tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post7984943353736607436..comments2024-03-28T12:26:08.319-07:00Comments on websit: What Does Rennie Want?Michael Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10501975929919211354noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-20502625810088661322012-10-12T21:55:46.035-07:002012-10-12T21:55:46.035-07:00I agree with you that the current VAG location is ...I agree with you that the current VAG location is the best location. If UBC were to quit Robson Square in favour of the VAG expanding into those spaces, great. As for "content" (collection) over "edifice" (stand alone "iconic" building), I am with you there too (see my comments in the link below).<br /><br />http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/star-studded-open-letter-pushes-for-new-vag-building-in-vancouver/article4564755/Michael Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501975929919211354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-29047337570575416292012-10-12T10:15:04.024-07:002012-10-12T10:15:04.024-07:00http://pinchukartcentre.org/en/http://pinchukartcentre.org/en/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15004345717562762686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-82773202435784537472012-10-12T09:40:31.732-07:002012-10-12T09:40:31.732-07:00It's obvious to anyone the current VAG space i...It's obvious to anyone the current VAG space is inappropriate as an art gallery. The only ideal aspect of that building is its location. It's also blatantly obvious that the VAG cannot come remotely close to raising the $300 million required for the kind of building Bartels wants. She ran a near $1 million dollar deficit last year and we are economically nowhere for that kind of fundraising. Rennie says he wants money put into content, not building. That's all we know. If he has ulterior motives, he's been hiding them well and they may yet become visible over time. But the content, not edifice approach is the only intelligent way to go. It's time for VAG supporters to get real and get things done. Running around trying to get support for a mega building they cannot come close to paying for is a waste of everyone's energy and time... resources better put towards an affordable functioning building and smart programming and strong acquisitions.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726586524844892540noreply@blogger.com