This mural by Laurent Gascon stands on the facade of a building at 2222 rue Ontario Est, in Montreal, Canada. It sits on a stretch of Rue Ontario between rue Fullum and rue Parthenais, and it was created in 2012.
The work was produced by the Société pour Promouvoir les Arts Gigantesques (SPAG) as part of the city's Programme graffitis et murales, which commissions large-scale public art. Its presence on a working street makes it a good stop for anyone interested in how Montreal uses walls as public galleries.
What to expect
- Type of visit: a short, free look at an outdoor artwork, best taken in passing or as part of a walk.
- Location: the mural is on rue Ontario Est, a street in the east-central part of the city, between Fullum and Parthenais.
- Time needed: enough to look at the piece and take a photograph, with room to walk further along the street.
Around the mural
Because the mural is set on a city street rather than inside a museum, a visit fits naturally into a wider exploration of the neighbourhood. You can combine it with other public artworks and street-level sights in the area, or with a stroll through the surrounding streets to see the city at everyday pace.
For more information about the artwork, the City of Montreal publishes a detail page on its mural collection at ville.montreal.qc.ca/murales/detail/31.