Canadian artist Ron Terada produced a permanent new work for Ikon as well as a project as part of the gallery’s innovative offsite programme.

Terada’s practice explores language, signage and advertising. For the main entrance to Ikon, the artist has produced IKON (2006), a glitzy, Vegas-inspired sign, to greet our visitors.

Stay Away from Lonely Places Stay Away from Lonely Places (2005) was a large, white neon sign that was mounted onto The Chapel & Sunday School in Birmingham’s Eastside regeneration district. In essence a warning, it also conveys a poignant melancholy, a lingering presence particularly visible during the evenings and night time, when the surrounding factories and offices are closed for business.