Photograph by: Nick Procaylo , PNG
Artist Viktor Briestensky cleverly copied the standard Vancouver Parks Board signage to create Dude Chilling Park on the site of the officially-named Guelph Park. He installed it without permission in November 2012, but it was subsequently removed by the Parks Board.
Folks liked it, and an 1800-signature petition by locals convinced the board to return the sign to the park.
More than a year after citizens reacted with anger over its removal, the park board has voted to permanently reinstall a famous fake sign to its former chilling spot at an East Vancouver park.
During a meeting Monday night, the board approved Commissioner Sarah Blyth’s motion, returning the guerrilla-art installation of the “Dude Chilling Park” sign to Guelph Park (East 7th Avenue and Guelph Street). – Vancouver Sun, Feb 3 2014.
Since its reinstallation the work has been vandalized and now someone has stolen it…but Park Board Commissioner Sarah Blyth says it will be returned, she hopes, or replaced.
Twitter image.
Which dude stole it? How will a cool sign remain, when there are so many basement suites begging for a “Dude Chilling” sign?
Some comments following an article in the weekly Georgia Straight:
Feb 27, 2014 at 2:34 pmA bit of harmless fun in “no fun city” and some people still find something to bitch about. Some real grumps around this place I tell ya.
Feb 27, 2014 at 2:47 pmGuelph Park is essentially named after one of England’s worst and most idiotic kings. Great change that reflects the community instead of dead royalty.
Feb 28, 2014 at 7:47 pmDoesn’t government approval make it kind of lame now?
‘Alka’ chilling out at Dude Chilling Park renamed from Guelph Park on Feb. 27, 2014. (Nick Procaylo/PNG)
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