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Source URL (retrieved on 2021-11-09 19:02): http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/justice-et-paix

Justice et paix

  • Artwork acquisition: Event

Justice et paix [1]

image/jpeg iconSource: Grande, John K. (2001). Jouer avec le feu. Armand Vaillancourt: sculpteur engagé. Outremont: Lanctôt éditeur [2]
Location:
Saint-Léonard Park, Montréal, QC, Canada

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s): 
Vaillancourt, Armand
Text author(s): 
Lévesque, Raymond
Installation year: 
1986
Remarks on location: 

Saint-Léonard Park is located on Lacordaire Blvd., between Robert Blvd. and Des Galets Rd.

Description: 

A sculpture consisting of two carved and engraved rocks, set next to each other. A steel ladder is attached to each rock. Each surface is partially covered with carved and painted hollow handprints. Text is engraved on each rock. Two staves with lyrics from a Raymond Lévesque song appear on one them. A sentence in Italian appears on the other.

Text of the artwork: 

Quand les hommes vivront d'amour Il n'y aura plus de misère

Noi siamo con voi

Text theme: 
Raymond Lévesque song
Artwork theme: 
Justice, Peace
History: 
Event: Quinze jours d'arts visuels à Saint-Léonard 
Event date(s): 
1986

Dimensions:

Height: 
3.6m
Width: 
7.3m
Depth: 
5.4 m
Note(s): 

The theme of the Quinze Jours d'arts visuels à Saint-Léonard event was "Des mots pour créer" ("Words to Create").

Artist's biography: 
Armand Vaillancourt [3]
Author's biography: 
Raymond Lévesque [4]
Owner(s): 
City of Montréal
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Links:
[1] http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/justice-et-paix
[2] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/Justice et Paix.JPG
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Vaillancourt
[4] http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002061
[5] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
[6] http://plepuc.org/en/print/183
[7] http://plepuc.org/fr/oeuvre/justice-et-paix