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Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz

Les allusifs

2002
Presentation of the artwork
Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz’s installation is set near the Lachine Canal, in a square situated between a bike path and a small building. It is composed of eight objects made of wood and stainless steel and placed on a cedar platform inlaid with strips of stainless steel. The objects refer to the activities associated with the Saint-Henri and Sainte-Cunégonde neighbourhoods: jazz, popular literature, the leather industry, timber, sea and rail transport, working-class housing, and large upper-class homes. Texts engraved on the steel strips complement and describe the installation’s eight elements. They are also linked to the neighbourhood’s history and have been taken from sources of various types, including minutes, newspaper articles, and novels.
Associated events
This artwork was designed in the context of the redevelopment of Place du Marché-Sud, in compliance with the Politique d’intégration des arts à l’architecture et à l’environnement du Gouvernement du Québec.
Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz
Born in Warsaw, Poland, Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz comes from a family of sculptors who moved to Québec in 1963. He holds a bachelor’s degree in art history and visual arts from the Université de Montréal (1978) and a master’s degree in visual arts from Concordia University (1982). He has created numerous artworks in the public space, including L’homme est un roseau pensant III (2007) in the Cartier Métro station in Laval, and Dialogue inaltérable (2009) in Burlington, Vermont.
Details
Category
Fine Arts
Subcategory
Installation
Collection name
Public art
Date completed
2002
Technique(s)
Assembled; welded; inlaid; engraved
Materials
Wood; steel
General dimensions
xx cm x 230 cm x 170 cm
Manufacturer
  • Scheme Consultants Inc
Les allusifs
Borough
Le Sud-Ouest
Building
Marché Atwater
Civic address
138 Avenue Atwater, Montreal, QC H4C 2H6