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Walk between the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Fine Arts (Promenade entre le Musée d’art contemporain et le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal), 1970

Black and white photograph of people entering a large art gallery with stone pillars surrounding the tall front doors. The photograph is taken from across a busy street filled with moving cars.

Françoise Sullivan, Walk between the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Fine Arts (Promenade entre le Musée d’art contemporain et le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal), 1970, thirty-two gelatin silver prints and a map, each photograph and the map: 26.6 x 26.6 cm, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

In 1970, Sullivan walked from the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, then located at Cité du Havre, to the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal on Sherbrooke Street. In the 1970s many artists were questioning the role of art and its commodification. Although Sullivan agreed with this position, she was uncomfortable when artists suggested museums were no longer needed. Her response was to move away from sculpture, but to maintain her appreciation of museums as places where art ideas could be developed and appreciated.

Gallery

Black and white photograph of a woman, Françoise Sullivan, dancing outdoors on a snow-covered hill with the tops of bare trees visible in the background.

Dance in the Snow (Danse dans la neige), 1948

Black and white photograph of a woman, Françoise Sullivan, dancing barefoot in a dark room and wearing loose-fitting clothing over black tights. Her limbs are blurry with movement.

Black and Tan, 1948

Colour photograph of an abstract sculpture by Françoise Sullivan made of steel and painted red. Installed in a plaza outdoors, flat connected circles fall down the side of a large "T" shape.

Callooh Callay, 1967

Black and white photograph of a sculpture by Françoise Sullivan. Light shines on a clear spiral form, made of plexiglass and placed horizontally, which casts shadows on the shag carpet beneath it.

Of One (De une), 1968–69

Black and white photograph of people entering a large art gallery with stone pillars surrounding the tall front doors. The photograph is taken from across a busy street filled with moving cars.

Walk between the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Fine Arts (Promenade entre le Musée d’art contemporain et le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal), 1970

Two photographs of exhibition cases, made by by Françoise Sullivan and containing artwork and photographs, installed on sidewalks in front of homes in Montreal.

Legend of Artists (La légende des artistes), 1976

Collage by Françoise Sullivan, made of black and white photos, of a telephone booth crammed with large boulders.

Blocked Phone Booth (Cabine téléphonique bloquée), 1978–79

Mural by Françoise Sullivan made of various colours of granite. Jagged, interlocking forms with darker inlaid veins come together to form a mountain range.

Mountain (Montagne), 1997

Painting by Françoise Sullivan divided vertically into two parts. On the left, a solid field of reddish orange and, on the right, a solid field of a lighter bright orange.

Homage to Paterson (Hommage à Paterson), 2003

Black and white photograph of a woman, Françoise Sullivan, dancing outdoors on a snow-covered hill with the tops of bare trees visible in the background.

Dance in the Snow (Danse dans la neige), 1948

Black and white photograph of a woman, Françoise Sullivan, dancing barefoot in a dark room and wearing loose-fitting clothing over black tights. Her limbs are blurry with movement.

Black and Tan, 1948

Colour photograph of an abstract sculpture by Françoise Sullivan made of steel and painted red. Installed in a plaza outdoors, flat connected circles fall down the side of a large "T" shape.

Callooh Callay, 1967

Black and white photograph of a sculpture by Françoise Sullivan. Light shines on a clear spiral form, made of plexiglass and placed horizontally, which casts shadows on the shag carpet beneath it.

Of One (De une), 1968–69

Black and white photograph of people entering a large art gallery with stone pillars surrounding the tall front doors. The photograph is taken from across a busy street filled with moving cars.

Walk between the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Fine Arts (Promenade entre le Musée d’art contemporain et le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal), 1970

Two photographs of exhibition cases, made by by Françoise Sullivan and containing artwork and photographs, installed on sidewalks in front of homes in Montreal.

Legend of Artists (La légende des artistes), 1976

Collage by Françoise Sullivan, made of black and white photos, of a telephone booth crammed with large boulders.

Blocked Phone Booth (Cabine téléphonique bloquée), 1978–79

Mural by Françoise Sullivan made of various colours of granite. Jagged, interlocking forms with darker inlaid veins come together to form a mountain range.

Mountain (Montagne), 1997

Painting by Françoise Sullivan divided vertically into two parts. On the left, a solid field of reddish orange and, on the right, a solid field of a lighter bright orange.

Homage to Paterson (Hommage à Paterson), 2003

Walk between the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Fine Arts (Promenade entre le Musée d’art contemporain et le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal) - Art Canada