While many 麻豆传媒映画residents adore A-Maze-ing Laughter, the instillation at English Bay made up of 14 bronze sculptures depicting men frozen in mid-laugh, I have a feeling almost as many don't. For the record, I like it.
In January I wrote that the 麻豆传媒映画Biennale Foundation was set to launch a public campaign to purchase the installation and loan it back to the park board and city at no cost. At the time, I guessed that news would be well received by most Vancouverites, but I was quickly proven wrong. I was bombarded with emails and even hand-written letters from residents who said they're counting the days until this "abomination," as one reader described it, is banished from Morton Park forever.
Now the park board and city want to know what you think. This is your opportunity to have your voice heard, but only until Friday (March 16). Visit vancouver.ca/yoursay.htm or write: Attention Coordinator, Arts and Culture, 2099 Beach Ave., Vancouver, B.C., V6G 1Z4.
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