Art on (and around) Greene Avenue

Howdy!

It occurred to me recently there is a phenomenal amount of art that is accessible to the public (as opposed to public art) on and around Greene Avenue in Westmount.

Detail of Catching Up by J. Seward Johnson

The Montreal Gazette from July 4, 1985. And the exact article he is reading.

Detail of Erotisme by Armand Vaillancourt

I’m not quite certain what ghosts and clouds have to do with things that are erotic, but there was a fuss over the display of cartoon genitalia, and the ghosts and clouds were added to give a sense of modesty.

I’m surprised that no one complained about the bondage…

Bronze no. 91 by Hanneke Beaumont in the lobby of Westmount Square

Sorry about the glare, but I wasn’t brave enough to enter into Westmount Square in order to take pictures. There’s another one in one of the other towers, but my pictures were horrible. If you’d like a better picture, try this.

Wars, and war memorials were much different then. There are 192 names on it from World War I, which lasted four years. And 260 names from World War II, which lasted six years. The Canadian Army has been fighting in Afghanistan for almost ten years, and I can guarantee you that there will not be any additional names added.