It was one of the first non-figurative works to be installed in the metro, in defiance of the didactic style present in other works of the period, and signalled a major shift in public art in Montreal between the policies of then art director Robert Lapalme and future art director and fellow automatiste Jean-Paul Mousseau.

Mousseau took over as art director after LaPalme, and his influence marked all the rest of the network, which includes works of non-figurative art integrated with the architecture.

The eastern wall of the mezzanine is decorated by a non-figurative ceramic mural by Jean-Paul Mousseau, entitled Opus 74 and representing the Olympic flame and the tower of the Olympic Stadium.

A circular theme is present throughout the station's decor, there are bright single color circles on light panels surrounding the advertising posters, circles in the marble of one entrance, circular tiles on the floor and walls but the best-known works of art in the station, and the main artwork are a series of 54 large circles ( of which 37 remain ) by Jean-Paul Mousseau, one of the few artworks to be integrated into the architecture of the original network rather than commissioned later.

Michael Mousseau argues that in this kind of socio-economy conflict is always present, latent or overt, because individuals depend on their groups for physical and economic security and are thus loyal to their groups rather than their states, and because groups are in a constant state of conflict over access to state coffers.

Mousseau, Hegre & Oneal ( 2003 ) confirm that if at least one of the democracies involved has a very low level of economic development, democracy is ineffective in preventing war ; however, they find that when also controlling for trade, 91 % of all the democratic pairs had high enough development for the pacifying effect of democracy to be important during the 1885 – 1992 period and all in 1992.

Mousseau was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the 1874 election for the riding of Bagot, and was re-elected three times.

Members included Marcel Barbeau, Roger Fauteux, Claude Gauvreau, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Pierre Gauvreau, Fernand Leduc, Jean-Paul Mousseau, and Marcelle Ferron and Françoise Sullivan.

Jean-Paul Mousseau ( January 1, 1927 – February 7, 1991 ) was a Quebec artist He was a student of Paul-Émile Borduas and a member of the Automatist school.

Jean-Paul Mousseau did artwork in the Montreal metro.

Works by Mousseau in the metro include the mural Opus 74 at Viau station, two murals at Honoré-Beaugrand, and a mural at Square-Victoria.

* January 1-Jean-Paul Mousseau, artist ( d. 1991 )

* July 31-Joseph-Alfred Mousseau becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau.

* January 23-John Jones Ross becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Joseph-Alfred Mousseau.

* March 30-Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, politician and 6th Premier of Quebec ( b. 1837 )

Mousseau ( 2000, 2005 ) argues that it is market-oriented development that creates the norms and values that explain both democracy and the peace.

Mousseau ( 2005 ) finds that democracy is a significant factor only when both democracies have levels of economic development well above the global median.

The difference in results of Mousseau ( 2005 ) and Mousseau, Hegre & Oneal ( 2003 ) may be due to sampling: Mousseau ( 2005 ) observed only neighboring states where poor countries actually can fight each other.

Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, PC ( July 17, 1837 – March 30, 1886 ), was a French Canadian politician.

He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Lower Canada, the son of Louis Mousseau, the son of Alexis Mousseau, and Sophie Duteau, dit Grandpré.

Mousseau left federal politics to become the sixth Premier of the province of Quebec from July 31, 1882, until his resignation on January 22, 1884, after being appointed as a judge.

His brother Joseph Octave Mousseau was also a member of the Canadian House of Commons.

The lake itself and the area around it are also referred to as Lac Mousseau.

Those who wanted to close the theaters, for example, pointed to Plato's Republic and those who wished to keep them open called on the Plato of the Ion to testify in their behalf.

He tinformed Olga Carlisle that, at the end of The Blind Beauty, he wished to depict " the birth of an enlightened and affluent middle class, open to occidental influences, progressive, intelligent, artistic ..." However, Pasternak fell ill with terminal lung cancer before he could complete the first play of the trilogy.

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After six months in practice, Elizabeth wished to open an outpatients dispensary, to enable poor women to obtain medical help from a qualified practitioner of their own gender.

What Divico had to offer was almost a surrender, namely to have the Helvetii settle wherever Caesar wished them to, although it was combined with the threat of an open battle if Caesar should refuse.

In 1996, he sued his son who wished to open a holiday centre named " Cousteau " in the Fiji Islands.

These pilotis, in providing the structural support for the house, allowed him to elucidate his next two points: a free façade, meaning non-supporting walls that could be designed as the architect wished, and an open floor plan, meaning that the floor space was free to be configured into rooms without concern for supporting walls.

" He praises Harthacnut for his generosity with food and drink, claiming that his table was open "... for all who wished to come to his court to be richly served with royal dishes ".

Ludendorff and François began arguing, and eventually François delayed enough to allow the battle to open on 27 August as he had wished.

Athena wished to make the resulting infant Erichthonius immortal and to raise it, so she gave it to three sisters, Herse, Aglauros and Pandrosos, in a willow basket and warned them to never open it.

The most definite ( canonical ) exposition of these principles was a book compiled from notes of speeches Sun gave near Guangzhou ( taken by a colleague, Huang Changgu, in consultation with Sun ), and therefore is open to interpretation by various parties and interest groups ( see below ) and may not have been as fully explicated as Sun might have wished.

The college wished to retain its links with Wales, and initial reforms were limited despite the wishes of the commissioners: those scholarships that were limited to particular parts of Wales were opened to the whole of Wales, and half of the fellowships awarded were to remain open only to Welshmen if and so long as the Principal and Fellows shall deem it expedient for the interests of education in connection with the Principality of Wales.

It was in the lead up to this merger that the then Editor of the Irish Times, RM Smyllie, famously described Cumman na nGaedheal as a party " who one wished would be open to ideas, until one saw the kind of ideas they were open to ".

At the same time he wished to open membership of the House of Commons to Catholic men of property, a proposal that was the logical corollary of the Relief Act of 1793.

He stated that he now wished " to withdraw from the militant scene of Art " and thus declined to sign a new contract for the up-coming winter season, but left the door open for an eventual return " if my state of mind, health and rest will be improved enough ".

Mitchel evidently anticipated open conflict between the Irish people and the state, but wished to await the best opportunity.

Lloyd George, Birkenhead and Winston Churchill ( still distrusted by many Conservatives ) wished to use armed force against Turkey ( the Chanak Crisis ), but had to back down when offered support only by New Zealand, but not Canada, Australia or South Africa ; an anonymous letter appeared in " The Times " supporting the government but stating that Britain could not " act as the policeman for the world ", and it was an open secret that the author, " A Colonial ", was in fact Bonar Law.

There were a total of seven World Literature Conferences within three years, all of them open to any addict who wished to help.

While Lenin allegedly wished for a revolutionary organization akin to his contemporary Social Democratic Party, which was open to the public and more democratic in organization, the Russian autocracy prevented this.

* August 8, 2005 – Danish newspapers reported that Canada wished to open negotiations regarding the future of Hans Island.

It was felt that a group needed to take immediate action if they wished to reduce the subsidy from the council and ensure that Lowther Pavilion, the only purpose-built theatre in the area, remained open.

Cells were left open, and those in need could take whatever they wished from the cell if it were found empty.

The first contest in 1949 was open to any U. S. artist who wished to enter.