Weaving, Jill P.
Installation year: 
1992

Lieu de force

Pierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQPierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQPierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQ
Sculptural grouping consisting in four small components on which architectural motifs appear - volutes, banister, railing. Two larger components are also installed. A leafy tree and a samara are embed [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
2002

Lingua Aqua

Michael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua AquaMichael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua AquaMichael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua AquaMichael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua Aqua
The structure is a self-enclosed fountain, with rain curtains and a reflective pool that contains a video monitor. The video shows a variety of community members speaking their native languages and em [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cassidy, Melanie; Filimowicz, Michael; Marks, Brady; Pasquier, Philippe
Installation year: 
2009

Literalists of the Imagination

Susan Schelle, Literalists of the Imagination, 1988
Three cast concrete Italian-style benches serve as a framing device for an image of a 16th century fountain projected onto a sheet of clear plexiglass. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Schelle, Susan
Installation year: 
1988

Locus

Lyla Rye, Locus, 2002Lyla Rye, Locus, 2002Lyla Rye, Locus, 2002. © Lyla Rye
The juniper bush is a symbol of rejuvenation in fairy tales. Walking around, one can read the handwritten text cut into a black rubber ring encircling a juniper bush. The text is based upon a conversa [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Rye, Lyla
Installation year: 
2002

Lookout

Noel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André Brouillette
A sculptural installation consisting of two glass-roofed pavilions separated by approximately 120 metres. The elliptical roof of each pavilion is supported by two walls made of stainless steel with cu [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Best, Noel (architect by profession); Dikeakos, Christos (artist by profession)
Installation year: 
1999

Louis J. Robichaud Monument

Luc Charette, Monument Louis J. Robichaud, 2007
The structure is made up of two main masses, erected side by side and supporting each other: it illustrates duality and equality, and is a reminder of Louis Robichaud’s fight against inequality and in [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Charette, Luc
Installation year: 
2007

Love Stories

Henry Tsang, Love Stories, 1992Henry Tsang, Love Stories, 1992Henry Tsang, Love Stories, 1992
Billboard poster installed at the seabus terminal. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Tsang, Henry
Installation year: 
1992

Lying on top of a building...nearer

Liam Gillick, Lying on top of a building...nearer, 2009Liam Gillick, Lying on top of a building...nearer, 2009
Text on the perimeter of the hotel windows. The phrase is repeated several times. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gillick, Liam
Installation year: 
2009

L’énigme de la générale

Rose-Marie E. Goulet, L'énigme de la générale, 1988. © Rose-Marie E. GouletRose-Marie E. Goulet, L'énigme de la générale, 1988. © Rose-Marie E. Goulet
 Sculptural montage consisting of a series of stained-glass panels and components that are inserted between the mullions of the old windows and on the walls of the three protruding vestibules tha [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.
Installation year: 
1988