Vancouver Biennale: Sparking Conversation with Public Art

A-maze-ing Laughter; Photo Credit: roaming-the-planet

Standing by the fourteen cast-bronze figures that make up A-maze-ing Laughter at English Bay, you can’t help breaking into smiles and laughter. The 8-foot tall statues stand frozen in merriment, their mouths open wide and their eyes shut as they revel in whatever they find so amusing.

The work by Chinese artist Yue Minjun has become iconic in the city, with locals and visitors posing playfully with the figures when they come across them on their strolls. The laughing art pieces evidence the power of public art to create interaction and dialogue, and to make art present and accessible within Vancouver’s urban space.

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