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Reverse Physchology
those damn white busses from Cali
So you have all seen them cruising around the city these past few weeks, those empty white buses with Cali license plates. I see one parked across from the Nanaimo Skytrain everyday I go to work and I can’t keep thinking to myself, “what a great plain canvas for some beautiful art – like the trains found all over Europe.”
They would look much nicer and make me less annoyed that they are driving around the city with no one in them.
- T
welcome to eastvan in Panama
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welcome to eastvan streets in panama at the panama canal, mira flores locks
DIY Art Walk
As mentioned in my previous posting, there is a lot happening in the DTES besides protests. The official ArtWalk is over, but many of the installations are still viewable and most are free to the public. There are also several Cultural Olympiad Art Installations in the DTES and now Bright Lights is on lasting until March 21st. So if your looking for something out of the ordinary and off the beaten track here is your own Do-It-Yourself Art Walk that you can try this evening or any evening for the next couple nights I imagine.
First the Trimpin: Sheng High installation is open daily till 6pm at 163 East Pender. It an unique multi-media sculpture by a world leading artist and certified MacArthur Genius.
Just up Pender heading West is one of the left over ArtWalk installations, look for the red door and the red light. I haven’t seen that one myself, but it was open last night while I was a few doors down at one of Bright Lights signature installations.
Again look for the red door and go into the last inner courtyard in Vancouver’s Chinatown and look up. They are also having walking tours, leaving at 6pm Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, at the cost of ten bucks.
Next I went North down Carrall Street, where at the Hastings intersection there are art galleries on three of four corners.
The Pennsylvania Hotel has both a photo exhibit and the ION Magazine pop up store.
The Inter-Urban gallery has it’s own thing going on, including projecting images on to the outside of their building, it’s subtle and best seen in the evening or at least late afternoon.
Centre A has a big installation which is part of Bright Lights.
Then if you continue North down Carrall you will see a big building called Carrall Station, one of the commercial units is the Jeffrey Boone Gallery, which is featuring two artists and is part of the Bright Lights program.
From there you can head further East down Carrall to 88 East and the Gallery Gachet. They have an installation featuring many local artists.
If you really want to copy my route, I next went and got coffee, but if you’re thirsty for something else, such as more art, Heading West on Hastings towards W2 and Woodward’s will yield another Cultural Olympiad installation, whereas heading West down Water Street will yield many official ArtWalk installations and commercial galleries.
Enjoy!
Photos taken by me, BOB Staff (Lani Johnson), and gmacmullen.
Even the Lonely Planet is recommending visiting the DTES now!
Main & Kingsway
No Fun Vancouver STRIKES AGAIN!!!
Excerpt from the Georgia Straight:
“If you’ve spent any time on the streets of downtown Vancouver these Olympics, you might have noticed something strange: the city has become seriously fun.
For nine days, it’s been like our civic officials have finally managed to pull the sticks out of their asses.
It’s been difficult to believe that this is the same town where the Vancouver Police Department once instructed people not to come downtown on New Year’s Eve unless they had a specific place to go. Or where police have been known to line up at transit hubs during mega-events like the Festival of Lights, open the backpacks of average citizens, and confiscate the booze of anyone unable to name the street name, address, and postal code of the home they were planning to drink at.
How classic then that we’ve been tricked, yet again. On Saturday night Vancouver police instructed all liquor stores and cold beer and wine stores to shut their doors at 7 p.m. The world is here to party, and suddenly someone obviously got spooked at the idea that the party might get out of hand.
Welcome to Vancouver, known, once again, to those who live here as No Fun City.
If you’ve done any travelling, you already know there is something seriously wrong with this town. What do Istanbul, Saigon, and Bellingham, Washington all have in common? How about the fact that you can head to the corner store and pick up a bottle of wine or a six pack.
Ever been to Charleston, South Carolina, or, for that matter, Istanbul or Saigon? No one cares if you end up wandering along the street with an open container of alcohol. Hell, in New Orleans, if you try to leave a drink on the table, they ask you if you’d like it poured into a glass to take on the road as a traveller.”
R.I.P. Alexander (Lee) Mcqueen
16 March 1969 – 11 February 2010
One week ago yesterday the world heard the news that Alexander (Lee) Mcqueen, true artist and fashion visionary, was found dead in his home. It is apparent that Mcqueen hung himself the day before his mother’s funeral. Clearly Lee, as he’s to known to those close to him, was having trouble grieving his mothers death. Word is he hadn’t left the house in a week and had cut marks on his wrists. I hope he has found some peace now, because the fashion world is sure in a frenzy. I was truly in shock when I heard the news and was overcome with emotions. Mostly because I too have a very close relationship with my mother and don’t even want to fathom or type the rest.
Make sure you check out Mcqueen’s last show.
Rest In Peace
This was reposted from my own personal blog with some minor adjustments because I just feel more people need to remember the genius that is Alexander (Lee) Mcqueen.
