Visual Art
Speaking of public art…
Timothy Taylor’s piece in VR #28, “Chaos and Planning”, was recently criticized for its lack of a mention of the public artworks of Doug Coupland. While the article was not intended as a comprehensive survey (its focus being mainly about policy and its effects) we would like to go on record as really loving this [...]
Chinatown Heritage & Pink Balloons
A small VR assignment recently took me to Chinatown. Having written on heritage buildings in the past (“Facadism,” Summer 2004 issue), I thought I’d pen the paragraph to accompany photographer Janet Baxter’s wonderful images of the historic Wing Sang Building (now doubling as condo king Bob Rennie’s offices and private contemporary art gallery), part of [...]