The Pink House (French: Maison Rose) is a guerrilla art project in Montreal, Canada, where unknown individuals ascended a grain silo attached to an abandoned factory, and decorated the control cabin there to resemble a house.
Located on the site of the former Canada Malting factory alongside the Lachine Canal [1] the House was first painted bright pink in October 2019. [2] Subsequent additions have included green shutters, curtains, window boxes, a Christmas tree, and a giant gift box labeled "À: Saint-Henri, De : Little Pink" ("To St-Henri, from: Little Pink"); as well, the adjacent control cabin has been painted bright red. [3]
In 2020, the Montreal police stated that they only investigated abandoned buildings in response to complaints from neighbors and proprietors, and that no complaints had been filed regarding the Pink House. [4]
La Presse has reported finding a videographer who claims to have been approached by the artist responsible for the Pink House; the videographer states that the artist refuses all contact with journalists. [3]
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