After years of tight-fisted colonialism, nothing to smile about
Title
After years of tight-fisted colonialism, nothing to smile about
Description
Photo from 1988 at Queen and Gladstone in Toronto. "After years of tight fisted colonialism... nothing to smile about."
Creator
Rocky Zenyk Dobey
Source
Rocky Zenyk Dobey
Date
1988
Contributor
Lilian Radovac
Rights
Format
JPEG
Type
plaque
Coverage
Queen Street West and Gladstone Avenue
Context
Back in the day these pieces would be up for months or years, much longer before it was considered art. The halcyon days for street interventions. I love that you can see the graffiti on the green bridge in the background. That slogan was pasted all over Toronto to protest the 1988 G-8 meeting in Toronto.
Original Format
plaque
Collection
Citation
Rocky Zenyk Dobey , “After years of tight-fisted colonialism, nothing to smile about,” Alternative Toronto, accessed December 22, 2024, https://www.alternativetoronto.ca/archive/items/show/205.