Œuvre d'art public
Number Painting
Location:
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia / Pier 22, Marginal road, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Kennedy, Garry Neill
Text author(s):
Kennedy, Garry Neill
Installation year:
2005
Remarks on location:
Sur les portes du quai
Description:
L'installation de numéro et d'un texte sur les portes de l'entrepôt du quai 22.
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:
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
Artist's biography:
Garry Neil Kennedy Document(s):
Syndicate
