Before the Olympics, a huge LED lit cross was hoisted at the corner of 6th Avenue and Clark Drive. For a while I wondered what the cross symbolized since it only said "East Van" in the shape of the cross with both words sharing the letter A. During the Olympics I was watching the Knowledge Network and a short documentary on the artist was aired. Ken Lum is the artist that designed the cross and explained that the symbol has long been "tagged", painted, carved, etc... in different areas around East Vancouver for over 40 years. This cross was created in part of the Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program by the City of Vancouver. There are many blogs/forums/photos/comments regarding the cross that are both positive and negative, but in all they have created a conversation. This in itself maybe an organic creation of a community online, especially for those concerned with the federal budget cuts for art funding in Canada. Keep the convo going!
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