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Book Tower

Book Tower [1]

icône image/jpegSource: University of Lethbridge (2008). Art Gallery. (http://www.uleth.ca/artgallery/) [2]
Location:
Papokan Sculpture Park , 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, Canada

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s): 
Johnston, Byron
Text author(s): 
Johnston, Byron
Installation year: 
2003
Description: 

Tour de livre

Artwork theme: 
Évolution des valeurs des livres et de ce qu'il advient de ces objets importants à long terme.

Dimensions:

Height: 
4m
Note(s): 

Book Tower comments on the changing values of books and what happens to these important objects over time. “As students who buy expensive texts and faculty who dedicate years to writing them, we are all aware that books can go from high financial value to occupying a recycling bin with incredible speed,” says Dr. Josephine Mills, Director/Curator, U of L Art Gallery.

Source: University of Lethbridge (2004). U of L Art Gallery. Alumi magazine, vol. 8, no.1 (spring)

http://www.uleth.ca/alumni/files/alumni_journal/Spring04_AlumniJournal.pdf [3]

Artist's biography: 
Byron Johnston [4]
Document(s): 
New Sculpture "Tower" Over Campus
Wasiak, Katherine (2003).  New Sculpture "Tower" Over Campus. <http://www.uleth.ca/legend/pdfs/Dec03_Legend.pdf>Legend. vol. 3, no. 4 (December) , p. 5
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Liens:
[1] http://plepuc.org/fr/oeuvre/book-tower
[2] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/Book Tower.JPG
[3] http://www.uleth.ca/alumni/files/alumni_journal/Spring04_AlumniJournal.pdf
[4] http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/creative/faculty/byronjohnston.html
[5] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
[6] http://plepuc.org/fr/print/901
[7] http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/book-tower