textual records
DR2012:0012:096:004
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File containing documents in English and French (predominant), including newspaper clippings, notes, and professional correspondence between Melvin Charney and members of staff at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. Original folder inscribed in graphite: MUSEE D'ART CONTEMPORAIN - MONTREAL
1997, 2002-2007
Correspondence of Melvin Charney with the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
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DR2012:0012:096:004
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File containing documents in English and French (predominant), including newspaper clippings, notes, and professional correspondence between Melvin Charney and members of staff at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. Original folder inscribed in graphite: MUSEE D'ART CONTEMPORAIN - MONTREAL
textual records
1997, 2002-2007
graphic materials
DR2012:0015:027
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Portfolio containing ephemera and posters advertising the following conferences, events, and exhibitions: - mailout/poster for a Frank Stella exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York; - mailout/poster for an exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Centre, Chicago; - posters for the 7th Venice biennale of architeture; - poster for the 1. Kolloquium Funktionialismus, Hamburg; - poster for a Jean Rustin exhibition at Maison de la culture et des loisirs; - signed poster for a Ric Evans exhibition, at David Mirvish Books, Toronto; - poster for an Edward Keinholz exhibition, London; - poster for a Frank Auerbach exhibition at the 42nd Venice Biennale; - paper placemat of the Taj Mahal; - poster of Hindu deities; - poster for Perspecta, the Yale School of design journal, in which Melvin Charney's article, Experimental strategies: notes for environmental design, appeared in the 11th edition; - poster of Albrecht Dürer's Rhinoceros; - mailout/poster for a Roy Lichtenstein exhibition at Leo Castelli gallery; - poster for a Pierre Alechinsky exhibition, in Brussels; - poster for an exhibition on Pliny the Younger's La villa Laurentine, Paris; - poster for an exhibition, Places and monuments, in Paris; - poster for an event at George Gund Hall, Harvard; - posters for the exhibition, Rothmans salutes citysite sculpture, Visual Arts Ontario, Toronto (Melvin Charney participated); - poster for event, Coop Himmelblau: der Engel des Tons; - poster, "Seize the time"; - poster, "Meeting solidarité Chili"; - poster for Don Judd exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York; - posters for Aurora Borealis event at le Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal (Melvin Charney participated); - poster for James Stirling exhibition at Riba Heinz Gallery, London; - untitled poster; - poster for political demonstration, UQAM; - poster for Joe Zucker exhibition, Combinations, at Holly Solomon Gallery, New York; - poster, "The drifting acropolis"; - poster for Lucas Samaras exhibition, Reconstructions, boxes, and photo-transformations, at Richard Grey Gallery, Chicago; - poster for Erica Lennard exhibition, Les femmes, les soeurs, at Agatha Gaillard Gallery, Paris.
1965-1985, 1994, 2000-2003
Portfolio of assorted posters
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DR2012:0015:027
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Portfolio containing ephemera and posters advertising the following conferences, events, and exhibitions: - mailout/poster for a Frank Stella exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York; - mailout/poster for an exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Centre, Chicago; - posters for the 7th Venice biennale of architeture; - poster for the 1. Kolloquium Funktionialismus, Hamburg; - poster for a Jean Rustin exhibition at Maison de la culture et des loisirs; - signed poster for a Ric Evans exhibition, at David Mirvish Books, Toronto; - poster for an Edward Keinholz exhibition, London; - poster for a Frank Auerbach exhibition at the 42nd Venice Biennale; - paper placemat of the Taj Mahal; - poster of Hindu deities; - poster for Perspecta, the Yale School of design journal, in which Melvin Charney's article, Experimental strategies: notes for environmental design, appeared in the 11th edition; - poster of Albrecht Dürer's Rhinoceros; - mailout/poster for a Roy Lichtenstein exhibition at Leo Castelli gallery; - poster for a Pierre Alechinsky exhibition, in Brussels; - poster for an exhibition on Pliny the Younger's La villa Laurentine, Paris; - poster for an exhibition, Places and monuments, in Paris; - poster for an event at George Gund Hall, Harvard; - posters for the exhibition, Rothmans salutes citysite sculpture, Visual Arts Ontario, Toronto (Melvin Charney participated); - poster for event, Coop Himmelblau: der Engel des Tons; - poster, "Seize the time"; - poster, "Meeting solidarité Chili"; - poster for Don Judd exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York; - posters for Aurora Borealis event at le Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal (Melvin Charney participated); - poster for James Stirling exhibition at Riba Heinz Gallery, London; - untitled poster; - poster for political demonstration, UQAM; - poster for Joe Zucker exhibition, Combinations, at Holly Solomon Gallery, New York; - poster, "The drifting acropolis"; - poster for Lucas Samaras exhibition, Reconstructions, boxes, and photo-transformations, at Richard Grey Gallery, Chicago; - poster for Erica Lennard exhibition, Les femmes, les soeurs, at Agatha Gaillard Gallery, Paris.
graphic materials
1965-1985, 1994, 2000-2003
Curatorial practice as it emerged during the twentieth century is no doubt being extensively recast. The tremendous change in the status of the object, of culture, of the various disciplines, or information and education, implies an inevitable transformation of the curator’s role and competences. A renewed interest for curatorial practice has emerged within the field of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
11 November 2010 to 13 November 2010
The CCA in an Expanding Curatorial Field
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Curatorial practice as it emerged during the twentieth century is no doubt being extensively recast. The tremendous change in the status of the object, of culture, of the various disciplines, or information and education, implies an inevitable transformation of the curator’s role and competences. A renewed interest for curatorial practice has emerged within the field of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
textual records
AP075.S1.1974.PR01.015
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Original folder entitled "PLAU - CHILDREN'S ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTRE AT ROBSON SQUARE / CORRESPONDENCE, PRESS, RESEARCH".
