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Spinning Chandelier — Rodney Graham, Vancouver

Spinning Chandelier by Rodney Graham: a large crystal chandelier hanging from the concrete underside of the Granville Street Bridge in Vancouver, framed by bridge piers and blue sky.
Artwork FileVancouver · Canada

Spinning Chandelier

SeenFeb 2020

Rodney Graham · 2019 · Vancouver

Photo: GoToVan; CC BY 2.0.

Rodney Graham placed an oversized chandelier beneath Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge. Its mechanism lowers and spins the illuminated fixture, translating an earlier film work into a public sculpture. Source Source Checked

💡 4 things to know

  1. From film to bridgeWestbank links it to Graham's Torqued Chandelier Release, which used an eighteenth-century-style French chandelier. Source Checked
  2. Crystals made for outdoorsThe city lists 602 polyurethane crystals with stainless steel and LED lamps. Source Checked
  3. A development commissionCanadian Architect identifies Westbank's commission as part of the Vancouver House development. Source Checked
  4. Use the installation recordThe city records installation in 2019, supported by contemporary December 2019 coverage. Westbank’s page says Completion 2014; we follow the city’s installation record. Source Other source Conflicting

📍 Where it is

Granville Street Bridge at Beach Avenue, Vancouver, Canada Source Checked

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🗓️ Sightings

  1. 2019

    Installation recorded by the city

  2. 201912 Dec

    Canadian Architect covers the newly unveiled work

  3. 20201 Feb

    GoToVan photographs the chandelier · camera date

Green stamps are dated photographs; amber stamps are records or reports. Publication and upload dates are not camera dates. A dated sighting does not guarantee the work remains in place today.

✅ The facts

Artist
Rodney Graham Source Checked
Installation year
2019 Source Checked
Location
Under Granville Bridge at Beach Avenue Source Checked
Crystals
602, made of polyurethane Source Checked
Lighting
LED lamps Source Checked
Commissioner
Westbank Source Checked
Date discrepancy
The city records installation in 2019, supported by contemporary December 2019 coverage. Westbank’s page says Completion 2014; we follow the city’s installation record. Source Other source Conflicting

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Photo: GoToVan; CC BY 2.0.

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