After commissioning a monument over a decade ago from artist Ken Lum comprised of two large bronze statues of a buffalo and a buffalo fur trader, the city of Edmonton, Alberta announced last week ...

Edmonton decided Ken Lum’s paired figures of a bison and fur trader could ‘cause harm and induce painful memories’ A Canadian city has pulled a public art project over fears that a pair of ...

Artist Ken Lum is blasting a Canadian city's decision not to display his artwork criticizing the once prominent fur trade out of fear the artwork could cause offense. Lum, an award-winning artist ...

In addition to the statues that exalt problematic figures, Lum says many monuments that honour traditionally underrepresented people also miss the mark because they don’t tell the full story ...

Artist Ken Lum and his think tank, Monument Lab, asks what we’re trying to do when we build monuments in public places to historical figures and events Circumstances have a way of giving meaning ...

Artist Ken Lum and his icon for the part of town where he was raised: ‘People don’t seem to care about their ghosts in Vancouver.’ Photos: Ken Lum.

We need to tell you that there was some damage to the statue of the American Bison in front of the house in Big Sky. We did attempt to prevent the damage, throwing stones at, and hitting, the ...

A conversation with the conceptual artist on work, the endemic of spiritual dissatisfaction and the value of text in the art world ...

Ken Lum, creator of the iconic East Van Cross, is making a grand homecoming in the Lower Mainland to launch his new art installation on Monday at a bustling intersection in East Burnaby. The ...

Artist Ken Lum with The Retired Draft Horse and the Last Pulled Log, a new piece of public art at the Kings Crossing development at Edmonds and Kingsway. An official unveiling is set for Monday, March ...

Mr. Lum notes that as Edmonton was deciding his artwork was not appropriate, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was announcing that a statue of Winston Churchill would be erected in Calgary.