Der urbane Raum, wo die Privatsphäre mit öffentlichen und kommerziellen Interessen konkurrenziert, hat den kanadischen Künstler Ken Lum (*1956) immer wieder fasziniert. Seine «Shopkeeper Series» ist Firmenschildern nachempfunden, wie sie in den populären, multikulturellen Quartieren seiner Heimatstadt Vancouver an jeder Strassenecke anzutreffen sind.
Ken Lum · Taj Kabab Palace, 2000, Mixed Media, Aluminum Lacquer enamel Plexiglas plastic letters, 183,20 x 152,20 cm, edition of 2
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