Posted Apr 1, 2008, 4:31 PM
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Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
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I just can't believe the stupidity of this. The No-Fun crowd is working hard to ensure we have no interesting art to look at.
Most Coal Harbour residents never took to
sculpture of an upside-down church in Harbour Green Park.
Photograph by : Les Bazso, The Province
Quote:
Stanley Park's Hollow Tree is now history
Board also votes to remove controversial upside-down sculpture
Christina Montgomery, The Province
Published: Tuesday, April 01, 2008
The board also voted to remove a seven-storey sculpture that was placed in Harbour Green Park in 2005.
Device to Root out Evil, a sculpture of an aluminum church driven into the ground by its steeple, drew mostly negative comment last year when the board contemplated making permanent what was originally an 18-month installation. [I say we heard from the NIMBYs and that the people that don't have a problem with it never spoke up. That's how it usually works]
Many people argued that it blocked sight lines down Bute Street of the water and mountains; others were offended by what they called its anti-religious nature. ["Blocked sightlines"? Get serious. That empty space needs something there to engage it. "Anti-religious"? Ha! You could make the argument that it's actually pro-religious.]
Both votes took place before a capacity crowd that jeered both decisions.
Michella Frosch, chairwoman of the group that brought the Device to Vancouver in 2005 as part of the Biennale outdoor sculpture festival, warned the board that the "important" and "significant" work might be lost to another city if it was voted out of Coal Harbour. [I think this is true. You'll scare off the top artists and end up with more pablum].
Eleanor Hadley, a West End resident and regular critic of board policy, branded the work "obscene" and "a mockery of our religion and faith."
The board voted to have the sculpture removed within 60 days but asked staff to try to find another site in the city to house it.
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Holden West photo
I'm sure they would love this challenging and stunning work of art to be replaced by some friggin' whales.
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