A wrap-up of the sculpture and installations seen on the ‘Bikennale’ – a two-wheeled tour of the Vancouver Biennale.
To start: The Stop
Michael Zheng’s installation, located in Charleson Park along False Creek, has already started a controversy – mainly because of its location. More here.
Over at Pacific Central Station, a perfectly located piece – Barbora – by Lithuanian artist Vladas Vildžiunas. Looking east, framed by the neo-classical portico of the station; looking west, framed by the trees of Thornton Park.
Along the seawall at Sunset Beach, in among the logs, there is 217.5 X 13 by Bernar Venet.
At the triangle of green where Davie meets Denman, Yue Minjun’s hugely popular A-Mazing Laughter:
“Yue Minjun was a leading figure in what became to be known in the 1990’s as Cynical Realism, an artistic movement that emerged in China after the 1989 student demonstrations in Tiananmen and the suppression of artistic expression. Humor, cynicism, repetition and an emphasis on the individual are common characteristics of this artistic movement.” More here.
The third one looks very familiar.
Was there another variation of it at the previous exhibition?
Ron, it is the same art piece but it has been moved to a new location.