Toronto Sculpture Garden - Gold, Silver & Lead

Location: Toronto Sculpture Garden, 115 King St. E.
Date photo taken: 22 April 2014

This large installation at Toronto's Sculpture Garden is called Gold, Silver and Lead and is by artist Jed Lind. According to the artist's statement, it "is a monumental stack of refined first generation Honda Civics, in painted steel, which rises 20’ above the viewer in a repetitive succession. Recalling the form of Brancusi’s Endless Column, but modified and transformed, it suggests
both infinity and the wholeness of a finite form. The work also references 1979, when the Toronto Sculpture Garden site was still a parking lot..."

The call back to the previous life of this space is fitting as this installation marks the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Sculpture Garden. The small space on the south side of King Street, just east of Church, was opened in 1981 and since then has functioned both as public park and exhibit space. This particular piece has been in place longer than expected as the private foundation which has provided funding for new art installations since the park opened has ended its involvement. Thankfully a new solution has been found to ensure that installations are refreshed on a regular basis. Starting this October a piece from Nuit Blanche will be placed in the Garden and moving forward, pieces will be created specifically for this space in partnership with Nuit Blanche. Thank you to Councillor Pam McConnell, curator Rena Greer, Nuit Blanche and everyone else who was involved, for making sure that the Sculpture Garden will remain a vibrant little corner of our city!