Last night the international “White night” art event was brought to Canada for the first time. It started at 7 pm and lasted until sunrise. I went out to see it about 9:00 at night and the streets were busy and crowded. People never looked tired even though it was very late night.
Various kinds of contemporary art work was displayed at a corner of dark alleyways. Some artists were explaining to passer-by audience what their works meant.
Royal Ontario Museum provided free admission which made me happy a lot. People are lining up to get into the building.
This hot dog stand in front of the museum was one of the most popular places for the crowd.
I think the owner could declare selling her hotdogs is also a kind of art. : )
This bike rider was just one of the crowd, but got lots of attention from us.
This artificial fog created by a Japanese artist made that area really wet. While walking with the crowd, I was almost tripped over the muddy and slippery road. By the way the close up person is not me.
This was taken from the over the hill of the artificial foggy area. It looks like really foggy weather, doesn’t it?
Holly Moly I loved this Cuban musicians’ performance. (Royal Ontario Museum)
A famous Cuban contemporay artist Carlos Garaicoas’ art work
This work was popular to many people. So many strips of paper written the artist’s wishes were hung on a tree. People are reading them. It reminded me of Buddhism culture in Korea. On Buddha’s birthday, people visit a temple and hang a lantern with their family member’s name written on it, and some wishes. Hmm.. the artist might have been inspired by Oriental culture?
