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KINGS OF NEON
Gay Vancouver artist Tiko Kerr’s new exhibition “Lush Life” at the Winsor Gallery celebrates Vancouver’s bright colourful past.
Neon’s making a comeback – just look at artist Ken Lum’s “East Van” cross and the new ‘W’ atop Woodwards, but its newfound popularity is nothing like what it once was. In the 1950s there were over 19,000 neon signs oozing their bright, buzzing glow over Vancouver. But during the 1960s, a series of City ordinances effectively pulled the plug on the bright lights of this little city.
Some, like the Yale’s bright blue saxophone, have survived and are still lighting up the night. Others, like the White Lunch Cafeteria’s steaming coffee cup on West Hastings, have sadly gone dark.
Painter Tiko Kerr captures lightning in a bottle with Lush Life, an exhibition celebrating our colourful lost heritage.
Lush Life at the Winsor Gallery
3025 Granville St.
Until March 28.
