Art and Design in the Montreal metro

I bet New Yorkers can’t believe their eyes (or ears) when they first encounter the Montreal metro…
AESTHETICS
Every station is designed by a different architect, and each one is home to giant works of art, from walls of stained glass to exquisite modern tile patterns. (View a quick photo line-up of the many different interiors.) But [...]

Signage in Montreal

Montreal has some of the most artsy storefront signs in the world. Not content with the usual 2 dimensional retail signs, they add on these massive 3-D sculptures that extend out into the street, looming over you like modern gargoyles, only much friendlier.
In the winter, they gather snow and icicles; in the summer, pigeons.
I decided [...]

But is it memorable, darling?

So I went to the Montreal Fine Arts Museum yesterday to see the “American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow” exhibit. The focus was the 1930’s and how the “streamlined” aesthetic still influences products today (e.g. nike shoes, motorcycles). It was mostly industrial design and furniture. Lots of bullet-shaped objects, especially car accessories (tail-lights [...]