John Barber on Yorkdale Neon Public Art (Arc en Ciel)

[wyliepoon]

Alvin,

Given the strength of the architecture at BCE place, I think it would have cluttered up the space.

On second thought, you're probably right. The strings of incandescent lighting it has for Christmas is already a pretty good gesture.

Do you know whether the neon piece at Taikoo City in HK is still around - it's right above the skating rink.

Checked my photos from last year, but I don't see it.

 

[building babel]

The lighting at the fountain in the east end of BCE Place is quite effective at night in creating the forest glade effect.

 

[interchange42]

True dat. And speaking of lighting at BCE place, I have to say that I miss the wonderful trailing light fixture that snaked its way across the top of diners' heads at Masquerade...

...and speaking of Masquerade, I miss all the goofy but comfy chairs and the colourful design, and they made a mean ravioli (and not a bad zabaglione...)

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[scarberiankhatru]

"Then again mall management in this city has a long history of myopic disinterest and/or outright hostility towards anything beyond the borders of their own complexes"

Well, perhaps 75,000 people a week visit Yorkdale via Yorkdale station, so maybe that counts for something. Of course, some of those 75,000 are riff-raff that spend the entire time in the food court or yakking on their cell phones, scaring away the desperate housewives with fat wallets.

 

[Darkstar416]

Toronto hasn't been kind to the work of Michael Hayden at all, as his York University installation hasn't been working for years either...

 

[adma]

Beyond the fact that Arc-en-Cielling the Eaton Centre or BCE would be a bit like tying red ribbons around Michael Snow's geese, it also misses the site-specific "kinetic" element at Yorkdale--that is, the neon tubes "moving" with the trains...