canadaniel
Active Member
Are the water and lit rink features new since the revitalization? I never really paid attention to this. Nice to see they're using the stage for some locals acts. Passed by last night
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Are the water and lit rink features new since the revitalization? I never really paid attention to this. Nice to see they're using the stage for some locals acts. Passed by last night
isaidso
Senior Member
It's 100 times better than the view in the other direction. The city practically disappears.
Creighton
New Member
That's a pretty happening scene down there lol. Sorry I missed it!
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
I was wondering that too. I don't recall any in-ground lighting and I think there was a bit of a fountain at the west end, but it was really wimpy.
adma
Superstar
Seeing how the water features have come along, I'm wondering whether Mayor Ford was on crack or something when he made his splash-pad suggestion...hey, waitaminnit...
RiverCity1
Active Member
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dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Ai Weiwei's sculptures are brilliant and fit in wonderfully. Too bad the Jazz festival and related advertising everywhere have trashed the Square. Great shots.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Should just straight off buy it from him (if he is selling) and have it as a permanent installation.
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RiverCity1
Active Member
A perfect location for the sculptures in summer. Would also make for an interesting skate in winter lol 
JasonParis
Moderator
Agreed. I often find myself thinking this during installations at Luminato and Nuit Blanche too.
someMidTowner
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More photos of Ai Weiwei's work in today's article... http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2013/06/new-work-and-new-artwork-mark-nathan-phillips-square-re-do
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Indeed, and I have a feeling that such a hypothetical purchase will be The Archer redux. These are the public art installations we should be getting from the 1% public art contribution.
AoD
I wanted the red balls from Luminato in the Lambert Galleria to stay there forever… and the year that Yonge Dundas Square was covered with those "balloons" was great: they should return every year.
I suspect that Ai Weiwei's Zodiac sculptures would cost more than the 1% available from most projects in this city…
but in the meantime, we really do have quite the collection of public artworks in this city now, and while no-one two people will ever agree on how they would all rank, one could find champions for every piece.
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I suspect that Ai Weiwei's Zodiac sculptures would cost more than the 1% available from most projects in this city…
but in the meantime, we really do have quite the collection of public artworks in this city now, and while no-one two people will ever agree on how they would all rank, one could find champions for every piece.
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AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
I think that whenever the 1% contribution isn't enough to procure a significant, high quality piece of art, it should be diverted to a fund for strategic acquisitions such as the AWW piece. As to the bit about champions - I can say some unkind things about the execution of the piece at Elev'n 21 or Aura.
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