Artworks located in Montréal

There is no place like home

Ken Lum, There is no place like home, 2001. © Mois de la photoKen Lum, There is no place like home, 2001. © Museum in progress
Giant banner featuring portraits of people from various backgrounds along with their personal thoughts. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lum, Ken
Installation year: 
2001

La forêt

Atelier Pierre Thibault, La forêt, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinAtelier Pierre Thibault, La forêt, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinAtelier Pierre Thibault, La forêt, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinAtelier Pierre Thibault, La forêt, 2010. © Marie-Claude Langevin
Group of five wooden beams with glass panels. Inside the toppled beams, text is written on the glass panels. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Atelier Pierre Thibault
Installation year: 
2010

A Thousand Kisses Deep

Éric Pelletier, A Thousand Kisses Deep, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinÉric Pelletier, A Thousand Kisses Deep, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinÉric Pelletier, A Thousand Kisses Deep, 2010. © Marie-Claude Langevin
The installation consists of a gigantic glass prism with a rectangular base, which is split in the middle to disclose a silky texture that longs to be touched. The rectangle is covered with letters th [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Pelletier, Éric
Installation year: 
2010

Rencontre au confluent

Suzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinSuzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinSuzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude Langevin
Group of glass panels with a concrete block. On the vertical panel, we can see the text and a path created with 1 ¢ coins. On the horizontal panel, the artist has inlaid wooden wafers and a recycled c [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bergeron, Suzanne
Installation year: 
2010

Murmures dans la main du temps

Collectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinCollectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinCollectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinCollectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude Langevin
Murmures dans la main du temps  is a spiral sculpture. Its labyrinthine structure of woven raw material evokes movement, inviting the viewer to stroll along, carried by the words of the poet from [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Collectif C-M-R
Installation year: 
2010

Vers tissés serré

L'équipe Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux, Vers Tissés serré, 2010. © Marie-ClL'équipe Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux, Vers Tissés serré, 2010. ©L'équipe Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux, Vers Tissés serré, 2010. © Marie-Cl
Created by assembling hundreds of glass jars, the installation Vers tissés serré sends visitors on a poetic journey through Montreal, with help from words by Gaston Miron, Pierre Nepveu, Jacques Braul [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
The Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Team
Installation year: 
2010

Les Mots (volet 2)

Julie Faubert, Les Mots (volet 2), 2010. © Julie FaubertJulie Faubert, Les Mots (volet 2), 2010. © Julie FaubertJulie Faubert, Les Mots (volet 2), 2010. © Julie FaubertJulie Faubert, Les Mots (volet 2), 2010. © Julie Faubert
An urban intervention project which comprises some 125 words* written in an ephemeral manner on the sidewalk, along with dates - lost  words (1900-2000), new words (1900-2000) and invented words [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Faubert, Julie
Installation year: 
2010

Apparaître/disparaître : LES MOTS

Julie Faubert, Apparaître/disparaître : LES MOTS, 2009Julie Faubert, Apparaître/disparaître : LES MOTS, 2009Julie Faubert, Apparaître/disparaître : LES MOTS, 2009Julie Faubert, Apparaître/disparaître : LES MOTS, 2009
Art intervention with light. Words with the dates on which they appeared or disappeared from the dictionary are mounted onto people. Words in red have been lost; words in blue were new additions& [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Faubert, Julie
Installation year: 
2009

O Canada

Charles Comfort, O Canada, 1943Charles Comfort, O Canada, 1943Charles Comfort, O Canada, 1943
Mural depicting various activities and resources of Canada. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Comfort, Charles
Installation year: 
1943

Bancs de pierre.. .et de paroles/ Bancos de pedra... e de palabras

Bancs de pierre...et de paroles/ Bancos de pedra... e de palabras, 2009Bancs de pierre...et de paroles/ Bancos de pedra... e de palabras, 2009Bancs de pierre...et de paroles/ Bancos de pedra... e de palabras, 2009
Twelve granite benches installed along Saint-Laurent Blvd. Portuguese and French literary quotes are engraved onto them. Each bench is decorated with ceramics created by four Montreal artists of Portu [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lima, Joe; Branco, Joseph; Rebelo, Miguel; Calado, Carlos
Installation year: 
2009

La Réserve

Clément de Gaulejac, La Réserve, 2007Clément de Gaulejac, La Réserve, 2007
La Réserve is an installation inspired by the specific history of a park that the city of Montreal left without any designation. At the park's entrance, a structure evokes the two squares - one red, t [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gaulejac, Clément de
Installation year: 
2007

Untitled

Eduardo Aquino, Johanne Sloan &  Kathryn Walter, Untitled, 1996. © Concordia UniEduardo Aquino, Johanne Sloan &  Kathryn Walter, Sans Titre, 1996Eduardo Aquino, Johanne Sloan &  Kathryn Walter, Sans Titre, 1996
4 structures used as tables. Engraved text appears on top. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Aquino, Eduardo; Sloan, Johanne; Walter, Kathryn
Installation year: 
1996

Débordement public

Débordement public, 2006Débordement public, 2006Débordement public, 2006Débordement public, 2006
Furniture set: large tables in front of the school, great set of stairs in front of the hospital and large benches in the park. Forty-something apples are affixed to the furniture. Each apple features [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Soland, Peter; Duguay-Lefebvre Fannie; Courville, François; Loof, Alain; Blais, Marie-Claire; Vandal-Piché, Émilie
Installation year: 
2006

Kyoto sur la glace 2008

Nicole Dextras, Kyoto sur la Glace 2008, 2008Nicole Dextras, Kyoto sur la Glace 2008, 2008
Outdoor installation, which consisted of a frozen wedding dress that children could crawl under, frozen sheets and shirts, plus letters made of ice that spelled "Mémoire de glace" (Ice Memory) and "Éq [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year: 
2008

One potato, two potato...it's your life...

Michael Fernandes, One potato, two potato...it's your life..., 2007Michael Fernandes, One potato, two potato...it's your life..., 2007Michael Fernandes, One potato, two potato...it's your life..., 2007Michael Fernandes, One potato, two potato...it's your life..., 2007
The artist offered an itinerary in the gallery and outside.The MAI's eight windows were blocked up to present text fragments in fluorescent lettering.Posters announcing lost cats were distributed on w [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Fernandes, Michael
Installation year: 
2007