Jose Gonzalez
Jose Gonzalez, originally uploaded by MacEwen.
I was fortunate to see this very small show at Zulu Records on Saturday.
Archive for November, 2007
Advertising in the Urban Landscape.
Quicksliver has or had some adds up that, depending on your point of view, make an awesome contribution to the city scape. Of the series, my fave is the bus-stop 1/4, makes you want to get your Tony Hawk on, firstlife style.
In all seriousness though it raises some questions about fun in an urban context. Our cities take themselves too seriously. What if there were little slides for kids spread throughout the city? Instead of relegating skate parks to certain areas why couldn’t we just have a ramp here and there? I’d like to see a city that encourages exploration and interaction. Wouldn’t it be interesting if Bentall got a density bonus for putting a 1/4 up the side of the building! Or how about just not capping the benches…maybe we should start with that.