This mural by Laurent Gascon sits on a street corner at Ontario and Florian streets in Ville-Marie, the central borough of Montreal, Canada. Painted in 2009, it is one of the city's many large-scale works of street art, and it makes a short, easy stop for visitors who enjoy walking through neighbourhoods and looking up at the walls.
About the work
The mural was created by Laurent Gascon and produced under the Programme graffitis et murales, a city initiative for public wall art. The Société pour Promouvoir les Arts Gigantesques (SPAG) acted as the organising body for the project. Its title in French, Murale située au coin des rues Ontario et Florian, reflects its location as much as its subject.
What to expect
- A single outdoor artwork on a corner, best seen on foot.
- Easy to combine with a wider walk through Ville-Marie.
- Information about the piece is published by the City of Montreal's mural database, linked from the official murals page.
Because the mural is outdoors and part of a public street, it can be viewed at any time without a ticket. Visitors interested in the story behind it can consult the City of Montreal's record for the work, which lists the artist, the organising body and the year of creation.
For many travellers, the mural is most rewarding as part of a broader exploration of the city's street art. Montreal has a long tradition of murals across its neighbourhoods, and this corner in Ville-Marie offers a straightforward way to see one of them up close.