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Source URL (retrieved on 2021-11-09 18:50): http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/untitled-4

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image/jpeg iconSource: University Corcordia (2008). Public art collection. (http://web2.concordia.ca/publicart/works/goulet.php) [2]
image/jpeg iconSource: University Corcordia (2008). Public art collection. (http://web2.concordia.ca/publicart/works/goulet.php) [3]
image/jpeg iconSource: University Corcordia (2008). Public art collection. (http://web2.concordia.ca/publicart/works/goulet.php) [4]
Location:
Pavillon J.W. Connell, Bibliothèque R. Howard Webster, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montréal, QC, Canada

Artwork identification

Alternate title: 
An Explosion of Letters
Artwork creator(s): 
Effets publics : Goulet, Rose-Marie E.; Paiement, Alain; Randy, Saharuni; Denis, Bernard; Bellavance, Guy
Text author(s): 
Effets publics : Goulet, Rose-Marie E.; Paiement, Alain; Randy, Saharuni; Denis, Bernard; Bellavance, Guy
Collaborator(s): 
Bellavance, Guy (sociologist); Denis, Bernard (technician design); Goulet, Yvon (engineer)
Installation year: 
1992
Description: 

This large installation is spread over four sites: from the square in front of the building; in the lobby; above the main staircase; and in the reading rooms of the library. A spiral unifies the different parts. The central column, located in the building's lobby, is covered with mirrors and looks like an infinite screw. Taking into account the location, the piece constantly stresses linguistic references by including fragments of text in different languages, letters and signs.

Artwork theme: 

Linguistic references

History: 
Commissioned for the opening of the library in 1992.

Dimensions:

Remarks: 
Volute: Height: 138in.; 350cm / circumference: 144in.; 365cm / stalls letters: 157.5 x 78 x 4in.; 400 x 200 x 10cm
Note(s): 

Effets Publics is the name of the group of artists formed in 1989 to organize the national competition to build the Concordia University Library.

Artist's biography: 
Rose-Marie E. Goulet [5]
Architect(s): 
Werleman; Blouin, Guy et Associés architects
Source: 
Vincent Ouellette, Service des archives de l’Université Concordia
Document(s): 
Le programme du 1% : une première décennie qui donne matière à fêter
Fontaine, Clément (1991).  Le programme du 1% : une première décennie qui donne matière à fêter. Espace. vol. 3, no. 17 (Automne - Fall) , p. 23-28
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Projets, archives et documents
Goulet, Rose-Marie E. (2005).  Projets, archives et documents. Montréal : Centre de diffusion 3D, p. 78
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If public art is the measure of society's greatness what does Montreal's new art suggest about our city ?
Lehmann, Henry (1992).  If public art is the measure of society's greatness what does Montreal's new art suggest about our city ?. The Gazette. (July 4), p. 1-2
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Links:
[1] http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/untitled-4
[2] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/Sans titre Goulet.jpg
[3] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/Rose-Marie Goulet_Effet public_0.jpg
[4] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/Rose-Marie Goulet_Effet public1_0.jpg
[5] http://www.ccca.ca/artists/artist_info.html?languagePref=en&link_id=1839
[6] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
[7] http://plepuc.org/en/print/415
[8] http://plepuc.org/fr/oeuvre/sans-titre-7