Melvin Charney 1935–2012
The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
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24 October 2012 to 14 April 2013
Melvin Charney 1935–2012
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The artist and theorist Melvin Charney, who died earlier this year, made significant contributions to the CCA and the city of Montreal as a whole. Throughout a long and varied career, Charney championed the public role of the architect in the wider built environment, enforcing the idea that the street is the primary resource of the city. The CCA is celebrating Charney’s(...)
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Parables and Other Allegories: The Work of Melvin Charney 1975–1990 comprises approximately 100 drawings, including many large-scale, sketches, photographs, and three large constructions. By assembling works from various public and private collections, including the CCA, the exhibition permits a comprehensive analysis of Charney’s artistic process to reveal the dialogue(...)
Main galleries
9 October 1991 to 12 January 1992
Parables and Other Allegories: The Work of Melvin Charney, 1975-1990
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Parables and Other Allegories: The Work of Melvin Charney 1975–1990 comprises approximately 100 drawings, including many large-scale, sketches, photographs, and three large constructions. By assembling works from various public and private collections, including the CCA, the exhibition permits a comprehensive analysis of Charney’s artistic process to reveal the dialogue(...)
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Melvin Charney fonds
AP041
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The Melvin Charney fonds documents Charney's career from the 1950s to the 2012 over 70 architectural and artistics projects, records related to exhibitions he designed, exhibition in which his projects were presented, his teaching activities, and his writings. The fonds contains a considerable amount of textual records, architectural drawings, photographic materials, some models, and a small number of artefacts related to his projects.
1947-2012
Melvin Charney fonds
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The Melvin Charney fonds documents Charney's career from the 1950s to the 2012 over 70 architectural and artistics projects, records related to exhibitions he designed, exhibition in which his projects were presented, his teaching activities, and his writings. The fonds contains a considerable amount of textual records, architectural drawings, photographic materials, some models, and a small number of artefacts related to his projects.
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1947-2012
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Melvin Charney
AP041.S3.SS07
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This sub-series documents Melvin Charney’s solo exhibition "Melvin Charney" at Galerie Catherine & Stéphane de Beyrie, in Paris, France, in 1994. This sub-series includes correspondence, notes, press clippings, and programs.
1994
Melvin Charney
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AP041.S3.SS07
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This sub-series documents Melvin Charney’s solo exhibition "Melvin Charney" at Galerie Catherine & Stéphane de Beyrie, in Paris, France, in 1994. This sub-series includes correspondence, notes, press clippings, and programs.
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1994
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AP041.S3.SS04
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This subseries documents Melvin Charney's solo exhibition "Melvin Charney : Oeuvres, 1970-1979", originally held at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal in 1979. The exhibition presentes Charney's work through his works of art, including photographs, drawings, installations and sculptures. The sub-series includes textual records.
1979
Melvin Charney: oeuvres 1970-1979
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AP041.S3.SS04
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This subseries documents Melvin Charney's solo exhibition "Melvin Charney : Oeuvres, 1970-1979", originally held at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal in 1979. The exhibition presentes Charney's work through his works of art, including photographs, drawings, installations and sculptures. The sub-series includes textual records.
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1979
textual records
DR2012:0012:099:021
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File containing documents in English (predominant) and French, including business correspondence, invoices, and consignment lists. Includes references to Melvin Charney's design submission for the Yonge International Square Art competition in Toronto. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CORRESPONDENCE F
1979-1993
Correspondence of Melvin Charney
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DR2012:0012:099:021
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File containing documents in English (predominant) and French, including business correspondence, invoices, and consignment lists. Includes references to Melvin Charney's design submission for the Yonge International Square Art competition in Toronto. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CORRESPONDENCE F
textual records
1979-1993
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AP041.S3.SS08
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This sub-series documents Melvin Charney’s solo exhibition "Displacements: the Work of Melvin Charney", at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, in 1995. It includes textual records, and photographic materials.
1995
Displacements: the Work of Melvin Charney
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AP041.S3.SS08
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This sub-series documents Melvin Charney’s solo exhibition "Displacements: the Work of Melvin Charney", at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, in 1995. It includes textual records, and photographic materials.
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1995
textual records
DR2012:0012:099:001
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File containing documents in English (predominant) and French, including personal and professional correspondence, and a photograph. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CORRESPONDENCE A
1987-1993
Correspondence of Melvin Charney
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DR2012:0012:099:001
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File containing documents in English (predominant) and French, including personal and professional correspondence, and a photograph. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CORRESPONDENCE A
textual records
1987-1993
textual records
DR2012:0012:099:013
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File containing documents in English, French and German, including business correspondence. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CORRESPONDENCE B
1982, 1985-1998
Correspondence of Melvin Charney
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DR2012:0012:099:013
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File containing documents in English, French and German, including business correspondence. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CORRESPONDENCE B
textual records
1982, 1985-1998
textual records
DR2012:0012:099:014
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File containing documents in English and French, including personal and business correspondence, CVs, notes and waybills. Specific references are made to the Lethbridge construction. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CORRESPONDENCE C
1981-1995, 2003-2006
Correspondence of Melvin Charney
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DR2012:0012:099:014
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File containing documents in English and French, including personal and business correspondence, CVs, notes and waybills. Specific references are made to the Lethbridge construction. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CORRESPONDENCE C
textual records
1981-1995, 2003-2006