Œuvre d'art public
Obscurity zone
Location:
Grimsby Public Art Gallery, 18 Carnegie Lane, Grimsby, ON, L3M 1Y1, Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Lukasic-Foss, Tor
Text author(s):
Lukasic-Foss, Tor
Installation year:
2006
Remarks on location:
Chacune des trois œuvres de l’exposition est située au premier plan de l’édifice
Description:
Installation de sept signes d'aluminium. Prends la forme de signes — des logos et des textes qui font usage de la langue et l'esthétique stérile de signalisation commune dans de nombreux lieux publics.
Text of the artwork:
OBSCURITY
CODES IN EFFECT
JARGON SHOULD NOT EXCEED
EXISTING PRETENSE LIMITS
(OBSCURITY ZONE REGULATION BY-LAW 7167)
NO VAGUE MALAISE
NO EPIC COMPLAINTS
MON- SAT ONLY, 8AM - 10PM
(OBSCURITY ZONE REGULATION BY-LAW 7171)
SUBVERSIVE
READING
BETWEEN THE ARROWS
REMAIN UNSUPERVISED
(OBSCURITY ZONE REGULATION BY-LAW 7113)
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METAPHORS
YIELD
History:
Foreword, sept-nov 2004, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby
Event date(s):
2004
Artist's biography:
Lukasik-Foss, Tor