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Explore the work of Roadsworth and his controversial art in the streets.

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Peter Gibson (a.k.a. Roadsworth) began a playful dialogue with the citizens of Montreal through a series of artistic interventions. Using stencils and paint, he set out to transform a crosswalk into a row of birthday candles, and double lines on the street into a zipper.

He had to face charges for over 80 counts of mischief. His art has quietly aroused the imagination of passers-by, but media reports of his arrest thrust him into the limelight. What followed was a public dialogue on art and public space. Artistic communities support Roadsworth, but in the city's eyes, he has crossed the line.

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Krzysztof Wodiczko: Projections (Clip 2)

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Length: 53 sec

License: 1

Year of Production: 1991

Director:

Derek May

Producer:

Derek May, Bruce Ferguson, NFB

In 1985, Wodiczko projected a swastika on the South African Embassy in London, underneath which was a boat with the words Good Hope. This was at the time of Apartheid. Realizing the downfall of the Nazis as racists perhaps South African laws and beliefs could eventually change. Wodiczko's public art lasted 2 hours before the police came.