Public Artwork
Civil Defence Series
Three locations at the intersections of Bronson Avenue/Sunnyside; Main Street/Clegg; Smyth Road/Riverside Drive
Placed in bus shelter advertising cases in downtown Ottawa, the posters reflect the optimism sported in government-issued survival manuals on nuclear war.
Be prepared
Singular Fission. (Summer and Fall 2000) A group of Gatineau, Quebec-based art collective called AXENÉO7 created an exhibition of Cold War-oriented art, photographs and sculpture which was put on display in various spaces throughout the Diefenbunker. It assembled an eclectic assortment of exhibits which were integrated into the standard tours of the facility. The artists involved included Kim Adams, A&B associés, Guy Blackburn, Josée Dubeau, Denis Farley, Adrian Göllner, Wanda Koop, George Legrady, Liz Magor, Sophie Ristelhueber, Jana Sterbak, Annie Thibault, Hiromi Tsuchida and Ivan Binet. A comprehensive, illustrated catalogue was produced.