Art intended for Walterdale Bridge will be installed at alternate location, City of Edmonton apologizes
‘The Buffalo and the Buffalo Fur Trader’ by artist Kenneth Lum is two 13-foot-tall bronze sculptures commissioned for the Walterdale Bridge replacement in Edmonton.“While some audiences may find the artwork thought provoking, for others it may cause harm and induce painful memories,” the city said in a news release in August.However, a statement on Friday apologized for inferring the artist meant to celebrate colonialism and said the city didn’t intend to harm Lum’s “stellar” reputation.
“Ken Lum is a highly respected and eminent Canadian-born artist, writer and academic of Chinese descent and has made a career of confronting issues of racism and oppression in his art practice,” the city said.
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