Styrofoam imaginary right leg of Terry Fox
- RBSC-ARC-1643-170
- File
- [ca. 2011]
This item was made during the process of creating the Terry Fox sculpture that was erected in the Terry Fox Plaza in front of B.C. Place stadium in Vancouver.
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Styrofoam imaginary right leg of Terry Fox
This item was made during the process of creating the Terry Fox sculpture that was erected in the Terry Fox Plaza in front of B.C. Place stadium in Vancouver.
Maquette of public sculpture outside the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, ON
This file contains maquette for Coupland's sculpture installation at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Toronto, ON. The piece is Coupland's representation of Peter Croydon's 1957 group portrait of the Painter's Eleven.
Series consists of visual art objects (collages, sculptures etc.), preparatory notes and sketches, photographs of visual art objects, and publicity related to Coupland’s art installations. Documents, photographs and objects related to the visual art projects spanning Coupland's career from 1983 to 2012.
Some of the projects covered in this series include:
Collages (1997 – 2009)
The Canada Pcictures (2000)
Canada House (2003)
Paper Nests (2004)
Canoe Landing Park (2009)
War of 1812 Monument (2008)
Digital Orca (2010)
Douglas Coupland's In Dialogue with Emily Carr (2010)
Group of Seven paintings series (2010)
Canadian Firefighters Memorial (2012)
Landscape architectural drawing of Canoe Landing Park, Toronto
This item is a 2.5 m long fabric banner containing a printed image of Terry Fox's sock. The image is among those displayed around the Terry Fox Miracle Mile running track at Canoe Landing Park in Toronto, ON.
The Canada Pictures Toronto launch event invite
Hornet's nest covered with rhinestones
This file contains a bejeweled hornet's nest sculpture. The piece likely relates to Coupland's other nest sculptures made out of the paper of his own books and royalties cash.
This file contains a maquette version of the Digital Orca sculpture created by Coupland. Of particular interest is the variance in the base, as it was altered in the final creation because of engineering logistics and the difference in colour of the maquette.
Styrofoam cups from Canada House opening
Study model of Canoe Landing Park, Toronto
This item is a model of Canoe Landing Park in Toronto, ON that was designed by Coupland.
Images of The World of Douglas Coupland
Draft program of New Cities Summit Paris 2012
File contains a copy of the Draft Program for the New Cities Summit Paris 2012, Held May 14-16 2012 in Paris, France. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson spoke at the opening plenary on May 14th, where he intended to unveil the V-Pole, designed by Coupland.
In 2004, Coupland produced a series of paper nests, inspired by those that wasps create. To make these nests, Coupland hand-chewed pages from two of his novels. The series contains samples of this paper in various stages of being pulped.
Colour markup proofs for The Canadian Pictures
This file contains photographic prints of The Canada Pictures. Names of the pictures can be seen on some of the prints along the border, though some have been torn.
File OS-06A holds the following photographs:
BC-2121-1497 : Image 9, Flour
BC-2121-1498 : Image 10, Potatoes
BC-2121-1499 : Image 7, Hockey
BC-2121-1500 : [title not visible]
BC-2121-1501 : Image 5, Chairs
File OS-06B holds the following photographs:
BC-2121-1502 : [title not visible]
BC-2121-1503 : Image 3, Coyote
BC-2121-1504 : [title not visible]
BC-2121-1505 : [image number not visible], CN Tower
BC-2121-1506 : Image 1, Bacon
Newspaper clippings and magazine articles
Contains clippings that either review Coupland's work, or contain an article by him, or which make reference to either his work or himself.
Graham Gillmore with text by Douglas Coupland
Contains an exhibition book on Graham Gillmore to accompany the Monty Clarke Gallery's exhibition of Gillmore's work in 2007. Douglas Coupland wrote the text prefacing the images, entitled "Gillmore Bold".
Emily Carr artworks/items lists
The Armory Show 2012 promotional materials
Coupland presented a painting (“Permanent Press Landscape”, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas) at the 2012 Armory Show in Manhattan, New York, (March 8-11, 2012) at the Art Dealers Association of Canada's booth (Pier 94, booth 829). This file contains an Armory Show Map & Show Guide, an Armory Arts Week Calendar, and a booklet on Coupland's exhibition at the ADAC booth.
Experimental panels with pen script
This file contain 3 items of inked calligraphy art on newspapers and mounted on foam panels.
Proposal drawings on foam panel for Canadian Tire Sculpture
This file contains printed graphic images of Coupland's design for a sculpture installation at the bicycle plaza at a Canadian Tire in Vancouver, BC. Images depict various angles and details of the proposed sculpture.
Group of Seven painting series stencils
This file contains stencils used in the creation of Coupland's Group of Seven paintings series.
Box 172 holds an item labeled "Harris Iceberg Top and Bottom"
Box 173 holds items labeled "Harris Top/Bottom", "Thompson Jack Pine Bottom" and "Thompson Jack Pine Top"
Box 174 holds two unlabeled items
Box 191 holds items labeled "Emily Carr left", "Frank Johnston Top" and "Frank Johnston Bottom"
Box 192 holds items labeled "Thompson Sunset #1 Top", "Thompson Sunset #1 Bottom" , "Carmichael Top" and "Carmichael Bottom"
Box 193 holds an item labeled "Harris Island"
Box 194 holds items labeled "Harris Top", "Harris Bottom" and one unlabeled item
War of 1812 Monument Historical material and Colin Upton sketches
This item is a maquette version of the Digital Orca sculpture created by Coupland and installed at Jack Poole Plaza in 2010.
Terry Fox Monument unveiling speech
Two reviews and an exhibition announcement
Contains printouts of two novel reviews and an exhibition announcement culled from the web: A review of Eleanor Rigby from the Guardian (October 9, 2004, another review of Eleanor Rigby from readysteadybooks.com (October 17, 2004; Natasha Tripney), and a Government of Canada public announcement for Canada House, Trafalgar Square (UK) exhibit (September 21, 2004).
Possibly sketches of a walrus or sasquatch.
Cityplace Park proposal and design
Logotopia catalogue featuring Douglas Coupland
Catalogue to exhibition Logotopia: The Library in Architecture, Art and the Imagination
Postcard of Green Soldier No. 1
Letter from a fan about Coupland's discussion of the Emily Carr Exhibit on the CBC
Contains a 5.5"x8.5" sketchbook, of which only about 15 pages have been filled, consisting mostly of calligraphy and other written material.
Calligraphy on Pharmasave flyer
Contains a label for a 60"x72" Multi Throw, which appears to be the blankets used for Coupland's Button Blankets.
Contains a Canadian one dollar coin with two holes drilled into it, similar to button-holes.
Heavy Industries Infinite Tire fabrication proposal
Print outs of time Capsules New York Times blog posts
Calligraphy on Wired Magazine pages
Handwritten notes for Emily Carr Vancouver Art Gallery piece
Handwritten notes and sketches
Sketches and handwrriten notes