Œuvre d'art public

Monument for East Vancouver

Vancouver (2009). Monument for East Vancouver. © City of Vancouver
Vancouver (2009). Monument for East Vancouver. © City of Vancouver
Vancouver (2009). Monument for East Vancouver. © City of Vancouver
Location:
Clark et 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Artwork creator(s): 
Lum, Ken
Text author(s): 
Lum, Ken
Installation year: 
2009
Description: 

Croix en néon. Un mot croisé des mots Van et  East utilisant la lettre commune «A»

Text of the artwork: 

East Van

Text theme: 
Une version à grande échelle d'une image de rue qui a existée dans la partie est de la ville pendant des décennies.
Artwork theme: 

Crée des références et des associations multiples, y compris une connotation religieuse et irrévérencieuse laquelle peut être interprétée comme une affirmation de l'identité propre de ces quartiers Est de 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)

Propriétaire(s): 
Ville de Vancouver
Document(s): 

Monument to 'East Van' rises near VCC terminal

Hodson, Jeff (2010).  Monument to 'East Van' rises near VCC terminal. Metro Vancouver . (January 12)

"Mapping and Marking" public art program

Appelbe, Alison (2010).  "Mapping and Marking" public art program. Espace. 92 (Été - Summer) , p. 38-40