nuit blanche. fail.

the scotia bank nuit blanche was on this past saturday night for the 4th straight year and i have to say - pretty shitty. last year was great. lots of actual art and installations. no line-ups. just an awesome night. this year, complete opposite. the work wasn't really that interesting and/or inspiring. i wouldn't be surprised to learn there was a huge budget cut to the commissioned work because it definitely looked like it. people standing around in paper bags, or participants riding around on bikes towing couches doesn't really come off as "art." but that's just me. art is completely subjective, i know. but dressing people up in paper bags? people building "shelters" out of cardboard boxes? also, the line-ups for the work were ridiculous. on a night where you know thousands of people are going to be out, why would you organize anything that would require a line-up? last year we rode from spot to spot, saw almost everything and didn't have to wait for anything other than cars and traffic. after an entire night of disappointment, we lined up for one piece. was it worth it? no.

here are some shots from the night.