Œuvre d'art public
Southern Boy
Artwork creator(s):
Yee, Kiki
Text author(s):
Yee, Kiki
Installation year:
1992 Description:
Photographic image placed in a billboard
Text of the artwork:
He is a fine, attractive-looking
little fellow, his full hazel eyes
beaming with kindliness and
intelligence. The almond form and
oblique setting of the eye, so
peculiar to the natives of the
south, is well brought out in this
picture.
Text theme:
Racial
Artwork theme:
Racial difference, ethnocentrism
History:
The Billboard Series Art: Public Art Exhibition, organized by the Active ARTIFACTS Cultural Association (coordinator: Don Murray; commissioners: Melinda Mollineaux and Marianne Nicholson) by BC Transit Vancouver Regional Transit System. Box Subsequent Event Artropolis 93 (1993) in Vancouver.
January 9 to July 8, 1992
January 9 to July 8, 1992
Event date(s):
1992 Note(s):
THE BILLBOARD ART SERIES is a public art exhibition which features the original works of 15 Canadian artists and reflects the concerns, aspirations and traditions of a culturally diverse society. The series follows on the success of two previous public art exhibitions hosted by BC Transit – TRANSPOSITIONS in 1990 and ARTROPOLIS in 1991. There are a total of 15 works, 5 of which are featured each month at 2 different stations.
Artist's biography:
Yee, Kiki Document(s):
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