Category Archives: Public art proposal

Money for Nothing

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Taylor C. Noakes

The Mordecai Richler Gazebo will now cost the taxpayers of Montreal nearly three-quarters of a million dollars. And a series of granite waypoints, apparently taking the form of stylized tree-stumps, are to be installed across Mount Royal at an estimated … Continue reading →

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Sabotaging Viger Square

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Taylor C. Noakes

Here’s a hypothetical situation: A city builds a park costing x millions of dollars with the intent to rehabilitate a given sector of its urban environment and cover over an exposed highway trench. It hires leading landscape architects and local … Continue reading →

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Politically Motivated Memory

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Taylor C. Noakes

Generally speaking I’m in favour of building monuments and creating new public spaces, particularly when said space reflects the nation’s history, culture and society. However, two projects with federal backing have been making the news lately and for good reason … Continue reading →

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Corridart; Charney’s Oeuvre Going Up & Coming Down

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Found this video on the CCA’s YouTube Channel, a film n’ funk track I feel is somewhat representative of experimental documentary film from mid-1970s Canada. It shows the construction and demolition of Melvin Charney’s primary installation for Corridart, the cultural … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Montréal Museums and Major Cultural Institutions

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

I took in the recent Impressionism exhibit at the MMFA on closing day – always an exciting time to visit a museum, even if it is chocked-full of the dilettantes and bridge & tunnel types of our local cultural community. … Continue reading →

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Please Mr. Mayor, I want some more… public art.

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So I’m a big fan of the Art Nouveau style, especially the works of Czech artist and interior decorator Alfons Maria Mucha. So as you might imagine, I was quite impressed when my brother told me about a new mural … Continue reading →

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