Armand Vaillancourt

Justice aux Indiens d’Amérique, 1957

Place Ville-Marie
Artist
Armand Vaillancourt
Title
Justice aux Indiens d’Amérique
Dimensions and medium
Wood and steel, 367.8 × 20.3 cm; 70.4 cm (diameter of the base)
Artwork description
In Justice aux Indiens d'Amérique, a work carved from a single piece of pine, the sculpture’s scale and extreme simplicity are indicative of how Armand Vaillancourt combined political commentary, social engagement, and the valorization of materials. The totemic, essentially abstract form references both Indigenous cultures and Modernism, conferring an identity that hovers on the edge of two distinct worlds and exploring the existing relationships between the two.

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