Gambit | Art Public Montréal

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Mathieu Lévesque, 2024 - Crédit photo :

Gambit

2024

Mathieu Lévesque

Born in Sept-Iles in 1977, Mathieu Lévesque graduated from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in visual and media arts (M.A. and B.A.) in addition to having studied art history. His artistic approach is inspired by the elementary constituents of painting and sculpture, the limits of the works, and the correspondences between art and architecture.

Vestiges

2023

Details

Artwork description

Gambit is a group of five sculptures underlining the the historical identities of Montréalers. Composed of architectural elements typical of the city, such as balconies, staircases, and patios, the sculptures embody audacity through their incongruous positions, which also evoke the city’s geography as an island. The progressing height of the pedestals represents the fair, egalitarian nature of our society.

The white and bronze illustrate our mixed identity, often containing dualities, and the small coloured surfaces refer to the symbols on the flag and coat of arms of Montréal. The number of sculptures reflect the city’s five founding peoples and also respond to the architecture of the building’s façade, which is composed of five sections and five stained-glass windows. The works are arranged in ascending order of volume and in reverse order of the arrival of each founding people in the area.

· White pine for Indigenous peoples – Yellow
· Fleur de lys for the French – Blue
· Rose for the English – Red
· Thistle for the Scottish – Purple
· Clover for the Irish – Green

This artwork was created as part of the major construction and renovation project for Montréal’s city hall, situated in the Ville-Marie borough. It was produced under the Québec government’s Politique d’intégration des arts à l’architecture et à l’environnement des bâtiments et des sites gouvernementaux et publics.