Public Artwork

Literalists of the Imagination

Susan Schelle, Literalists of the Imagination, 1988
Location:
Toronto Sculpture Garden, 115 King East, Toronto, ON, M5C 1G6, Canada
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Artwork creator(s): 
Schelle, Susan
Text author(s): 
Moore, Marianne
Installation year: 
1988
Description: 

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.

Text of the artwork: 

LITERALISTS OF THE IMAGINATION

Text theme: 
Irony
Artwork theme: 
Irony, misplaced notions of romanticism and sentimentality, personal refuge and serenity.
Text reference: 

Ideas of Good and Evil

Moore, Marianne (1924).  Ideas of Good and Evil. Observations. New York : The Dial Press, p. 31-32
History: 
Literati, Toronto Sculpture Garden, Toronto
Event date(s): 
1988

Dimensions:

Height: 
2.43m
Width: 
3.65m
Depth: 
2.43 m
Note(s): 

This exhibition also presents the artwork Margaret's Table ... remembering Margaret Lawrence, by Mark Gomes.

Artist's biography: 
Schelle, Susan
Author's biography: 
Moore, Marianne - Marianne Moore
Document(s): 

Toronto Sculpture Garden. Literati. Susan Schelle/Mark Gomes. July 14-September 30, 1988,

Holubizky, Ihor (1988).  Toronto Sculpture Garden. Literati. Susan Schelle/Mark Gomes. July 14-September 30, 1988, . Toronto : Toronto Sculpture Garden

History. Essays. Sculpture In The Garden: Sanctuary Or Exile?

Fischer, Barbara (2008).  History. Essays. Sculpture In The Garden: Sanctuary Or Exile?. <http://www.torontosculpturegarden.com/essays.htm> : Toronto Sculpture Garden

Literati

Holubizky, Ihor (2008).  Literati. <http://www.torontosculpturegarden.com/SusanSchelle.htm> : Toronto Sculpture Garden

History. Essays. Advancing The Public Domain

Holubizky, Ihor (2008).  History. Essays. Advancing The Public Domain. <http://www.torontosculpturegarden.com/essays.htm>Toronto Sculpture Garden

Art in the Park

Lypchuk, Donna (1988).  Art in the Park. Metropolis. (August 11)

Toronto Sculpture Garden

Rhodes, Richard (1988).  Toronto Sculpture Garden. Artforum International. vol. 27, p. 156