Number Painting

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:52:18 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Kennedy, Garry Neill

Artwork creator(s):

Kennedy, Garry Neill

Text author(s):

Kennedy, Garry Neill

Text author(s):

Kennedy, Garry Neill

Installation year:

2005

Remarks on location:

Sur les portes du quai

Artwork description

Source: National Gallery of Canada (2005). Garry Neill Kennedy. (www.gallery.ca/images/ex27_e.pdf)

Description:

L'installation de numéro et d'un texte sur les portes de l'entrepôt du quai 22.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

NO.1. PAINT USED TO COVER THE SHIPS OF
THE CANADIAN NAVY

NO.2 PAINT USED TO COVER THE SHIPS OF
THE FRENCH NAVY

NO.3 PAINT USED TO COVER THE SHIPS OF
THE U.S.A. NAVY

NO.4 MIXTURES OF NUMBERS 1 AND 3 IN
QUANTITIES PROPORTIONAL TO THE
AMOUNT REQUIRED TO COVER THE
FLEETS OF CANADA AND THE U.S.A

NO.5 MIXTURES OF NUMBERS 2 AND 3 IN
QUANTITIES PROPORTIONAL TO THE
AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO COVER THE
FLEETS OF FRANCE AND THE U.S.A.

Text theme:

La puissance militaire dominante

Artwork theme:

Commenter la force militaire américaine par rapport à celle de ses voisins (le Canada et la France)

History

History:

Number Painting est une variation sur Figure Paintings, une oeuvre présentée à la 49th Parallel Gallery à New York en 1985.

Event date(s):

2005

Dimensions

Height:

4.26m

Width:

51.82m

Other information

Artist's biography:

Garry Neil Kennedy

Document(s):

Garry Neill Kennedy's Superstardow project

Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Peinture au latex

Number Painting