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Media Advisory - Photo & Interview Opportunity - "Immigrant Family" Tom Otterness Bronze Sculpture Unveiled At 18 Yonge Condominiums
Thursday, May 10, 2007 @ 12 Noon Prompt
TORONTO, May 3 /CNW/ -
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WHO: Mark Mandelbaum and Barry Fenton, Lanterra Developments
Rony Hirsch, Malibu Investments
Special Guests - Tom Otterness, Members of the Toronto
Public Art Commission, 18 Yonge Purchasers
WHAT: Internationally Renowned Sculptor Unveils Public Art at
18 Yonge
Acclaimed sculptor Tom Otterness will attend the unveiling
of his first Canadian commission. Selected through an
international public art competition, Otterness' work
recalls the experience of visitors and new immigrants to
Canada, capturing their sense of wonder at seeing the city
and Lake Ontario, while gently bringing them close together
as they embark on their new life. Jury member and developer
Mark Mandelbaum remarked on how this experience related to
his own family's arrival in Canada.
Cast in bronze and rising to a height of over 10 feet, this
family group demonstrates Otterness' interest in depicting
important events through his engaging figures - in this
case, the newly arrived family was designed as a group of
turtles. Appropriate too in the context of the lake to the
south.
WHERE: 18 Yonge Condominiums
(Northwest corner of Yonge Street & Lake Shore Blvd.)
Media Parking Entrance off Lake Shore
WHEN: THURSDAY, MAY 10th From 12 Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Official Ceremonies @ 12:00 PROMPT, Lunch follows in
Lobby
BACKGROUND: 18 Yonge Condominiums by Lanterra Developments and Malibu
Investments is located on the west side of Yonge, north of
Lake Shore Boulevard in downtown Toronto - across from Air
Canada Centre and within walking distance of Union Station,
Lake Ontario and most of the city's major entertainment
venues and attractions. This 39-storey curvilinear structure
with a sculpted glass wall exterior is built on a five-
storey podium. The ground floor houses a two-storey lobby
and retail component, on top of this are four levels of
parking, and the sixth floor houses the building amenities.
This new Toronto landmark was the fastest-selling condo in
2002, and is now fully occupied. The sculpture was
commissioned as part of the City of Toronto Private
Developer 1 Percent for Public Art program, overseen by the
Planning and Development Department. The competition was
managed by Karen Mills, Public Art Management.
NOTE: Media Pool Feed Available
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For further information: CONTACTS FOR MEDIA - RSVP REQUESTED - Beth
Shropshire, Shropshire Communications Group, (416) 466-7044; Karen Mills,
Public Art Management, (416) 917-7664, mills.karen@gmail.com
Thursday, May 10, 2007 @ 12 Noon Prompt
TORONTO, May 3 /CNW/ -
<<
WHO: Mark Mandelbaum and Barry Fenton, Lanterra Developments
Rony Hirsch, Malibu Investments
Special Guests - Tom Otterness, Members of the Toronto
Public Art Commission, 18 Yonge Purchasers
WHAT: Internationally Renowned Sculptor Unveils Public Art at
18 Yonge
Acclaimed sculptor Tom Otterness will attend the unveiling
of his first Canadian commission. Selected through an
international public art competition, Otterness' work
recalls the experience of visitors and new immigrants to
Canada, capturing their sense of wonder at seeing the city
and Lake Ontario, while gently bringing them close together
as they embark on their new life. Jury member and developer
Mark Mandelbaum remarked on how this experience related to
his own family's arrival in Canada.
Cast in bronze and rising to a height of over 10 feet, this
family group demonstrates Otterness' interest in depicting
important events through his engaging figures - in this
case, the newly arrived family was designed as a group of
turtles. Appropriate too in the context of the lake to the
south.
WHERE: 18 Yonge Condominiums
(Northwest corner of Yonge Street & Lake Shore Blvd.)
Media Parking Entrance off Lake Shore
WHEN: THURSDAY, MAY 10th From 12 Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Official Ceremonies @ 12:00 PROMPT, Lunch follows in
Lobby
BACKGROUND: 18 Yonge Condominiums by Lanterra Developments and Malibu
Investments is located on the west side of Yonge, north of
Lake Shore Boulevard in downtown Toronto - across from Air
Canada Centre and within walking distance of Union Station,
Lake Ontario and most of the city's major entertainment
venues and attractions. This 39-storey curvilinear structure
with a sculpted glass wall exterior is built on a five-
storey podium. The ground floor houses a two-storey lobby
and retail component, on top of this are four levels of
parking, and the sixth floor houses the building amenities.
This new Toronto landmark was the fastest-selling condo in
2002, and is now fully occupied. The sculpture was
commissioned as part of the City of Toronto Private
Developer 1 Percent for Public Art program, overseen by the
Planning and Development Department. The competition was
managed by Karen Mills, Public Art Management.
NOTE: Media Pool Feed Available
>>
For further information: CONTACTS FOR MEDIA - RSVP REQUESTED - Beth
Shropshire, Shropshire Communications Group, (416) 466-7044; Karen Mills,
Public Art Management, (416) 917-7664, mills.karen@gmail.com