Dogman
DOT is Out of Touch with Chinatown ‘Gateway’ Art Installation [OP-ED]
Last modified July 16, 2019 at 9:45 am
From Dogman to the new Gateway, the city and its chosen artists don’t seem to get Chinatown. The DOT unveiled the “Gateways to Chinatown” design last week to a stunned audience at the transportation subcommittee meeting of Community Board 3. The proposed marker, to be installed in the triangle at the confluence of Canal, Baxter, […]
Filed Under
Streets
After Chinatown Protests, ‘Dogman’ Sculpture Headed to Foley Square
Posted April 26, 2018 at 5:06 am
The so-called “Dogman” fled Kimlau Square with the proverbial tail between its legs. When the Lunar Year of the Dog arrived back in February, controversy reached Chinatown with the proposed placement of a 900-pound anthropomorphic canine statue in a suit holding a red apple. Australian artists Gillie and Marc Shattner titled this seated, good-luck hound, […]
Filed Under
Streets
Chinatown Rails Against Proposed ‘Dogman’ Sculpture Ahead of Lunar New Year
Last modified February 20, 2018 at 10:52 am
With the lunar Year of the Dog just a day out, some in the Chinatown community are incensed about the so-called “Dogman” sculpture planned for Kimlau Square. The proposal, designed by artists Gillie and Marc and backed by the Chinatown Partnership, calls for a 900-lb, bronze dapper dog holding an apple. Community Board 3 last […]
Filed Under
Streets
Advertisement
Advertisement
This Dapper ‘Dogman’ is Headed for Chinatown to Celebrate the Lunar Year of the Dog
Last modified January 31, 2018 at 7:17 am
It’s the year of the Dog…man. In honor of the Chinese New Year, the Chinatown Partnership has commissioned artists Gillie and Marc to create a half canine, half human sculpture to commemorate the Year of the Dog. In Chinese tradition, when a dog enters a home it symbolizes the coming of good luck. The aptly […]
