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Source URL (retrieved on 2021-11-09 19:03): http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/placed-upon-the-horizon-casting-shadows

Placed Upon the Horizon (Casting Shadows)

Placed Upon the Horizon (Casting Shadows) [1]

image/jpeg iconSource: Photo provided by Marc André Brouillette [2]
image/jpeg iconSource: Photo provided by Marc André Brouillette [3]
Location:
Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street Georgia's corner, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2H7 , Canada

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s): 
Weiner, Lawrence
Text author(s): 
Weiner, Lawrence
Installation year: 
1990
Remarks on location: 

On the portico of the gallery, facing Robson Street

Description: 
A text written in yellow cedar is embedded on the Southern façade of the Vancouver Art Gallery, above the columns.
Text of the artwork: 

PLACED UPON THE HORIZON (CASTING SHADOWS)

Text theme: 
Statement could refer to the non-existent sight-line that is obscured by the city, while casting shadows describes one of the work's physical properties.

Dimensions:

Height: 
0.35m
Width: 
8.28m
Depth: 
0.05 m
Note(s): 

Weiner is a conceptual artist whose work is based on text and the resulting images that are evoked.

Artist's biography: 
Community Services Group. Cultural Services - Public Art Registry. Artist : Lawrence Weiner [4]
Author's biography: 
Weiner, Lawrence [5]
Source: 
2. Vancouver Art Gallery Mailing Address: Vancouver Art Gallery 750 Hornby Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6Z 2H7 24-hour Info line: 604.662.4719 Administration: 604.662.4700
Document(s): 
Lawrence Weiner: Placed Upon the Horizon (Casting Shadows)
O’Brian, Melanie (1990).  Lawrence Weiner: Placed Upon the Horizon (Casting Shadows). Vancouver : Vancouver Art Gallery
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Lawrence Weiner: Vancouver Art Gallery
Runar Haraldsson, Arni (1991).  Lawrence Weiner: Vancouver Art Gallery. C Magazine. no. 29
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Community Services. Cultural Services. Public Art Registry. Artwork: Placed Upon the Horizon
Cultural_Services (2008).  Community Services. Cultural Services. Public Art Registry. Artwork: Placed Upon the Horizon. <http://app.vancouver.ca/PublicArt_Net/ArtworkDetails.aspx?ArtworkID=238&amp;Neighbourhood=&amp;Ownership=&amp;Program=> : City of Vancouver
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Vancouver Art Gallery. Public Art
Vancouver_Art_Gallery (2006).  Vancouver Art Gallery. Public Art. <http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/the_exhibitions/public_art.html> : Vancouver Art Gallery
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Links:
[1] http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/placed-upon-the-horizon-casting-shadows
[2] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/IMG_0034_0.JPG
[3] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/IMG_0033_0.JPG
[4] http://vancouver.ca/PublicArt_Net/ArtistDetails.aspx?ArtistID=205&amp;ArtworkType=ALL&amp;Neighbourhood=ALL&amp;Ownership=ALL&amp;Program=ALL
[5] http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T097008
[6] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
[7] http://plepuc.org/en/print/1533
[8] http://plepuc.org/fr/oeuvre/placed-upon-the-horizon-casting-shadows