Œuvre d'art public

True Advertising

Adrian Göllner,True Advertising, 2000
Adrian Göllner,True Advertising, 2000
Adrian Göllner,True Advertising, 2000
Location:
The Floating Gallery; Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 rue Arthur room 218 (The Floating Gallery) 286 avenue M, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Artwork creator(s): 
Göllner, Adrian
Text author(s): 
Göllner, Adrian
Installation year: 
2000
Remarks on location: 

Deux localisations. Le Floating Gallery porte maintenant le nom Platform Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts.

Description: 

Fausse publicité sur des panneaux-réclames. Les panneaux servent à promouvoir trois nouveaux produits qui sont trop beaux pour être vrai.

Text of the artwork: 

[Panneau 1]

GOD Funds All Knowing, All Seeing Mutual Fund Investments TRUE ADVERTISING.COM

[Panneau 2]

The new ATM/SLOTS A BANK MACHINE BUILT FOR VEGAS! TRUE ADVERTISING.COM

[Panneau 3]

It might be war, but It’s great television. THE WAR CHANNEL TRUE ADVERTISING.COM

History: 

1.The Floating Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2000

2.Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 28 juillet-3 novembre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2000. Intersection de River et Osborne.

http://trueadvertising.com/index2.htm

Document(s): 

Adrian Göllner : War & Peace : the Ottawa Artist Remembers the Cold War

Scott, Melanie (2003).  Adrian Göllner : War & Peace : the Ottawa Artist Remembers the Cold War. Canadian Art. vol. 20, no. 1 (Spring ) , p. 44