Corridart
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Corridart was an eight-kilometer exhibit of artworks that took place in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
on Sherbrooke Street
. It was intended to be part of the arts and cultural component of the 1976 Summer Olympics
. The exhibit was showed many different Quebec
artists. Corridart included artworks that engaged with history of Montreal as well as the social, and economic problems that were then current within the city and along the street of Sherbrooke.
Unfortunately Corridart never opened. In a controversial decision, the then Mayor Jean Drapeau
deemed the artworks ugly had them torn down two days before the Olympics games began. Most of the works were destroyed.
On July 1, 2001, the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery at Concordia University
honored Corridart by presenting an exhibition for the 25th anniversary of its destruction.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on Sherbrooke Street
Sherbrooke Street
Sherbrooke Street is a major east-west artery and at in length, is the second longest street on the Island of Montreal. The street begins in the town of Montreal West and ends on the extreme tip of the island in Pointe-aux-Trembles, intersecting Gouin Boulevard and joining up with Notre-Dame...
. It was intended to be part of the arts and cultural component of the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
. The exhibit was showed many different Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
artists. Corridart included artworks that engaged with history of Montreal as well as the social, and economic problems that were then current within the city and along the street of Sherbrooke.
Unfortunately Corridart never opened. In a controversial decision, the then Mayor Jean Drapeau
Jean Drapeau
Jean Drapeau, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986...
deemed the artworks ugly had them torn down two days before the Olympics games began. Most of the works were destroyed.
On July 1, 2001, the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery at Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
honored Corridart by presenting an exhibition for the 25th anniversary of its destruction.