Public Artwork
Monument for East Vancouver
Artwork creator(s):
Lum, Ken
Text author(s):
Lum, Ken
Installation year:
2009 Description:
Neon cross. It contains the words "East" and "Van" intersecting at the letter "A", in the manner of a crossword puzzle.
Text of the artwork:
East Van
Text theme:
The words serve both as territorial markers and as a revival of an underground symbol of pride and rebellion in East Vancouver.
Artwork theme:
Creates multiple references and associations, including ones with religious and irreverent undertones, which can be interpreted as an affirmation of the identity of the East neighborhoods of Vancouver.
Dimensions:
Height:
18.2m Note(s):
“[The crossword] signifies the identity of those living in the Eastern part of the city and is often accompanied with the word “rules”. [This] is ironic, as traditionally those in the West of the city have held the economic and political power, though the real estate boom more recently has rendered the boundary between East and West more fluid. The piece monumentalizes a rearguard gesture of defiance, protest, and assertion of identity.”
- Ken Lum
City of Vancouver (2009). Monument for East Vancouver.
(http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/cultural/publicart/2010/mm_vaneastmonument.htm)
Artist's biography:
Ken Lum
Owner(s):
City of Vancouver Document(s):
Syndicate