1973-1978
Research and press clippings for the Children's Arts and Science Centre at Robson Square Provincial Government Complex, Vancouver, British Columbia
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AP075.S1.1974.PR01.015
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Original folder entitled "PLAU - CHILDREN'S ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTRE AT ROBSON SQUARE / CORRESPONDENCE, PRESS, RESEARCH".
textual records
1973-1978
textual records
Correspondence relating to exhibition of James Stirling's drawings for 'Icons: Magnets of Meaning'
AP140.S2.SS10.D1.P15
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correspondence dated 1997 relating to exhibition of James Stirling's drawings for 'Icons: Magnets of Meaning', held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
1997
Correspondence relating to exhibition of James Stirling's drawings for 'Icons: Magnets of Meaning'
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AP140.S2.SS10.D1.P15
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correspondence dated 1997 relating to exhibition of James Stirling's drawings for 'Icons: Magnets of Meaning', held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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1997
Sub-series
Book
AP114.S2.SS2.D5
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Sub-series consists of a copy of Building for the Arts: a Guidebook for the Planning & Design of Cultural Facilities by Catherine R. Brown, William B. Fleissig, William R. Morrish and published by the Western States Arts Foundation in 1984.
1984
Book
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AP114.S2.SS2.D5
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Sub-series consists of a copy of Building for the Arts: a Guidebook for the Planning & Design of Cultural Facilities by Catherine R. Brown, William B. Fleissig, William R. Morrish and published by the Western States Arts Foundation in 1984.
File 5
1984
photographs
ARCH276536
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2 slide trays - documentation for projects filed under, "Education." Includes: Al Falah, Brentwood, Champlain Heights Elementary School, U.B.C. Faculty Club Addition, North Carolina State University, Kwan Kwantlen College, Red Deer Arts Center, Ohio State University Visual Arts Centre and others.
1970s-1980s
Documentation slides for various educational buildings projects
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ARCH276536
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2 slide trays - documentation for projects filed under, "Education." Includes: Al Falah, Brentwood, Champlain Heights Elementary School, U.B.C. Faculty Club Addition, North Carolina State University, Kwan Kwantlen College, Red Deer Arts Center, Ohio State University Visual Arts Centre and others.
photographs
1970s-1980s
archives
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Fonds
Robert Duchesnay fonds
AP115
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Le Fonds Robert Duchesnay consiste en une série de photographies montrant les divers structure (principalement des dômes géodésiques) conçus ou influencée par R. Buckminster Fuller. Les photographies, prises par l'artiste et photographe montréalais Robert Duchesnay, ont été créées entre 1985 et 1992.
1985-1992
Robert Duchesnay fonds
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AP115
Synopsis:
Le Fonds Robert Duchesnay consiste en une série de photographies montrant les divers structure (principalement des dômes géodésiques) conçus ou influencée par R. Buckminster Fuller. Les photographies, prises par l'artiste et photographe montréalais Robert Duchesnay, ont été créées entre 1985 et 1992.
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Fonds
1985-1992
research
Support Grants 2008
Robert González, School of Architecture, Tulane University Ann Ferebee, Institute for Urban Design, New York Detlef Mertins, Department of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania Frances Richard, Barnard College, Columbia University Katherine Rinne, California College of the Arts
7 January 2008 to 31 July 2008
Support Grants 2008
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Robert González, School of Architecture, Tulane University Ann Ferebee, Institute for Urban Design, New York Detlef Mertins, Department of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania Frances Richard, Barnard College, Columbia University Katherine Rinne, California College of the Arts
research
7 January 2008 to
31 July 2008
The Mound of Vendôme
The mound of Vendôme is a seemingly simple yet provocative artifact: an earthwork that became a central part of a radical attempt to transform urban iconography during the two-month rule of the Paris Commune in 1871. This exhibition and research project recalls this lost structure and calls for its contemporary reconstruction and historicization. Curated by David Gissen,(...)
Octagonal gallery
19 June 2014 to 28 September 2014
The Mound of Vendôme
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The mound of Vendôme is a seemingly simple yet provocative artifact: an earthwork that became a central part of a radical attempt to transform urban iconography during the two-month rule of the Paris Commune in 1871. This exhibition and research project recalls this lost structure and calls for its contemporary reconstruction and historicization. Curated by David Gissen,(...)
Octagonal gallery