Œuvre d'art public

A Portrait of My Grandfather

Micah Lexier, A Portrait of My Grandfather, 1994
Micah Lexier, A Portrait of My Grandfather, 1994
Location:
Scurfield Hall, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Text author(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1994
Description: 

Sculpture attachée au plafond de l'atrium, est fait de 29 064 lettres en forme X. Le total des lettres représente le nombre de jours que son grand-père fut en vie (79 ans).

Text of the artwork: 

X

Text theme: 
La vie
Artwork theme: 

La vie, la mort

Dimensions:

Height: 
6.7m
Diameter: 
5.2m
Propriétaire(s): 
University of Calgary
Document(s): 

The story behind Scurfield Hall’s hanging sculpture

NSCAD_University (2008).  The story behind Scurfield Hall’s hanging sculpture. <http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/uofcpublications/oncampus/online/august16-07/awards> August 2007 : NSCAD University