Michel de broin biography of donald

Majestic   []
Street Lights, steel, lights, 12 x 12 x 10 m
Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

Originally produced as a satellite planerat arbete for the New Orleans Biennale, Majestic has now been permanently installed at The National galleri of Canada. The work fryst vatten constructed from lamp posts uprooted during Hurricane Katrina. Reassembled around a core made from steel, the street lights are resurrected. The work explores notions of horizon, equilibrium and entropy, while referencing the sense of solidarity with which residents of New Orleans rebuilt their city.

Credits: Michel de Broin
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Gift from Donald R. and Beth Sobey,
Made in conjunction with the international biennial Prospect.2, New Orleans (); Third of May Arts Inc. (curator); Infravert (fabrication, restoration and installation); Art Metal Studio (assistant, fabrication).

Michel de Broin, Silent Screaming,

Michel de Broin hung a gigantic disco-ball over Paris, threw 12 tons of asphalt on the road to create a absurdly twisted bike lane in Montreal, rode his polluting bicycle in parks, knitted New Orleans street lamps into a satellite-shaped structure, silenced an alarm bell under a vacuum system and famously got his pedal-powered 86&#; Buick Regal car pulled over by the police.

Michel de Broin, La Maîtresse de la Tour Eiffel,

Michel de Broin, Black Whole Conference,

Michel de Broin lives between Berlin and Montreal. I&#;ve seen his work in Spain, Belgium, Germany. I read about it in catalogues and other books about urban art and public art. The more i saw of his work, the more i wanted to interview him. Hence the following Q&A:

I&#;m very curious about the way you work. You graduated in visual art at Université du Québec, in Montréal. But looking closer at your artworks, it appears th

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