Rodney Graham, "Spinning Chandelier," 2019, installation view underneath the Granville Street Bridge.
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Vancouver's latest public art, a $4.8-million chandelier by B.C. artist Rodney Graham, has ignited debate in a city struggling with a housing and homelessness crisis.
The piece, titled Spinning Chandelier, almost eight metres in height, is made of stainless steel, LED lamps and polyurethane faux crystals, the CBC reports.
Every so often, the chandelier descends from the north end of the Granville Bridge, spins for about four minutes while flashing its lights, then retreats into the bridge's underbelly.
The installation was commissioned and paid for by the luxury property developer Westbank as part of its Vancouver House project. It was required to provide a public art piece under city bylaws.
Source: CBC News
